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New Kentucky and National AIDS crisis; one in 5 gay men are infected

One in five gay men in the United States has HIV, and almost half of those who carry the virus are unaware that they are infected, according to a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study. 2005 – 2008′s numbers showed AIDS once again spiraling out of control with white homosexual males living in Lexington and Louisville being the primary cases in the commonwealth.

Tags: AVOL, Commonwealth of Kentucky, HIV/AIDS, Kentucky Budget, Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Kentucky Equality Federation, Kentucky HIV/AIDS Advocacy Action Group, Kentucky HIV/AIDS Planning and Advisory Council Posted in Around the Commonwealth, Kentucky Guardian News | 2 comments

Kentucky budget negotiators stop talking; still no funding for KADAP

Apr 1st, 2010 | By Michael Thomas, Kentucky Political Editor & Senior Contributor | Category: Kentucky Political News, Lead Story

Budget negotiations in Frankfort collapsed Wednesday amid enormous differences over a sliver of the spending plan that would create a spate of state-backed construction projects while adding to the Commonwealth’s debt. Organizations across the Commonwealth have expressed alarm and dismay that the budget will be passed that does not include funding for the Kentucky AIDS Drug Assistance Program (KADAP).

Tags: AVOL, Commonwealth of Kentucky, Election 2010, HIV/AIDS, KADAP, Kentucky Budget, Kentucky Equality Federation, Kentucky Governor, Kentucky HIV/AIDS Advocacy Action Group, Kentucky HIV/AIDS Planning and Advisory Council, Kentucky House of Representatives, Kentucky House Speaker, Kentucky Senate, Kentucky Senate President, Kentucky Supreme Court Posted in Kentucky Political News, Lead Story | 7 comments