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If you are ready to sign-on to the letter on sex and gender, please fill out the form at the bottom of this page.
Materials
Open Letter on Sex and Gender & Background Fact Sheet
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Background Information
It has come to our attention that there are significant inconsistencies across the DAIDS funded HIV/AIDS Research networks, and across other NIH funded HIV/AIDS research, in how data is collected with regards to sex and gender.
Three Washington DC area community advisory boards (CABs) have been discussing this issue and have written a joint letter on this issue which we plan to submit to the DAIDS Cross CAB working group for their consideration. The three CABs are: The Capital Area Vaccine Effort which serves as the community CAB for the NIH Vaccine Research Center, The Georgetown University Medical Center CAB which is part of the AIDS Clinical Trials Group, and the Washington VA Medical Center CAB, which is part of the International Network for Strategic Initiatives in Global HIV Trials.
We realize that this is an issue that extends beyond the District of Columbia. To that end, we are placing the letter online and encouraging other individuals and community advisory boards to sign on to the letter before it is presented to the Cross CAB working Group. This letter will remain on the website until May 11th. It will then be submitted on May 14th.
We encourage you to print out the letter and related information from this website and discuss it with your local CAB. We encourage supportive individuals or community advisory boards to sign on to this letter on or before May 11th. You can sign on to the letter by filling out the form at the bottom of this page.
Joseph Hall, on behalf of the Washington VA Medical Center CAB
Wayne Dicks, on behalf of Georgetown University Medical Center CAB
Colin Gillespie, on behalf of the Capital Area Vaccine Effort
Zenovia Wright, on behalf of the Capital Area Vaccine Effort
Kofi Akomeah, on behalf of the Capital Area Vaccine Effort
Additional Supporting Organizations
Annette Scot, on behalf of Arms of Grace Humanitarian Services
Julie Davids, on behalf of Community HIV/AIDS Mobilization Project (CHAMP)
Additional Supporting Individuals
Mary Ann Horton, Columbus Ohio
Jeffrey Johnston, Washington DC
James Elliott, Seattle Washington
Bryan Cole Smith, Wenonah, NJ
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