Stigma remains even in America.  As a result, social and research support are not what they could be.  It's okay to talk about HIV/AIDS.  In fact, not doing so has lead to its spread in our country and around the world. 

Additional information is now available for bloggers to unite for World AIDS Day - Monday, December 1, 2008.  Visit http://unite.blogcatalog.com/participate/

This year's theme is leadership.  HIV/AIDS has been a global epidemic for 27 years!  An estimated 33 million people are living with HIV.  In the United States, an estimated one million Americans are living with HIV.

You can also visit http://blog.aids.gov/  to learn more about using new media in response to HIV/AIDS and http://www.aids.gov/  to discover other ways that you can make a difference.

Blogging = Power!