Just in the first few months of 2025, Robert Boo’s Pride Center discovered four people in Broward County who had HIV through its free testing at churches, festivals, pharmacies and nightclubs.
“If we weren’t testing, those four people could spread to four more, and it could quickly start spreading out of control,” Boo said. “The people spreading it aren’t even going to know they are doing it.”
The Pride Center’s $350,000 grant for HIV testing runs through June and funding hasn’t been renewed yet. With so many federal cuts, it may not be…