With the transition underway from President Trump to President-elect Joe Biden, advocates in the fight against HIV/AIDS are at a crossroads on whether to hold firm or seek a change in plans as the Department of Health & Human Services is floating an updated National AIDS Strategy that would carry over into the next administration.
The decision on the way forward carries high stakes for people in the LGBTQ community, who continue to become infected at higher rates.
As documented by the draft 87-page document made public on Tuesday, gay and bisexual men make up 67 percent of new infections.
In new data, the draft report also finds 14 percent of transgender women have HIV, including 44 percent of Black transgender women.