Transgender communities in the United States are among the groups at highest risk for HIV infection. Many in the transgender (trans) community have been dismayed by the continued impact of HIV and AIDS on our trans sisters and brothers. We have worked hard to address the epidemic from within—with the limited resources we’ve been able to generate—to try to mitigate the loss of lives. HIV claims far too many of us, along with severe poverty, violence, joblessness, and stigma. It can often be overwhelming. Still, we try to create approaches where we can make a difference. In response, CDC’s Capacity Building Assistance Provider Network  partner, theCenter of Excellence (COE) for Transgender Health  at the University of California, San Francisco, is launching the inaugural National Transgender HIV Testing Day (NTHTD) on April 18, 2016. We believe this is one approach that will lead to real difference.

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