7 Quotes by Helene Gayle

One in four African-American and one in six Latino men who have AIDS -- and contracted it through having sex with other men -- actually consider themselves as heterosexual.

People tend to under-estimate how difficult it is for women to have control in sexual interactions.

As a community, what does it mean if we look back and are ashamed we let whole civilizations be destroyed? Sometimes we have to do things just because they are the right things to do.

Young gay and bisexual men are at the highest risk for HIV in this country.

It's becoming increasingly difficult to get people to pay attention to HIV prevention and that in and of itself is a primary reason for this conference.

The AIDS 2006 theme recognizes the need to accelerate scientific research while also dramatically expanding access to the knowledge and tools currently available to prevent new infections and prolong life among people living with HIV or AIDS.

The importance of doing this work can't be overstated. The fact that we're still using a vaccine developed in the early 1920s for a disease as serious as TB is a real shortcoming.