AIDS.gov spoke with panelists and facilitators at the November 15-16, 2012 Black Gay and Bisexual Men’s HIV/AIDS Summit: Putting the Pieces Together. Convened by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) about stigma and structural determinants of health, biomedical advances and capacity building within communities.

When you get HIV, it’s never just HIV. You’re at a higher risk for dozens of diseases even if you take medications, like osteoporosis, dementia, and anal cancer.

Smoking causes Buerger’s disease, which can lead to amputations. In this TV ad, Brandon and Marie talk about living with the effects of Buerger’s disease as part of CDC’s “Tips From Former Smoker’s Campaign.”

I want to know what it’s like…To be normal. To be accepted. To be human. To be equal. To be free. I want to know what it’s like…To be open. To be heard. To be loved. To be happy. To be me.

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