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#MondayMotivation: (Pt.2)"They’re gonna feel ‘less than.’ Nobody in the world should feel ‘less than’ because of this disease.” - Elton John

#MondayMotivation: “If you disenfranchise somebody and you leave them behind, they’re gonna go and spread the disease further. " (Pt.1)

"Robbers threaten Red Deer cabbie with supposed HIV needle" Read about it here: ow.ly/YsQv302OaRO

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The answer is #FACT: Recent studies have shown that circumcision on adult men has helped prevent HIV transmission: ow.ly/nfTF302NWWJ

#MythOrFact : Male circumcision can provide an added protection against HIV. Find out at 2 PM EST!

A new film in Tanzania named "Pili" will document the perspectives of women living with HIV. Read about it here: ow.ly/6FWh302NQoA

#NewsUpdate: "Johns Hopkins study links prisons and jails to HIV, hepatitis and TB epidemics" Read about it here: ow.ly/Y3RB302NOOC

the answer is #Myth! If the needle used for the piercing or tattoo was not sterilized properly between uses, there is a risk of infection

#MythOrFact: " You can't get HIV from tattoos or body piercing" We'll be releasing the answer at 4:00 P.M. EST!

Hey #StigmaWarriors ! We have a new game called "Myth or Fact" We'll send a tweet about HIV and you decide if it's a myth or fact!

"We will clearly see the deep, private wounds of HIV stigma, and we will finally allow that we are all simply and imperfectly human"

Today's #WednesdayWisdom will come from @MyFabDisease His quote will be in our next tweet!

#NewsUpdate: (Pt.2) while knowing his HIV status and not disclosing it to the families of the girls. Read it here: ow.ly/aqN6302EGuN

#NewsUpdate: (Pt.1) "Malawi arrests 'hyena' man who bragged about sex with children" The "hyena" was having sex with girls as young as 12..

the answer to the #QuestionOfTheDay is: The Clinton administration! And while the fight against HIV #Stigma has increased, it is not over!

#QuestionOfTheDay: In 2000 who declared HIV and AIDS to be a threat to U.S. National Security? Find out at 5 p.m. EST

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