Royal College of Surgeons is accused of ‘homophobia’ for quiz question – Daily Mail
The Royal College of Surgeons was accused of homophobia after asking trainees a question that critics say suggested HIV was a 'gay disease'. Medics and sexual health charities have blasted the college...
RI’s largest insurer certifies more ‘Safe Zones’ for LGBTQ health care – The Providence...
PROVIDENCE — Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island has added 21 more health care practices and centers to its growing list of LGBTQ Safe Zones, “certifying that the...
‘I felt judged’: LGBTQ+ Americans report significantly more medical discrimination – The 19th*
Published 2022-09-15 04:00 4:00 September 15, 2022 am
When LGBTQ+ people go to the doctor, they are more likely to be refused...
A Clinicians’ Guide to Serving and Protecting LGBTQIA+ Youth – ADDitude
LGBTQIA+ youth face an elevated risk for experiencing serious mental health issues.1 Depression and anxiety impact more than half of all youth who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, intersex,...
Gay men are two times more likely to have inflammatory bowel disease, according to...
Study will allow researchers to develop personalized precision medicine for treatment of IBD in this underrepresented minority patient population Gay men are more than twice as likely to develop inflammatory bowel...
Gay men are two times more likely to have inflammatory bowel … – The...
Study will allow researchers to develop personalized precision medicine for treatment of IBD in this underrepresented minority patient population Gay men are more than twice as likely to develop inflammatory bowel...
Concern over two cases of monkeypox-related neurological complications in the U.S. – News-Medical.Net
Monkeypox virus (MPXV) is an orthopoxvirus that belongs to the Poxviridae family. The recent multinational outbreak of monkeypox has spread to 96 non-endemic countries. Infections are mostly reported among bisexual, gay, and other...
Monkeypox vaccination clinic this Saturday, eligibility for the vaccine expanded – Southern Nevada Health...
LAS VEGAS – The Southern Nevada Health District is holding a monkeypox vaccination clinic this Saturday. The Health District has expanded eligibility to additional individuals who are at risk for exposure....
DOJ sues on behalf of gay tenant harassed by property manager – Los Angeles...
WASHINGTON – Associate U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, in a brief order granted an emergency request made by Yeshiva University, a private modern Orthodox Jewish research university in New York...
U.S. senators criticize federal health officials for lagging monkeypox response – Virginia Mercury
WASHINGTON — Congress held its first hearing on monkeypox Wednesday, with lawmakers rebuking federal public health officials for their slow response to the outbreak, even though the hearing came four months...
Monkeypox vaccines, including second doses, available at upcoming New Orleans vaccination events | La...
The Louisiana Department of Health, in partnership with the New Orleans Health Department, will offer monkeypox vaccines, including second doses, at events starting next week. Anyone who received the first of...
Monkeypox vaccines available at LDH parish health units in Northshore area | La Dept....
The Louisiana Department of Health Office of Public Health Region 9 (Northshore) has monkeypox vaccines available at its parish health units (PHUs). As of September 14, Louisiana has identified 217 cases of...
Advocates worry for safety, well-being of Black, LGBT students this school year – The...
Story at a glance Concerns for the well-being of minority and LGBT youth are mounting this school year in light of recent legislation that limits how topics including race, gender...
Senators wary of ticking clock on gay marriage vote – Axios
Senators working to garner support for a bill to codify the right to marriage equality are openly raising concerns that the process for building Republican backing is taking longer than expected.Why...
Anti-LGBTQ+ conversion therapy still legal in South Dakota – Argus Leader
Boots Among Trees and Cody Ingle, as openly LGBTQ+ Sioux Falls residents, have something in common: They were both subjected to conversion therapy at a young age.Conversion therapy is a pseudoscientific...
Resources for 2022 National Gay Men’s HIV/AIDS Awareness Day – AIDS.gov blog
Content From: HIV.gov•Published: September 14, 2022•2 min readTopicsAwareness Days<p>Awareness Days</p>Gay & Bisexual MenGay & Bisexual MenGay Men's Awareness DayNational Gay Men's HIV/AIDS Awareness DayGay, bisexual, and other men who have...
Opinion: Ensuring monkeypox does not become the next AIDS – CTPost
Dr. Gary BlickSep. 14, 2022Updated: Sep. 15, 2022 9:28 a.m. Vials of single doses of the vaccine for monkeypox are seen at a vaccinations site in New York.Associated...
Let’s talk about sex: tailoring prostate-cancer care for LGBT+ people – Nature.com
Workers with the UK National Health Service take part in the London Pride Parade in 2019.Credit: Ben Gingell/Alamy
In 2007, 55-year-old Australian sociologist...
Southern States’ Lackluster Monkeypox Efforts Leave LGBTQ+ Groups Going It Alone – Kaiser Health...
Dan DeChellis started looking for a monkeypox vaccine around July Fourth but was unable to find a place that offered one in Orlando, Florida, where he lives. After...
Meaningful conversation: Professor’s research explores parent-gay son communications around sexual identity – today.wayne.edu
Experiences of others help shape recommendations for parents, children For many youth and young gay males, talking with their parents or parental figures about sex...
Second US Monkeypox Death as Virus Linked to Brain Inflammation – Voice of America...
WASHINGTON —
A second U.S. death was linked to monkeypox on Tuesday as health authorities published a study describing how two previously healthy young men experienced inflammation of the brain and spinal...
L.A. County reports nation’s first MPX case in exposed healthcare worker – Los Angeles...
The first U.S. healthcare worker to be infected with MPX while on the job has been reported in Los Angeles County, public health officials said Tuesday, the day after the county...
In a 1st, gay & bi men account for less than half of new...
For the first time, gay and bisexual men who don't inject drugs accounted for less than half of new HIV cases in San Francisco last year. But total diagnoses in 2021...
Thurston County Public Health Notified of Presumptive Monkeypox Case – Nisqually Valley News
By Nisqually Valley News staff Thurston County Public Health and Social Services (PHSS) was notified last week of a presumptive case of the monkeypox in Thurston County. According to a...
Wastewater data shows monkeypox below limit of detection in Palm Springs, Indio – Desert...
New data from the Palm Springs wastewater treatment plant suggests that monkeypox concentration has fallen drastically in the city despite weeks of growing levels. The latest data point on Sept. 5 shows monkeypox...
North Texas Giving Day Booster: Coalition For Aging LGBT – My Sweet Charity
According to Coalition for Aging LGBT Board of Directors Chair Chris Wallace,“The critical work of improving and protecting the quality of life of older LGBT adults in North Texas begins with...
Announcing a new member of the GARFO Marine Mammal Stranding Network – NOAA Fisheries
We are happy to welcome a new stranding network partner on Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts! We've had a gap in the Greater Atlantic Regional Marine Mammal Stranding Network's coverage on Martha's Vineyard...
Legacy Health Plans Free Monkeypox Vaccine Clinic In Portland On Saturday – The Lund...
Legacy Health is offering a free vaccine clinic on Saturday for people who’ve been exposed to monkeypox or risk exposure.The event will take place at its offices in Northwest Portland between...
LA County Health Dept., CDC Confirm First Death in County Due to Monkeypox –...
Monkeypox virus. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have confirmed the first death due to monkeypox in a county resident.
The...
Soon-to-close NHS Tavistock clinic is accused of ‘transing the gay away’ in bitter legal...
The UK's soon-to-close child gender clinic has been accused of wrongly convincing gay and bisexual people that they are trans.London-based Tavistock Clinic was ordered to close it doors in July after...
As a gay psychologist, the Taliban shot at me while I fled Afghanistan –...
As I emerged cautiously from the hospital in Afghanistan where I was working in August 2021, everything seemed suddenly quiet.
For weeks, I had sheltered with colleagues and patients from the bombardment...
Sex education campaign calls for inclusive approach – ”Gay is OK’ isn’t sufficient’ –...
A new campaign is calling for a more inclusive, high-quality sex education for students.
SpunOut has launched 'Under the Sheets', which aims to debunk sexual health myths and concentrate on all aspects...
Students concerned about lack of communication from ASU about monkeypox – The Arizona State...
With monkeypox cases continuing to spread across the country, some students would like to see ASU give more attention to the virus and provide more guidance to the University community on...
LA County Health Dept., CDC Confirm first death in county due to monkeypox –...
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, along with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, confirmed today the first death due to monkeypox in a county resident. ...