National Gay Men's HIV/AIDS Awareness Day – September 27: Things You Can Do

Gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM) made up an estimated 2% of the population in the United States in 2014, but represented 56% of people living with HIV. Learn how HIV disproportionately affects gay, bisexual, and other MSM.

More than 600,000 gay and bisexual men are living with HIV in the United States—17% of them don’t know it. CDC recommends that everyone between the ages of 13 and 64 get tested for HIV at least once as part of routine health care and that people with certain risk factors get tested more often.

Find a testing location in your area:

• Use the Act Against AIDS testing locator
• Text your ZIP code to “KNOW IT” (566948)
• Call 1-800-CDC-INFO
• Talk to your doctor or health care provider
• Purchase a home HIV test at a pharmacy or drug store

CDC’s Start Talking. Stop HIV. campaign encourages open discussion between sex partners and friends about a range of HIV prevention strategies. Use campaign resources to start talking about testing, your status, condoms, PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis), and medicines that treat HIV.

• Change your Facebook profile picture using the Start Talking. Stop HIV. Facebook frame on September 20.
• Use these social media graphics and sample messages!
• Help get #NGMHAAD and #StartTalkingHIV trending on social media by sharing and retweeting awareness day messages or creating your own.
• Follow Act Against AIDS on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
• Follow Start Talking. Stop HIV. on Facebook.

• • 9/27 is Nat’l Gay Men’s HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. Show your support with #StartTalkingHIV’s FB profile frame #NGMHAAD http://bit.ly/2vUMouy
  • #StartTalkingHIV for #NGMHAAD. Encourage your partners and friends to join the conversation. http://bit.ly/2cPGpiC
  • For #NGMHAAD, #StartTalkingHIV prevention: testing, condoms, PrEP, and medicines that treat HIV. gov/StartTalking
  • Over 600,000 gay & bisexual men are living w/HIV in the US & 17% don’t know it. For #NGMHAAD, #StartTalkingTesting http://bit.ly/2koXwOr
  • Today is Nat’l Gay Men’s HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. Learn about the best prevention options for you. gov/StartTalking #NGMHAAD #StartTalkingHIV