In This Issue

This week we continue our series of stories about the Heroes in the Struggle Hall of Fame inductees, with a piece about Los Angeles County Supervisor for the 2nd District, Mark Ridley-Thomas, who has been in the fight against HIV and AIDS since the beginning of his career.

We pass along an open call for speakers and announcement about the Listening Session To Address HIV In The Transgender Community, which will be held on December 8th.

Over the past several months, Dr. Carl Dieffenbach has spoken about the importance of reaching viral suppression at major conferences, including the International AIDS Conference. In this issue we run a video conversation between him and our friends at AIDS.gov about this very important topic.

New laboratory research suggests that the cells of African Americans may mount a much stronger immune response to infection than the cells of Americans of European descent. That stronger response might have a downside, though. Our friends at HealthDay explain.

If you're concerned about losing your health insurance under a Trump administration, you can breathe a sigh of relief—at least for 2017. Our friends at Kaiser Health News report.

Yours in the struggle,

Phill