iKhan Luna 🏳️🌈
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December 4, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Researchers (IHV) have discovered how a specific type of immune cell may contribute to the persistence of HIV infections. The finding offers new insight into why the virus remains difficult to cure even with effective antiretroviral therapy.
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New Study Identifies Key Mechanism Driving HIV-Associated Immune Suppression
Reducing overactive plasmacytoid dendritic cells helped restore antiviral T-cell function and shrink the viral reservoir.
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December 4, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Researchers (IHV) have discovered how a specific type of immune cell may contribute to the persistence of HIV infections. The finding offers new insight into why the virus remains difficult to cure even with effective antiretroviral therapy.
www.poz.com/article/new-...
www.poz.com/article/new-...
40 years ago, the CDC first reported that Black & Hispanic people were disproportionately affected by HIV. Today—4 decades later—those disparities persist, and for Transgender, Gender-Nonconforming and Nonbinary (TGNC/NB) communities, they have grown even more profound.
www.poz.com/article/fort...
www.poz.com/article/fort...
Forty Years Later, the Unequal Impact of HIV Persists—and We Refuse to Accept It
We can commemorate World AIDS Day, but we cannot afford to commemorate another decade of disparities.
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December 4, 2025 at 12:27 PM
40 years ago, the CDC first reported that Black & Hispanic people were disproportionately affected by HIV. Today—4 decades later—those disparities persist, and for Transgender, Gender-Nonconforming and Nonbinary (TGNC/NB) communities, they have grown even more profound.
www.poz.com/article/fort...
www.poz.com/article/fort...
The White House prohibits State Department employees from “publicly promoting World AIDS Day through any communication channels.”
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“The U.S. Government Will Not Be Commemorating World AIDS Day This Year.”
The Trump White House directs State Department employees to refrain from publicly promoting World AIDS Day, marked each December 1.
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December 4, 2025 at 12:05 PM
The White House prohibits State Department employees from “publicly promoting World AIDS Day through any communication channels.”
www.poz.com/article/us-g...
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This is why people might be looking at you sideways for continuing to use Spotify.
They also disrespected the hell out of a black creator years ago with the very concept of the Spotify Wrapped. She apparently created it and they ran with it without giving her proper acknowledgment or pay.
They also disrespected the hell out of a black creator years ago with the very concept of the Spotify Wrapped. She apparently created it and they ran with it without giving her proper acknowledgment or pay.
December 3, 2025 at 2:50 PM
This is why people might be looking at you sideways for continuing to use Spotify.
They also disrespected the hell out of a black creator years ago with the very concept of the Spotify Wrapped. She apparently created it and they ran with it without giving her proper acknowledgment or pay.
They also disrespected the hell out of a black creator years ago with the very concept of the Spotify Wrapped. She apparently created it and they ran with it without giving her proper acknowledgment or pay.
Collateral Damage Podcast: Honoring World AIDS Day—The Art of Legacy w/Luna Luis Oritz - Episode 3
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Collateral Damage Podcast: Honoring World AIDS Day—The Art of Legacy w/Luna Luis Oritz - Episode 3
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December 3, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Collateral Damage Podcast: Honoring World AIDS Day—The Art of Legacy w/Luna Luis Oritz - Episode 3
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Everything Is Not Fine in the Art World
Auction headlines offer a picture of health that hides a body in crisis.
hyperallergic.com/everything-i...
Auction headlines offer a picture of health that hides a body in crisis.
hyperallergic.com/everything-i...
Everything Is Not Fine in the Art World
Auction headlines offer a picture of health that hides a body in crisis.
hyperallergic.com
November 29, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Everything Is Not Fine in the Art World
Auction headlines offer a picture of health that hides a body in crisis.
hyperallergic.com/everything-i...
Auction headlines offer a picture of health that hides a body in crisis.
hyperallergic.com/everything-i...
How a Rediscovered Klimt Got Swept Up in an International Dispute
The Viennese painter’s portrait of a West African prince was owned by a Jewish family who fled the Nazi occupation. It was then taken to Hungary, which has now moved to block a sale...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/a...
The Viennese painter’s portrait of a West African prince was owned by a Jewish family who fled the Nazi occupation. It was then taken to Hungary, which has now moved to block a sale...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/a...
How a Rediscovered Klimt Got Swept Up in an International Dispute
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November 29, 2025 at 7:42 PM
How a Rediscovered Klimt Got Swept Up in an International Dispute
The Viennese painter’s portrait of a West African prince was owned by a Jewish family who fled the Nazi occupation. It was then taken to Hungary, which has now moved to block a sale...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/a...
The Viennese painter’s portrait of a West African prince was owned by a Jewish family who fled the Nazi occupation. It was then taken to Hungary, which has now moved to block a sale...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/a...
Ruth Thorne-Thomsen, Photographer of Dreamlike Tableaux, Dies at 82
Using a pinhole camera, she captured miniature landscapes that she had fashioned to resemble surreal versions of 19th-century travel photos.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/a...
Using a pinhole camera, she captured miniature landscapes that she had fashioned to resemble surreal versions of 19th-century travel photos.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/a...
Ruth Thorne-Thomsen, Photographer of Dreamlike Tableaux, Dies at 82
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November 29, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Ruth Thorne-Thomsen, Photographer of Dreamlike Tableaux, Dies at 82
Using a pinhole camera, she captured miniature landscapes that she had fashioned to resemble surreal versions of 19th-century travel photos.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/a...
Using a pinhole camera, she captured miniature landscapes that she had fashioned to resemble surreal versions of 19th-century travel photos.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/a...
25 Things We're Grateful for in the Art World
Here’s to celebrating what brings us joy, great and small.
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Here’s to celebrating what brings us joy, great and small.
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25 Things We're Grateful for in the Art World
Here’s to celebrating what brings us joy, great and small.
hyperallergic.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:59 PM
25 Things We're Grateful for in the Art World
Here’s to celebrating what brings us joy, great and small.
hyperallergic.com/25-things-we...
Here’s to celebrating what brings us joy, great and small.
hyperallergic.com/25-things-we...
Equal Parts Baroque and R&B, John Holiday Is His Own Singer
Holiday, a countertenor, has forged a career that blends classical repertoire and his upbringing in church and pop music. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/a...
Holiday, a countertenor, has forged a career that blends classical repertoire and his upbringing in church and pop music. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/a...
Equal Parts Baroque and R&B, John Holiday Is His Own Singer
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November 26, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Equal Parts Baroque and R&B, John Holiday Is His Own Singer
Holiday, a countertenor, has forged a career that blends classical repertoire and his upbringing in church and pop music. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/a...
Holiday, a countertenor, has forged a career that blends classical repertoire and his upbringing in church and pop music. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/a...
He has always used his stamina and energy as a political strength... But that image is getting harder for him to sustain.
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www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
Shorter Days, Signs of Fatigue: Trump Faces Realities of Aging in Office
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November 26, 2025 at 1:33 PM
He has always used his stamina and energy as a political strength... But that image is getting harder for him to sustain.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
Dump Trump: Fact Check is Trump Right About Affordability
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www.nytimes.com/video/us/pol...
Video: Fact Check: Is Trump Right About Affordability?
President Trump has made misleading statements about the cost of a Thanksgiving meal, turkey and gasoline.
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November 26, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Dump Trump: Fact Check is Trump Right About Affordability
www.nytimes.com/video/us/pol...
www.nytimes.com/video/us/pol...
“Embarrassing” and “Horrifying”: CDC Workers Describe the New Vaccines and Autism Page
“The best way I can put it is it feels like we’re on a hijacked airplane.”
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“The best way I can put it is it feels like we’re on a hijacked airplane.”
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
“Embarrassing” and “horrifying”: CDC workers describe the new vaccines and autism page
"The best way I can put it is it feels like we're on a hijacked airplane."
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November 22, 2025 at 4:25 AM
“Embarrassing” and “Horrifying”: CDC Workers Describe the New Vaccines and Autism Page
“The best way I can put it is it feels like we’re on a hijacked airplane.”
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
“The best way I can put it is it feels like we’re on a hijacked airplane.”
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Gay Sheep Make Their High Fashion Debut in NYC
I Wool Survive featured pieces made with wool from the world’s “first flock of gay sheep.”
hyperallergic.com/1058634/gay-...
I Wool Survive featured pieces made with wool from the world’s “first flock of gay sheep.”
hyperallergic.com/1058634/gay-...
Gay Sheep Make Their High Fashion Debut in NYC
I Wool Survive featured pieces made with wool from the world’s “first flock of gay sheep.”
hyperallergic.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Gay Sheep Make Their High Fashion Debut in NYC
I Wool Survive featured pieces made with wool from the world’s “first flock of gay sheep.”
hyperallergic.com/1058634/gay-...
I Wool Survive featured pieces made with wool from the world’s “first flock of gay sheep.”
hyperallergic.com/1058634/gay-...
Smithsonian’s Online Native Cinema Showcase Presents Free Short Films by Indigenous Filmmakers
This curated selection of 13 Indigenous short films features stories of resilience, inspiration, and hope.
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This curated selection of 13 Indigenous short films features stories of resilience, inspiration, and hope.
hyperallergic.com/1057816/smit...
Smithsonian’s Online Native Cinema Showcase Presents Free Short Films by Indigenous Filmmakers
This curated selection of 13 Indigenous short films features stories of resilience, inspiration, and hope.
hyperallergic.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Smithsonian’s Online Native Cinema Showcase Presents Free Short Films by Indigenous Filmmakers
This curated selection of 13 Indigenous short films features stories of resilience, inspiration, and hope.
hyperallergic.com/1057816/smit...
This curated selection of 13 Indigenous short films features stories of resilience, inspiration, and hope.
hyperallergic.com/1057816/smit...
Smithsonian’s Online Native Cinema Showcase Presents Free Short Films by Indigenous Filmmakers
This curated selection of 13 Indigenous short films features stories of resilience, inspiration, and hope.
hyperallergic.com/1057816/smit...
This curated selection of 13 Indigenous short films features stories of resilience, inspiration, and hope.
hyperallergic.com/1057816/smit...
Smithsonian’s Online Native Cinema Showcase Presents Free Short Films by Indigenous Filmmakers
This curated selection of 13 Indigenous short films features stories of resilience, inspiration, and hope.
hyperallergic.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Smithsonian’s Online Native Cinema Showcase Presents Free Short Films by Indigenous Filmmakers
This curated selection of 13 Indigenous short films features stories of resilience, inspiration, and hope.
hyperallergic.com/1057816/smit...
This curated selection of 13 Indigenous short films features stories of resilience, inspiration, and hope.
hyperallergic.com/1057816/smit...
Trump's signature does not ensure the release of all the files. The bill includes notable exceptions, such as a provision safeguarding ongoing investigations, which could result in numerous documents remaining confidential. 🤦🏾♂️
November 20, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Trump's signature does not ensure the release of all the files. The bill includes notable exceptions, such as a provision safeguarding ongoing investigations, which could result in numerous documents remaining confidential. 🤦🏾♂️
With my kids at a Jersey Ball.
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November 18, 2025 at 2:34 PM
With my kids at a Jersey Ball.
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#chosenfamily
Lives Remembered, Futures Reclaimed: A Time to Honor and Uplift Transgender People
Transgender Awareness Week 2025 includes Transgender Day of Remembrance (#TDOR) on November 20 plus Zero Transphobia events and more.
www.poz.com/article/live...
Transgender Awareness Week 2025 includes Transgender Day of Remembrance (#TDOR) on November 20 plus Zero Transphobia events and more.
www.poz.com/article/live...
Lives Remembered, Futures Reclaimed: A Time to Honor and Uplift Transgender People
Transgender Awareness Week 2025 includes Transgender Day of Remembrance (#TDOR) on November 20 plus Zero Transphobia events and more.
www.poz.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Lives Remembered, Futures Reclaimed: A Time to Honor and Uplift Transgender People
Transgender Awareness Week 2025 includes Transgender Day of Remembrance (#TDOR) on November 20 plus Zero Transphobia events and more.
www.poz.com/article/live...
Transgender Awareness Week 2025 includes Transgender Day of Remembrance (#TDOR) on November 20 plus Zero Transphobia events and more.
www.poz.com/article/live...
Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum Reminds Us of Our Humanity
It feels like an important time to be highlighting moments of intimacy amid strife, given that we live in a time of famine, war, and genocide.
hyperallergic.com/1057742/pame...
It feels like an important time to be highlighting moments of intimacy amid strife, given that we live in a time of famine, war, and genocide.
hyperallergic.com/1057742/pame...
Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum Reminds Us of Our Humanity
It feels like an important time to be highlighting moments of intimacy amid strife, given that we live in a time of famine, war, and genocide.
hyperallergic.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum Reminds Us of Our Humanity
It feels like an important time to be highlighting moments of intimacy amid strife, given that we live in a time of famine, war, and genocide.
hyperallergic.com/1057742/pame...
It feels like an important time to be highlighting moments of intimacy amid strife, given that we live in a time of famine, war, and genocide.
hyperallergic.com/1057742/pame...
People living with HIV are more likely to experience anxiety and depression compared with the general population. Taking care of your mental health is just as important as taking care of your physical health. Let POZ know about your mental health needs...
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Headspace: Mental Health Survey
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November 18, 2025 at 2:23 PM
People living with HIV are more likely to experience anxiety and depression compared with the general population. Taking care of your mental health is just as important as taking care of your physical health. Let POZ know about your mental health needs...
www.poz.com/survey/heads...
www.poz.com/survey/heads...