Last week, the Internet was buzzing about the trailer for a new documentary about HIV in the South. The film, deepsouth, follows a young, black, gay man from the Mississippi Delta who is doing his best to endure the stigma and homophobia; two best friends who are preparing for their annual HIV retreat in rural Louisiana; and an Alabama activist who travels throughout the country speaking her truth.
The film deepsouth, follows a young black gay man from the Mississippi Delta who is doing his best to fight stigma and homophobia; two best friends who are preparing for their annual HIV retreat in rural Louisiana; and an Alabama activist who travels around the state speaking her truth.
Many variables are the cause for most new cases of HIV are in the South. Baton Rouge Louisiana ranks #2 in the nation for new infection rates. Another troubling trend in the city is that more young people and more women are being infected with the virus now than in previous years.
The Southern AIDS Coalition says federal funding to fight the disease has not followed the epidemic's path, with an unfair share of money for treatment, education and support services remaining in other, wealthier parts of the nation that have fewer new HIV cases and declining death rates.
deepsouth, is set to be released in July.
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