Orlando joins historic study of blood-donor policy for gay men – South Florida Sun...
Current FDA policy requires men who have had sex with other men to wait three months from their last sexual encounter before donating because of lingering concerns over HIV, or...
Study examines blood donation waiting period for gay men – News 13 Orlando
ORLANDO, Fla. — Blood donations from the LGBTQ community became a focal point in Orlando following the Pulse Night Club massacre in 2016.Five years later, a nationwide analysis of how people...
Why Will Men Do Literally Anything To Avoid Going To Therapy? – Refinery29
Oh men — poor men with their pathetic, unexamined lives! Though men are the main perpetrators of toxic masculinity, they are, too, the hapless victims of it, and that is perhaps never...
Head of Historic AIDS Organization GMHC to Step Down – POZ
Kelsey Louie was appointed CEO of GMHC, the iconic HIV/AIDS service organization based in New York City, in 2014. On June 25, he will step down from the helm of the...
New DUP leader Edwin Poots brags about having ‘gay people in my house’ –...
Edwin Poots said gay people are "probably" born gay. (BBC)
The newly-elected leader of the DUP Edwin Poots, who has a long history of opposing LGBT+ rights, has insisted he’s definitely “had...
Key Questions: HIV and COVID-19 | KFF – Kaiser Family Foundation
Just as the COVID-19 pandemic hit the United States (U.S.), the nation was ramping up efforts to address a different epidemic, HIV. Successful HIV outcomes require consistent access to care and...
The Premonition By Michael Lewis Highlights A Longstanding Need For Structural Reform Of The...
U.S. Public Health Service crest U.S. Public Health Service In the face of horrific death tolls and unspeakable trauma, there has...
Tennessee enacts bill banning gender-affirming Trans youth healthcare – Washington Blade
By Matt Tracy | NEW YORK – Less than a week after Heritage of Pride (HOP), or NYC Pride, announced a ban on police contingents through 2025, the organization’s members voted...
How common are mental health conditions among transgender people? – Medical News Today
Transgender people often encounter stigmatization, oppression, and discrimination, which can all contribute towards adverse mental health outcomes.The term transgender refers to a person with a gender identity or expression that differs...
Faces of pride – Channel3000.com – WISC-TV3
June is celebrated as Pride Month. It marks the anniversary of the 1969 Stonewall Riots when patrons of New York City’s Stonewall Inn protested mistreatment by police. In June you will...
Gay people ‘probably’ born that way and can’t be ‘cured’, says new DUP leader...
Incoming DUP leader Edwin Poots said he thinks gay people are born that way and added he did not believe “you can fix or cure” people of their sexuality. r Poots also referenced...
Speak out about school health standards | Letters to the Editor | theindependent.com –...
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Are you aware of the new “Health Standards” that the Nebraska Board of Education is proposing for all public and private schools in Nebraska? If you aren’t, you should...
The Tragic Suicide of Hopkinton’s Mikayla Miller [OPINION] – wbsm.com
Sixteen-year-old Mikayla Miller of Hopkinton, a Black teenager who identified as LGBTQ, was found hanging from a tree branch by a belt on April 18, 2021. An early morning jogger found...
LGBT Softball Is Back! – San Francisco Bay Times – San Francisco Bay Times
By John Chen– Softball is back! After a full year of hiatus due to the pandemic, arguably the most popular LGBT sport has been given the thumbs up to resume...
How to find a therapist: Experts discuss importance of culturally competent care – TODAY
The day of the Atlanta shootings, I was shaken.Like just about everyone, my own mental health during the pandemic had suffered before the March 16 attacks at three different spas. Despite...
Health organization vaccinating home-bound residents – wvua23.com
A Civil Rights Movement foot soldier rolled up her sleeve to receive the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at her home on Friday, May 14.
Bessie Steele Colvin, 88, got her...
LGBT pride flags removed from three PHHS classrooms – The Herald Bulletin
PENDLETON — Officials at South Madison Community Schools have created an uproar after three teachers at Pendleton Heights High School were ordered on Tuesday to remove LGBT pride flags from their...
Finding A Queer Therapist Can Be Hard. Here’s How The Queer Community Is Making...
Not too long before I met my therapist, Adina Rudin, a single mom in New Jersey, was beginning her own mental health journey. She was going through a divorce while also...
Selena Gomez’ Rare Beauty, Loum Beauty Team Up With NAMI – WWD
A range of beauty brands are teaming up with the National Alliance on Mental Illness for Beauty Cares, a campaign designed to raise awareness around mental illnesses.
On May 20, Mental Health...
‘Pose’ star Billy Porter announces he is HIV-positive – Reuters
By Rachel Savage, Thomson Reuters Foundation2 Min ReadLONDON, May 19 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Award-winning “Pose” star Billy Porter announced he was HIV-positive on Wednesday, adding that he was healthy...
Getting to the Place Where Body Size Doesn’t Matter – UCF
Humans have a weird fascination with body size. We associate body size with health status, emotional well-being, and self-esteem. We even ascribe worth to individuals based on how large or small...
FactSheet: R4V Health Sector – Colombia – ReliefWeb
PRIORITY NEEDS Key challenges identified by the Health Sector include barriers preventing refugees and migrants from Venezuela from accessing essential health services, which are often related to their regular status and...
New Research Shows LGBTQ Youth Continue to Struggle with Mental Health – Healthline
When I was 17 years old, I really did not want to be gay. I did not want to have a crush on my basketball teammate like I did. I wore...
LGBTQ youth mental health: Trevor Project 2021 survey findings – Medical News Today
The Trevor Project — the world’s largest suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization for young LGBTQ people — has published the results of its third annual national survey on the mental...
Concern over ‘chemsex’ grows as COVID-19 shuts Thailand’s LGBT+ bars – PostBulletin.com
As Thailand grapples with a third COVID-19 wave, campaigners are warning of the health risks posed by an apparent increase in chemsex - where mainly gay and bisexual men meet to...
Gay activist upset at Ottawa’s attempt to block challenge of blood-donation ban – Surrey...
A man who is challenging Canada’s policy that prohibits sexually active gay men from donating blood wants to know why the Trudeau government is trying to block his case, despite a...
Gay activist upset at Ottawa’s attempt to block challenge of blood-donation ban – Saanich...
A man who is challenging Canada’s policy that prohibits sexually active gay men from donating blood wants to know why the Trudeau government is trying to block his case, despite a...
Gay activist upset at Ottawa’s attempt to block challenge of blood-donation ban – Peace...
A man who is challenging Canada’s policy that prohibits sexually active gay men from donating blood wants to know why the Trudeau government is trying to block his case, despite a...
Republicans Fight With Beshear Over Adoption LGBTQ Discrimination Clause – 89.3 WFPL News Louisville
Kentucky Republicans are calling on Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear to renew a contract with a Baptist foster care and adoption organization that views homosexuality as sinful.
Sunrise Children’s Services, which has worked...
Gay activist upset at Ottawa’s attempt to block challenge of blood-donation ban – CP24...
OTTAWA - A man who is challenging Canada's policy that prohibits sexually active gay men from donating blood wants to know why the Trudeau government is trying to block his...
Congress OKs bill to fight hate crimes vs. Asian Americans – The Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress approved legislation Tuesday intended to curtail a striking rise in hate crimes against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, sending President Joe Biden a bipartisan denunciation of the...
Cuba Ministry of Public Health displays Pride flag in support of LGBTQ community –...
A D.C. man arrested in August 2020 for allegedly threatening to kill a gay man outside the victim’s apartment in the city’s Adams Morgan neighborhood and who was released while awaiting...
Daniel Howell opens up about mental health and taking break from his YouTube channel...
CBSTV VideosThe Talk - David Begnaud Discusses Tourette's Disorder and How TV 'saved me'The hosts discuss Prince Harry and Oprah Winfrey emotionally talking about mental health. Oprah says, "With that stigma...
McCarthy Sets Wednesday Vote on Ouster of Liz Cheney – The New York Times
Here’s what you need to know:Representative Elise Stefanik of New York is seeking to become the No. 3 House Republican.Credit...Erik S Lesser/EPA, via ShutterstockRepresentative Kevin McCarthy of California, the top House...
Some States Are Doing What The Federal Government Won’t: Giving Veterans Benefits To Gay...
Tuesday, May 18, 2021 Desiree Diorio / The American Homefront Project Credit: Louis Miller Above: Former Navy sailor Louis Miller stands on the deck...