US will no longer commemorate World Aids Day, reports say

State department has told employees and grant recipients to not publicly promote or make event on 1 DecemberFor the first time since 1988, the US government will no longer commemorate World Aids Day, according to reports.The state department has directed its employees and grant recipients not to use US government funds to mark the event – which falls annually on 1 December – and not to promote the day publicly. The news was first reported by the journalist Emily Bass and confirmed in an email viewed by the New York Times. Continue reading...