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PUSH Durham Kink Party
2025-11-15 12:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | The Fruit, 305 S Dillard St, Durham, NC, 27701, United States
In honor of National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day, the Durham County Department of Public Health is organizing an event at the Fruit. The vendors fair, along with classes and other events, will take place from noon to 7pm. The kinky cocktail and mocktail meet and greet will take place from 7pm-9pm.

Latine AIDS Awareness Day at Montclair
2026-10-14 12:00 - 14:00 | Student Center – Montclair State University, 1 Normal Ave, Montclair, NJ, 07043, United States
Join the Office for Hispanic Initiatives at Montclair State University at this event dedicated to raising awareness about HIV, breaking down stigmas, and empowering the Montclair State community to take charge of their health. In the United States, Latine communities continue to be disproportionately affected by HIV. Education, open conversations, and accessible healthcare are our strongest tools for change. Whether you want to learn more about prevention or get tested, your health and presence matter!

Stop by our table to pick up educational materials and learn about health resources available both on campus and in the local community.
Take the HIV test on-site provided by trained professionals. The test is quick, confidential, and judgment-free. Do it with a classmate.
Speak with a health educators in a safe, welcoming environment designed to answer all your questions.

This event is free and open to all Montclair State University students, faculty, and staff. No appointment is necessary for testing—just drop by!
For questions, please contact the Office for Hispanic Initiatives at hispanicsatmsu@montclair.edu or call (973) 655-7489.

National Latinx HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
2026-10-15 18:00 - 21:00 | The Rail, 3796 Fifth Avenue, San Diego, CA, 92103, United States
Join us for this fundraising event benefitting not one but two HIV clinics in Tijuana: La Casita Unión Trans and Eunime por Tijuana. The event will be hosted by Snowflake and Michele Ada. Performances by Alejandra Sandoval, Nadya Symone, and Marty Mars. HIV will be offered at the event. Tickets are $20. Additional donations are encouraged.
La Casita Unión Trans is a trans-led nonprofit and community shelter in Tijuana dedicated to supporting transgender people, especially those experiencing homelessness, migration, violence, or discrimination. Through safe housing, healthcare referrals, legal assistance, mental health support, and empowerment programs, they help individuals rebuild their lives with dignity and hope. Your donation helps provide a safe place to sleep, access to essential services, and opportunities for some of the community’s most vulnerable members to thrive.
EUNIME Por Tijuana is a nonprofit organization that provides a loving home and comprehensive care for children and adolescents living with HIV in Tijuana. Beyond shelter, EUNIME ensures access to medical care, education, nutrition, emotional support, and opportunities for every child to grow up in a safe, nurturing environment. Donations directly help cover the daily needs, healthcare, and educational resources that allow these children to live healthy, fulfilling lives while helping reduce the stigma surrounding HIV.

Pride Without Fear Binational Conference
2026-10-16 08:00 - 17:00 | New School of Architecture & Design, 600 B Street, San Diego, CA, 92101, United States
The 1st Annual Pride Without Fear Binational Conference 2026 brings together people and organizations from San Diego and Tijuana who share a common mission: to end the HIV epidemic and improve the health and well-being of our communities. Whether you work in HIV prevention, treatment, PrEP/PEP, linkage to care, sexual health, public health, community outreach, case management, LGBTQIA+ services, research, pharmacy, or advocacy, your work makes an impact, and we would love to have you be part of this important binational conversation. The conference will be an opportunity to connect across the border, exchange ideas and experiences, strengthen partnerships, and learn from one another as we continue working toward a future without HIV stigma and barriers to care.
FREE Registration: https://vida.community/events/vida-lgbtqia-latinx-conference-2026/
This is more than a conference; it’s an opportunity to bring together the people doing this work every day on both sides of the border and recognize that ending the HIV epidemic requires all of us to work together. Please feel free to share this invitation with colleagues, providers, navigators, community leaders, and organizations who are making an impact in San Diego or Tijuana.
The speakers lineup include: Alicia Espinoza, DrPH(c), MPH; Cesar Arevalo, MPH; Brenda Huerta; C. Felipe Ruiz, DrPH, MPH; Erica Alfaro, M.ED., HRPA; José Juan López Ramos; José Juan López Ramos; Juana Ortiz Quezada; Prisci Quijada MPH; Sergio Luna, MPH; Victoria Castro; and Dr. Fernández-Sánchez. Read their full bios here.
