Here is the prayer I gave this morning, December 1st, 2013 — the 25th (I think) World AIDS Day. Though the prayer doesn’t just focus on World AIDS Day, why do it at all?
A big misconception about HIV is that it’s not really a problem anymore – that because more people are getting treated, it’s not still spreading. While rates of HIV infection are stable in most populations, we actually are seeing an increase in infections among young men who have sex with men, particularly young black and Latino men who have sex with men. The explanation for this is complicated, but we are focusing on increasing community engagement and on exploring new home testing and online sexual risk assessment tools. (Sarah Han)