Today is World AIDS Day, a day that reminds me of the decades-long fight for dignity, science, and compassion. Weβve come so far because activists, researchers, and communities refused to be ignored.
Itβs important to acknowledge that Donald Trump is slashing funding for HIV prevention and global health programs, undermining public health agencies, and treating vulnerable communities as political collateral. That is not leadership. Itβs cruelty dressed up as policy.
Letβs be louder than his hate today. Letβs honor those we lost by defending science, protecting care, and standing with the LGBTQ+ community and everyone affected by HIV/AIDS.
We owe it to history, and to each other, to never go backward.





