Gender dysphoria covered by disability law, court rules – The Associated Press
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A federal ruling that gender dysphoria is covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act could help block conservative political efforts to restrict access to gender-affirming care, advocates...
New Report: Nearly Half of Multiracial LGBTQ+ Youth Seriously Considered Suicide – Everyday Health
Nearly half of multiracial LGBTQ+ youth seriously considered suicide in the past year.Those are the new findings in a report published this month by the LGBTQ+ youth mental health organization the...
Long Beach health department has administered almost 3,000 monkeypox vaccines – Signal Tribune
There have been 2,847 doses of the Jynneos vaccine administered in Long Beach as of Monday, Aug. 22, in an effort to slow the spread of monkeypox. Of the 2,847 doses...
Proposed Rule Leverages Section 1557 for Healthcare Equity | Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton...
On July 25, 2022, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) issued a proposed new rule that significantly expands the scope of protection available to vulnerable populations under Section...
Oregon State study examines adult health and behavior of chronic child sexual abuse survivors...
CORVALLIS, Ore. — Chronic experiences of childhood sexual abuse are more likely to lead to adverse health and life achievement outcomes in adults than single instances of childhood sexual trauma,...
Senator Wiener’s 1st-in-Nation Transgender-Inclusive Health Care Act Passes Assembly – Senator Scott Wiener
SACRAMENTO – Senator Scott Wiener’s (D-San Francisco) Senate Bill 923, the TGI Inclusive Care Act passed the Assembly by a vote of 60-11. It now heads to the Senate for final sign-off...
No monkeypox in Catawba County; health department has administered 30 vaccinations – Hickory Daily...
There are no cases of monkeypox in Catawba County, but a handful of qualified residents have received a vaccine for the virus.With no reported cases of monkeypox in the county and...
Monkeypox Vaccine – Norton Healthcare
Where to get the monkeypox vaccine Norton Healthcare is offering the monkeypox vaccine to those with certain risk factors on Saturday, Aug. 27.
If you have monkeypox symptoms,...
Keynote Speaker Chelsea Austin “Flips the Script,” Visits Florida as BHConn2022 Mental Health Advocate...
Austin Keynoted the Florida Behavioral Health Organization and the Maitland Chamber of Commerce Women's Luncheon for a Day of Worthiness and Self-acceptance ORLANDO, Fla., Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Keynote speaker,...
Facing Aging Challenges in the LGBT+ Community – Next Avenue
Affordable housing, estate planning and social connections take on heightened importanceWill Watson, 68, is of the LGBT+ generation first impacted by HIV. "Most of my peers are gone. I lived wildly...
LGBTQ+ advocates say Ohio’s public health response to the monkeypox outbreak is too slow...
The growing monkeypox outbreak, which disproportionately affects gay men, initially arrived in Northeast Ohio at the end of June, health officials say. Now advocates for Ohio’s LGBTQ+ community are criticizing Ohio’s...
Monkeypox vaccine demand slows as Utah’s case count rises to 89 – KUER 90.1
The monkeypox virus has predominantly impacted queer populations, specifically gay men, or men who have sex with men according to the Utah Department of Health and Human Services.“Here in Utah, they've...
Black, Latinx Transgender Women Cite Multiple Motivations for PrEP Use – AJMC.com Managed Markets...
Black and Latinx transgender women expressed high levels of HIV risk perception at the individual and community level, both of which played major roles in their decision to start and continue...
Singapore to Decriminalize Gay Sex – Human Rights Watch
Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced on Sunday during a televised National Day Rally speech that his government would repeal the law that makes adult consensual sex between men a...
Monkeypox in children: What experts want parents to know – Medical News Today
Share on PinterestNot many cases of monkeypox have been reported among children. Thomas Barwick/Getty ImagesMonkeypox has prompted a public health emergency in the United States, affecting over 10,000 people so far.The...
Monkeypox: How to protect children ahead of the new school year – Medical News...
Share on PinterestNot many cases of monkeypox have been reported among children. Thomas Barwick/Getty ImagesMonkeypox has prompted a public health emergency in the United States, affecting over 10,000 people so far.The...
LGBTQ+ seniors have seen lifelong discrimination. Doctors can help. – American Medical Association
Despite major U.S. civil rights advancements over the last decade, most LGBTQ+ patients have lived a lifetime under legal discrimination and often still struggle to access medical care, according to Carey...
Montgomery County town hall on monkeypox to focus on LGBTQ+ community – Josh Kurtz
A person receives a dose of the monkeypox vaccine at a pop-up vaccination clinic opened in Los Angeles earlier this month. Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images. When Montgomery...
Florida Christian school says students living gay or trans lifestyles will be asked to...
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A private Christian school in Florida told parents ahead of the coming school year that students will only be identified by their "biological...
Woman calls local LGBTQ center to stop her gay neighbor from bothering her –...
A woman recently called into her local LGBTQ community center like it was “gay animal control” asking if they could do something to get her gay neighbor to stop bothering her.
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Why is far-right ideology taking hold in LGBT+ communities? – Salon
While depictions of gay life in films and TV series typically portray LGBT+ people as politically-active progressives, there is a growing swath of LGBT+ conservatives in real-life, some of whom...
NSW Health confirms first local transmission of monkeypox in the state – ABC News
The first locally acquired case of monkeypox has been recorded in New South Wales.Key points:There are currently 42 cases of monkeypox in NSWPeople with symptoms are urged to avoid close contact...
Gay men in Richmond frustrated with monkeypox vaccine supply, invasive form – Richmond Times-Dispatch
To obtain a monkeypox vaccine in the city of Richmond or Henrico County, residents are asked to fill out an interest form that asks several personal questions: Do you visit sex...
Federal judge rules CRS must pay health benefits for spouse of gay employee –...
BALTIMORE — A U.S. District Court judge in Maryland has ruled that Catholic Relief Services, the U.S. bishops’ overseas relief and development agency, must offer health care coverage to the...
Orlando bar and nonprofit team up to fight monkeypox – WESH 2 Orlando
The number of monkeypox cases in Florida continues to rise.Those who are at highest risk for contracting monkeypox and/or have been exposed to the virus can get the vaccine when...
Federal judge rules CRS must pay health benefits for spouse of gay employee –...
BALTIMORE (CNS) -- A U.S. District Court judge in Maryland has ruled that Catholic Relief Services, the U.S. bishops' overseas relief and development agency, must offer health care coverage to the...
Monkeypox cancels LGBTQ event, but what is the risk? – CNN
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At first it was Covid. Now it’s monkeypox. Organizers of a free concert at an upcoming LGBTQ festival known as Southern Decadence in New...
U.S. offers extra monkeypox vaccine doses for gay pride events – NBC News
NEW YORK — The U.S. is setting aside an extra 50,000 doses of monkeypox vaccine for places with upcoming gay pride events, health officials said Thursday.The number of doses sent to...
To Madison’s Gay Community, Risk of Monkeypox Goes Beyond Just the Virus – WORT-FM...
To Madison’s Gay Community, Risk of Monkeypox Goes Beyond Just the Virus - WORT-FM 89.9 ...
Black Philadelphians are at higher risk of monkeypox but get just a fraction of...
Black Philadelphians account for more than half of Philadelphia’s monkeypox cases, data released Thursday showed, but received less than a quarter of the city’s vaccine doses, an alarming disparity in the...
DOH reports two additional monkeypox cases in Hawaiʻi – Hawaii State Department of Health
DOH reports two additional monkeypox cases in Hawaiʻi
Posted on Aug 18, 2022 in Newsroom
HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) is reporting two additional cases of monkeypox.
“While the risk...
50,000 monkeypox vaccines set aside for gay pride events, health officials say – FOX...
Extra monkeypox vaccines going to gay pride events across US CDC officials discuss the latest steps to mitigate monkeypox in the US ahead of gay pride events in several...
The Biden administration’s monkeypox messaging challenge – The Washington Post
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US offers extra monkeypox vaccine doses for gay pride events – 69News WFMZ-TV
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. is setting aside an extra 50,000 doses of monkeypox vaccine for places with upcoming gay pride events, health officials said Thursday.The number of doses...