Tori Cooper First Black Trans Woman Serving On Presidential HIV/AIDS Council – NPR
Tori Cooper is the first Black transgender woman appointed to the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS. Tori Cooper ...
Teacher vaccination mandates enacted in some states, but not in the works in Maine...
While some states are starting to announce COVID-19 vaccine requirements for teachers, school and union leaders in several Maine districts said it isn’t something they are discussing.
Superintendents and local union leaders...
‘Prayer is needed:’ Family of hospitalized officer leans on community for support – WKMG...
TAVARES, Fla. – Community members are gathering to support one officer who is intubated at Advent Health’s Waternman Hospital.The wife of Officer John Hamelink says he is stable but said prayers...
Netflix’s ‘Pray Away’ exposes the harmful practice of conversion therapy. The director said she...
NetflixNetflix's "Pray Away" exposes the dangers of conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ youth and adults.Filmmaker Kristine Stolakis told Insider she was moved to create the film after seeing the way conversion therapy...
Why the War Against HIV Rages in the South – Yahoo News
SouthSouthern HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (SHAAD) is a national awareness day to rewrite the narratives of those living with HIV in the South. For me, SHAAD is a day that I recognize...
SFPD shuts down ‘unauthorized’ COVID testing tent near Castro – Bay Area Reporter, America’s...
The San Francisco Police Department shut down what they termed was "an unauthorized COVID-19 testing tent" near Market and Church streets Wednesday, a spokesman stated to the Bay Area Reporter Friday....
Opinion | Living in a post-gender society – Washington Blade
In the tail end of National Geographic’s “Gender Revolution” documentary, Katie Couric interviews Hari Nef, a trans model. Hari Nef is a beautiful trans woman, who has debuted at New York...
Mental Health: The New ‘Coming Out’ in Medicine – MedPage Today
Several decades ago, it was inconceivable for physicians to admit they were gay, mainly because it was tantamount to career suicide. Sure, there were personal reasons to hide homosexuality -- the...
How does cannabis affect your brain health and cognition? — Greenway Magazine – Greenway
It turns out that when it comes to cannabis, “your brain on drugs” looks pretty good.
Recent research appears to confirm something those of us who have been enthusiastically using plant medicine...
US anti-vaxxers are coming out in support of the Taliban – Coda Story
Sign up here to get the next edition of this newsletter, straight to your inbox. If you are in Afghanistan at the moment, trying to flee or figure out how to...
Naples physician, a champion for LGBTQ community, dies from COVID – Naples Daily News
Dr. Clinton Potter, a Naples physician who dedicated his career and free time to people who needed an advocate, especially the LGBTQ community, died Aug. 18 from complications of COVID-19.He was 61.Known for...
Human Rights Campaign Announces Launch of First-Ever National In-Home HIV Testing Kit Program –...
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Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation, the educational arm of the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) civil rights organization, in partnership...
Tory leader pledges support for LGBT community health on question of ‘poppers’ – Toronto...
OTTAWA - A Conservative government would respond to the needs of Canada’s LGBTQ community — including on the issue of “poppers” — says Erin O’Toole, despite skepticism from Justin Trudeau on...
Families facing ALS want leaders to pass ACT for ALS – Wink News
NORTH NAPLES Recommended In a tiny home office in North Naples, Brian Valimont is quietly hard at work.
The 44-year-old is a proud father to...
Families facing ALS want leaders to pass ACT for ALS – Wink News –...
NORTH NAPLES Recommended In a tiny home office in North Naples, Brian Valimont is quietly hard at work.
The 44-year-old is a proud father to...
Erin O’Toole pledges support for LGBT community health on question of ‘poppers’ – Lethbridge...
By Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press on August 19, 2021.Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole is zeroing in on the housing crisis, pledging to build a million homes in three years and raise...
Israel finally ends discriminatory ban on blood donations from gay and bisexual men –...
Celebrations at the annual Gay Pride Parade in Tel Aviv, Israel, in June 2019 (Amir Levy/Getty) Israel is to lift current restrictions which ban gay and bisexual men from donating blood.
Israel’s...
Opinion | Jim Hormel died a second-class citizen – Washington Blade
Transgender and nonbinary folk face a whole host of issues when trying to get medical treatment. One of those issues is gatekeeping, in which trans folk have to convince doctors and...
Campaign rhetoric over sex education heats up New Jersey’s gubernatorial race – POLITICO
Third graders do their work behind see-though partitions at a school in Jersey City, N.J. | Seth Wenig/AP Photo
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Haredi teen released after being forcibly hospitalized for being gay – The Jerusalem Post
A court has ordered the release of a haredi (ultra-Orthodox) teen after he was forcibly hospitalized for being homosexual, even though a Health Ministry psychiatric committee claimed that he posed a...
Human Rights Campaign Announces Launch of First Ever National In-Home HIV Testing Kit Program...
Along with the HIV in-home test kits, HRC Foundation has launched a community campaign that targets regions across the country that are the most affected by HIV/AIDS—those communities are New Orleans,...
“Tainted” blood: Covid skeptics request blood transfusions from unvaccinated donors – Salon
The nation's roiling tensions over vaccination against covid-19 have spilled into an unexpected arena: lifesaving blood transfusions.
With nearly 60% of the eligible U.S. population fully vaccinated, most of the nation's...
Is a Lack of Mental Health Care Destroying Our Ability to Love? – PRNewswire
DENVER, Aug. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The recent uproar regarding Simone Biles' decision to back out of competing in the Tokyo Olympics has the entire world discussing mental health and the...
Health minister announces removal of all blood donation restrictions for gay men – The...
Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz announced Thursday morning that all restrictions on blood donations from homosexual men will be lifted.
“The discrimination against gay men donating blood is over,” Horowitz tweeted. “When I...
Israeli Health Minister Ends Ban on Blood Donations From Gay Men – thefightmag.com
Israel’s Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz announced Thursday morning that all restrictions on blood donation by gay men will be lifted soon, reports i24 News.
“The discrimination against gay men who donate blood...
O’Toole pledges support for LGBTQ health as Trudeau questions commitment to community – CP24...
Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press Published Thursday, August 19, 2021 3:10PM EDT Last Updated Thursday, August 19, 2021 8:29PM EDT OTTAWA -- A Conservative...
Despite breakthroughs, COVID-19 vaccines are working | Health | The Daily News – Galveston...
A hospital greeter was recently heard reminding an elderly lady in the facility to mask up and stay safe. The lady stated she would, as she hadn’t received nor intended...
Silver Queen and King reign at 2021 Arkansas Valley Fair – La Junta Tribune...
With the 2021 Arkansas Valley Fair finally underway, Lillian Penn of Eads and Robert Kennedy of Rocky Ford were crowned Silver Queen and King Wednesday morning at the Gobin Building, 105 N. Main St. in Rocky...
German minister slams Vatican for ‘blessing guinea pigs, not gay people’ – PinkNews
German health minister Jens Spahn (R) and his husband Daniel Funke. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images) Germany’s health minister has come to blows with the Vatican over the church’s refusal to bless same-sex...
Aquinnah: Vanderhoop home and exhibits – Martha’s Vineyard Times
— Kyra Steck Happy fair week everyone! We’ve made it to the height of the summer season in this crazy, pandemic time. To limit crowding and lines...
Protecting and Advancing Health Care for Transgender Adult Communities – Center For American Progress
Introduction and summary Author’s note: “Transgender” is an umbrella term used to describe people whose gender identity and/or gender expression differ based on the sex they were assigned at...
HELLER: Virginia must mandate LGBTQ+ inclusive sex education in schools – University of Virginia...
Sex education is an awkward topic for a lot of Americans — its a subject that parents, schools, teachers and even most kids do not want to talk about at home...
Texas governor tests positive for COVID-19, is in ‘good health’ – PennLive
By PAUL J. WEBER, Associated PressAUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday, according to his office, who said he is in good health...
‘This is unacceptable’ | National tour stops in Wilmington to rally for better healthcare...
"I have Christopher, who lives at home. Christopher has 12 pieces of medical equipment," said Nancy Lemus. "I can't tell my son, 'You can't have oxygen today.' Or, 'We're not...
2021 BNP Paribas Open Expands Men’s Event to Two Weeks – gaydesertguide.com
The BNP Paribas Open, a combined mandatory ATP Masters 1000 and WTA 1000 event, has expanded its men’s event from one week to two, it was announced today by Tournament Director...