Joe Biden’s first 100 days: Religious freedom, L.G.B.T. rights and Covid-19 mandates – America...
President Joseph R. Biden Jr. is a cradle Catholic whose positions on immigration, the death penalty, economic justice and environmental stewardship are aligned with policy recommendations of the U.S. bishops and...
A Kind Way to Offer Virtual HIV and LGBTQ Health Services Across Texas –...
Residents anywhere in Texas—including those living in the Lone Star State’s rural outer reaches—now have better access to virtual health services related to HIV/AIDS and the needs of the LGBTQ community....
An LGBT refugee’s journey: Escape is only the beginning — starting over is harder...
Like many stories, it started with a kiss. Except for one 15-year-old girl, it wasn’t the start of a typical teenage first romance story, but the end of her life as...
Give Caitlyn Jenner a chance – KAKE
On her reality show, "I Am Cait," which aired just before Trump came to power, Jenner spent time with, and befriended, leading voices in the trans community, including professor and author...
Police Investigating Possible Anti-Gay Attack In Midtown – Yahoo News
ReutersIran deal parties seek nuclear talks momentum, U.S. briefs Gulf statesVIENNA (Reuters) -World powers and Iran sought on Tuesday to speed up efforts to bring Washington and Tehran back into compliance...
Family Acceptance of LGBTQ Kids is Caitlin Ryan’s Project – KALW
What should you do when your child comes out to you, or you learn some other way that your child may be lesbian, gay, bi, transgender, non-binary or otherwise “queer”? Meet...
Beloved DC bartender Howard Bivins dies at 77 – Washington Blade
C. Howard Bivins Jr.
C. Howard Bivins Jr., a bartender who worked for six D.C. gay bars over a period of 35 years and became known as a congenial conversationist with many...
Terry McAuliffe releases LGBTQ rights platform – Washington Blade
Terry McAuliffe (Washington Blade file photo by Lee Whitman)
The LGBTQ rights platform that Terry McAuliffe released on Wednesday includes a call to repeal the so-called “conscience clause” that allows religious-based adoption...
Up Next Terry McAuliffe releases LGBTQ rights platform – Washington Blade
Three transgender people allege they suffered abuse at a Miami jail last year after police arrested them during Black Lives Matter protests.
The Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund in a letter...
Is there a vaccine for HIV? – Medical News Today
At present there is no vaccine for HIV. However, one may be possible in the future. Scientists continue to research and investigate the possibility. Scientists have performed a phase 1 clinical...
Can trans women get periods? Symptoms, tracking a cycle, and more – Medical News...
Transgender women may undergo gender-affirming treatment, such as hormone therapy. As a side effect of hormone therapy, they may experience symptoms similar to those of premenstrual syndrome (PMS) or premenstrual dysphoric...
Anti-LGBT discrimination ‘damages Eastern Europe’s economic growth’ – EURACTIV
Discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people costs Eastern European countries almost 2% a year in economic growth, a coalition of dozens of global companies promoting LGBT+ inclusion said on...
Murkowski challenger wrote in support of ‘ex-gay’ organization and posts on evils of ‘addictive’...
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Kelly Tshibaka, a Republican Senate candidate seeking to challenge Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski in 2022, once wrote in support of an “ex-gay” Christian organization that promoted...
American Medical Association urges governors to veto transgender medical bans – NBC News
The American Medical Association is urging governors across the country to oppose legislation prohibiting transition-related care for minors, calling such proposals “a dangerous governmental intrusion into the practice of medicine.”In an...
STD cases at ‘all-time high,’ CDC says – Fox 56
(NEXSTAR) – Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are at an all-time high, according to data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on April 13. There were more than 2.5...
Local author novelizes time working during AIDS epidemic – The Reflector
Reflecting on nearly a decade of experience working as a mental health specialist at Cascade AIDS Project in the 1990s, local author Alan E. Rose released his new book, “As...
Murkowski challenger wrote in support of ‘ex-gay’ organization and posts on evils of ‘addictive’...
"Youth draw a quadrant on a sheet, place two intersecting pencils on top of each other, and then ask, 'Charlie, Charlie, are you there?' They then proceed to ask subsequent questions...
Solomon Alidor-Hamilton becomes Justin Fashanu Mental Health Ambassador – Canaries.co.uk
Norwich City Under-18s player Solomon Alidor-Hamilton has become a Justin Fashanu Mental Health Ambassador in partnership with the Justin Fashanu Foundation. The U18s player joins Under-23s goalkeeper Jon McCracken...
Public Health Watch: Latest STI Numbers for US a “Call to Action” – Contagionlive.com
We may be in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic now, but we’ve arguably been dealing with another epidemic for some time.New data released from the US Centers for Disease Control...
Biden to Send Coronavirus Vaccine Abroad – The New York Times
Senior Biden administration officials, asked by a reporter on Monday whether they had a “moral obligation” to ease the patent restrictions, said they had no new information to share. But Jen...
‘I wish someone would have told me’: Buckeye Ranch launches LGBTQ mental health campaign...
Andrew Levitt’s first exposure to mental health treatment was as a child, when his parents took him to see a therapist because they thought he might be gay.“The initial introduction wasn’t...
Elias: Dignity Health link to UC Health opens up Pandora’s Box of religious issues...
On some levels, it’s sensible for the University of California’s health system, including famed hospitals like UCLA, UC San Francisco and UC San Diego, to link with the Dignity Health group...
Sex Ed For Queer Students: What School Health Class Left Out : Life Kit...
LILLY QUIROZ, HOST: A heads up - this episode is about sex and may not be for everyone. My name is Lilly Quiroz. I'm a producer...
Stigma, discrimination impede engagement in HIV prevention and treatment – News-Medical.Net
Stigma and discrimination, such as homophobia and racism, impede engagement in HIV prevention and use of biomedical tools for treatment in both HIV-negative and HIV-positive gay and bisexual men, according to...
Irish moves to ban LGBT ‘conversion therapy’ will help silence religion, critics warn –...
Officials at Ireland’s Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth are also preparing a paper on a “conversion therapy” ban and are working with the Department of Health. The ban...
Sacramento DA Anne Marie Schubert To Challenge Attorney General Rob Bonta For Job In...
Sacramento County District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert announced on Monday that she is running for attorney general, challenging the recently appointed incumbent Rob Bonta.
Schubert made her official announcement while standing in...
Higher polyunsaturated fat consumption may decrease suicide risk – Healio
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Herrera named to lead troubled San Francisco public utility body – Bay Area Reporter,...
San Francisco Mayor London Breed is putting her trust in City Attorney Dennis Herrera to turn around the city's scandal plagued public utility body. Monday she named the one-time mayoral candidate...
Competitive Central Brooklyn Council Race Splits City’s Left – Gotham Gazette
(l-r) Michael Hollingsworth & Crystal Hudson
With City Council Member Laurie Cumbo among the three dozen members of the 51-seat Council facing term limits this year, there is a competitive Democratic primary...
Elias: Dignity Health link to UC Health opens up Pandora’s Box of religious issues...
On some levels, it’s sensible for the University of California’s health system, including famed hospitals like UCLA, UC San Francisco and UC San Diego, to link with the Dignity Health group...
Will Young says lockdown has been ‘amazing for someone with anxiety’ – Yahoo Canada...
Eat This, Not That!Dr. Fauci Clarifies if You'll Need Vaccine BoosterYou've got your COVID-19 vaccine, or are about to—but how long will that protection last? Will you need a booster shot?...
COVID-19 infection leads to discovery of more serious condition in Broward County man –...
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – It’s hard to imagine that getting sick from COVID could actually be a blessing in disguise, but so it was for a Fort Lauderdale man who might...
Chad Blair: Marriage Equality Advocate Joins State Commission On Fatherhood – Honolulu Civil Beat
Seeking to diversify the membership of the Hawaii State Commission on Fatherhood, House Speaker Scott Saiki sought input from people in the local LGBTQ community.
That led Saiki to give a call...
Political Notes: CA senators to take up nonbinary death certificates bill – Bay Area...
California senators will take up a bill allowing for the option of nonbinary as the gender identity on death certificates now that their Assembly colleagues have approved the legislation. It is...
The Best Syphilis Tests of 2021 – Healthline
We include products we think are useful for our readers. If you buy through links on this page, we may earn a small commission. Here’s our process.Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are...