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The Faces of Sex Slaves: HIV+ Girls in Lagos, Nigeria

The above photo was captured from MSNBC. Girls as young as 12 are working in a prostitution ring to survive in the slums of Lagos, Nigeria. They do not use any protection, so most of the girls are infected with HIV. They work for pimps who provide protection to them.– MSNBC.COM It’s interesting that someone [...]

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Tags: AIDS, disease, HIV, Lagos, Nigeria, Sex Slaves

HIV+ Leah Talks About HIV Discrimination (Video)

Leah is a young mom from the UK who is HIV+. She explains what it is like to have a child and how they’ve been treated. Support and Respect the worldwide fight against the spread of HIV/AIDS. Today is World AIDS Day!

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Call to Action: Respect & Support World AIDS Day

Today is World AIDS Today and in honor of World AIDS Day we should all wear red in respect and support of those who have long been fighting for a cure for HIV/AIDS, for those who have lost their lives to AIDS, and for those who are living with HIV/AIDS today. People think that AIDS [...]