As Pride Month begins amid escalating political attacks targeting LGBTQ communities, transgender healthcare access, federal HIV program funding, HIV prevention programs, public health systems, and scientific infrastructure, Save HIV Funding (SHF) today announced a nationwide Pride Month mobilization calling on lawmakers to increase federal HIV funding and protect the healthcare systems millions rely on to survive.
The campaign is urging Congress to pass Fiscal Year 2027 (FY27) spending bills that increase funding for domestic and global HIV programs while rejecting proposed cuts to HIV prevention infrastructure, related public health programs, and scientific research. Without additional resources, advocates fear losing decades of progress in the fight against HIV/AIDS.
At the center of the campaign is a national action alert encouraging individuals to directly contact their members of Congress to demand increased funding for HIV prevention, treatment, care, and research.
The coalition enters Pride Month amid growing national concern surrounding attacks on health care access for LGBTQ communities, including people living with and vulnerable to HIV. Such attacks include proposed funding cuts and restructuring efforts impacting federal health programs, HIV prevention systems and care providers, LGBTQ-focused health initiatives, Medicaid and insurance access, scientific research, and public health agencies.
Advocates and healthcare experts have warned that reductions to funding for HIV programs and attacks on evidence-based healthcare systems could have devastating impacts on vulnerable communities — particularly LGBTQ people, transgender communities, Black and Latine communities, low-income individuals, immigrants, and people living with HIV.
Sussex Pride is proud to be a member of the Save HIV Funding Coalition. Learn more about the Coalition at savehivfunding.org
Learn more about our work addressing HIV and STI’s in Delaware at sussexpride.org/hiv. You can also follow our work on instagram at instagram.com/hivdelaware or on facebook at facebook.com/hivdelaware.