National Gay Men's HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
National Gay Men's HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NGMHAAD) is September 27.
In 2008 the National Association of People with AIDS (NAPWA) launched this observance day to recognize the disproportionate impact of the epidemic on gay men.
Learn more below and find resources you can use to get involved in marking NGMHAAD on and around September 27.
National Gay Men's HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Badge
Help promote National Gay Men’s HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. Post this web badge on your site.
Copy the Badge Code:
<img alt="National Gay Men's HIV/AIDS Awareness Day." height="139" src="https://aids.gov/images/logo-national-gay-men-hiv-awareness.png" width="130" />
Locate HIV Testing and Other Services
Use and share the HIV Testing Sites & Care Services Locator.
Learn about the Locator app for iPhone and iPad and download the app here.
Or visit https://gettested.cdc.gov/.
Watch and Share These Videos
Watch The HIV Testing Sites & Care Services Locator
Positive Spin is a series of real stories from real people about their unique experiences along the HIV Continuum of Care.
Posters and Graphics
Use these CDC resources
- English poster (print ready) (PDF, 559 KB) (web ready) (PNG, 836 KB)
- Facebook cover image (PNG, 236 KB)
- Twitter cover image (PNG, 463 KB)
- Social media profile image (PNG, 1.4 MB)
Follow Blogs
Follow the AIDS.gov Black Voices blog series.
Blog about how HIV has impacted your community.
Comment on someone else’s blog post.
Subscribe to the AIDS.gov blog.
Learn about these National Campaigns
These campaigns work to promote testing and end stigma:
- Start Talking. Stop HIV.
- Doing It
- We Can Stop HIV One Conversation at a Time
- Let’s Stop HIV Together
- HIV Treatment Works
The Information Is Powerful Medicine campaign encourages men to access their medical records and be more involved in their HIV care.
More New Media
Add the HIV Testing Sites & Care Services Locator widget to your website.
Follow @AIDSgov on Twitter and learn about using Twitter (PDF 589KB).
Learn about the Epidemic
Find out about HIV among gay and bisexual men in this CDC fact sheet. Here’s facts on HIV Among African American Gay and Bisexual Men.
Download more fact sheets.
Learn the HIV/AIDS Basics. Know the Facts, Take Care of Yourself.
Here’s 5 things (PDF, 116 KB) you can do to get involved. Read the CDC web feature.
Learn about the Affordable Care Act
Visit Healthcare.gov to find out about the Health Insurance Marketplace and more.
Learn about the Affordable Care Act and HIV.
Read the National HIV/AIDS Strategy
The Strategy is the nation's first comprehensive coordinated HIV/AIDS roadmap. Learn more here.
Watch Our Strategy: National HIV/AIDS Strategy Updated to 2020 video.
How can you help implement the Strategy in your community?