HIV: The Neglected Pandemic VICE VERSA, 2021 (73m)FILM ONLINE: https://youtu.be/c500I15gLho (captioning available) A special VICE TV documentary feature marking the 40th anniversary of HIV/AIDS in the

2ND:HIV Crisis on the Texas-Mexico Border, 2018 (24m)FILM ONLINE: https://youtu.be/pDNwIdfyUgoThe Rio Grande Valley has been at the frontline of some of the most contentious recent conflict in the US memory. But they’ve also found themselves at the frontline of another kind of conflict — and HIV epidemic affecting increasing numbers of young, queer, latino men. Brownsville, Texas, a border town whose population is 90 percent Latino, is in the throes of a devastating HIV epidemic. Faced with a weak sex education program, stigma against homosexuality, and a low health literacy level, the city’s LGBTQ+ community is grappling with how to address the crisis.Film Reflection: Discuss the situation in Brownsville and discuss some of unique issues for the Latinx community in combating the HIV epidemic

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