If you are in a same-sex couple and thinking about marrying, the Human Rights Campaign strongly recommends that you and your partner seek legal advice from an attorney about your particular situation and the latest legal developments.
While new treatments help reduce the number of AIDS-related deaths, data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that new HIV infections remain essentially the same.
As AIDS deaths have declined and people live longer with HIV, a national picture of the epidemic based on the early stages of disease progression is necessary.
Like many transgender people, Jessie Gilliam faces harassment daily because of her gender expression.On a daily basis, countless transgender Americans prepare themselves for rude and sometimes dangerous reactions from strangers.
Because same-sex couples are denied the right to marry, same-sex couples and their families are denied access to the more than 1,138 federal rights, protections and responsibilities automatically granted to married heterosexual couples.