: GLAAD’s latest Studio Responsibility Report indicated that zero LGBTQ characters were portrayed as living with HIV in film last year.

: A study in Los Angeles found that over 50% of young adult transgender women living with HIV use the internet "all the time" to search for transgender-specific resources and sexual health information. Challenges and Impacts of Representation

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: High-profile media incidents, such as rapper DaBaby's 2021 stage comments , continue to fuel HIV-related stigma and misinformation, which disproportionately impacts queer and transgender people of color.

: In contrast to screen media, the literary world has seen a surge in HIV-related stories. Researchers have identified at least 75 books published since the COVID-19 pandemic—including academic fiction, poetry, and nonfiction—that explore HIV and AIDS. The Role of Social Media

Social media has become a primary tool for both community building and public health outreach for transgender individuals:

: Organizations like the Transgender Law Center have used digital campaigns, such as #ACApositive, to amplify the voices of transgender people of color living with HIV in policy debates.

: According to GLAAD , there has been a sharp decrease in LGBTQ characters living with HIV on television, dropping from eight characters in 2023 to just one in the most recent season.