Lansing Area AIDS Network

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Check out the "HIV Health Equity Report", it highlights what communities have long known: HIV outcomes are shaped not just by medicine, but by racism, poverty, stigma, homophobia, transphobia, and unequal access to care.

The report lifts up the voices of Black, Latinx, LGBTQ+, and other communities disproportionately impacted by HIV — communities that continue to lead, innovate, and fight for justice despite systemic barriers.

Key insights include:
- Deep inequities in access to prevention, treatment, and supportive services
- Structural racism and discrimination driving poorer health outcomes
- The need for culturally grounded, community‑led solutions
- The importance of sustained funding and policy commitments
- The urgency of centering people with lived experience in every decision

Ending the HIV epidemic requires more than science — it requires equity, accountability, and the political will to dismantle the systems that create disparities in the first place.

Read the report and join the movement for HIV justice:https://mcusercontent.com/51ae1af3fb6e03af7c0b80cda/files/99b1f603-4a3a-266b-65ea-5c51950872d7/HIV_Health_Equity_Report_final.02.pdf


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This post is part of our week‑long journey toward HIV Long‑Term Survivors Day on June 5, celebrating the courage, wisdom, and lived experiences of long‑term survivors.

With the blatant discrimination and devastating actions that marginalized communities have been facing across the country, it is crucial that we elevate the voices of q***r and BIPOC individuals. Thanks to donations from individuals and local book sellers that feel the same, LAAN will be once again hosting the Little Rebel Library – a play on “Little Free Library” boxes we see in the community – in our tent at Lansing Pride.

The Little Rebel Library will be giving away books featuring q***r and BIPOC stories – especially those that are either banned or being contested in schools across the state of Michigan to help ensure that youth in our community have access to stories that they can see themselves reflected in.

If you would like to donate a book (or several books! we don't judge!) to our efforts, please have them to the LAAN office by Thursday, June 25th. To make a monetary donation towards the purchase of books, click here: https://crm.bloomerang.co/HostedDonation?ApiKey=pub_a0971d3e-bc64-11ee-96cb-0a3287177f03&WidgetId=3241984

Want to stretch your dollar further? We are excited to be working with one of our favorite local booksellers again! Hooked will be hosting a book drive offering 50% off any books purchased to donate! They’ll even take care of delivering the books to us for you! (Don't forget to give them a follow; they do some really cool stuff in town!)