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ACTION ALERT: Tell Congress How the Ryan White Program Has Affected Your Life!

ACTION ALERT: Tell Congress How the Ryan White Program Has Affected Your Life!

The Ryan White program is the country’s third largest federal funding source for HIV/AIDS healthcare, and is estimated to serve … Read More »

May 20, 2013

Transgender People & PLWA Share Same Stigma and Challenges in Healthcare

Transgender People & PLWA Share Same Stigma and Challenges in Healthcare

During the early stages of the AIDS pandemic, many people living with the disease discovered that doctors and nurses in … Read More »

May 17, 2013

A Response to Bloomberg’s Task Force on Prescription Painkiller Abuse

A Response to Bloomberg’s Task Force on Prescription Painkiller Abuse

Guest blog post by Emily Behar, Harm Reduction Coordinator at Housing Works

Early in 2013, Mayor Bloomberg and the … Read More »

May 15, 2013

Hey NY Senate: By Stalling GENDA, You’re Wasting MILLIONS of Dollars!

Hey NY Senate: By Stalling GENDA, You’re Wasting MILLIONS of Dollars!

My predecessor, the esteemed Kenyon Farrow, once called GENDA (the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act) the “Susan Lucci of Albany … Read More »

May 15, 2013

Join HW, Residents and LES Community Orgs to Save Old P.S. 64!

Join HW, Residents and LES Community Orgs to Save Old P.S. 64!

In 1998, old P.S. 64, in the Lower East Side was inappropriately auctioned off, drawing the ire of the local … Read More »

May 14, 2013

New York Needs Uniform GENDA Protections

New York Needs Uniform GENDA Protections

Despite having been introduced over a decade ago, there continues to be a number of misconceptions and misinformation surrounding … Read More »

May 13, 2013

HASA Changes Housing Policies Again, Marking Fourth Change in Over Two Years

HASA Changes Housing Policies Again, Marking Fourth Change in Over Two Years

Over the last few months, there have been a lot of rumors about HASA changing its housing policies, including word … Read More »

May 9, 2013

Why Housing Works is Fighting for the Passage of GENDA

Why Housing Works is Fighting for the Passage of GENDA

Op-ed, originally published on POZ.com on Tuesday, May 7th.

Since 2002, Housing Works has been at the forefront of the … Read More »

May 9, 2013

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