Life-saving HIV clinic unexpectedly closes its doors with little explanation

Randall Tobias, U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, gets publicly tested for HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia
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Last Thursday, a long-running HIV clinic, Rainbow Health in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul Twin Cities area of Minnesota, abruptly closed its doors, laying off 85 employees and ending thousands of people’s access to LGBTQ+ focused HIV care.

The union representing the employees, Service Employees International Union, said in a statement, “We are shocked, saddened and angered by this news, both as staff dedicated to Rainbow Health’s mission and even more so for our clients and community. We are left with many huge questions: How could this massive decision come with no warning? What happened to the funding that the organization has been receiving? What was happening with leadership and the Board that got us to this point?”

The closure was announced suddenly, with employees being given only four hours’ notice before their jobs ended and the clinic shut its doors for good.

“I have clients, former clients, that are still calling on the official from which I’m bound to return anytime this week. I don’t…

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