West Cecil Health Center receives $375K to expand behavioral health services for Md. youth...
West Cecil Health Center (WCHC), a nonprofit community health center, received $375,000 in grant funding from CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield (CareFirst) to expand access to behavioral health services among youth in northeastern...
WPATH Finally Acknowledges Europe’s Restrictions on Gender-Affirming Care – City Journal
One of the main public relations strategies of “gender-affirming care” advocates is to deny that the model of treatment...
DPI data shows Wisconsin students face increased mental health challenges – Spectrum News 1
This story discusses data about suicide. If you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255)WISCONSIN — The Wisconsin Department of...
If Christians can refuse service to gay people, do we all get to do...
Are you a Christian? Then I’m sorry, I’m going to have to ask you to stop reading now and direct your attention elsewhere. The comics, maybe. Nothing personal, understand. It isn’t...
National Mpox Working Group Sends Letter to Congress Calling for $900 million in Funding...
A breakdown of the requested funding in the letter is as follows: 1. $400 million to restore the smallpox vaccine stockpile;
2. $250 million to state and local public health...
North Carolina Transgender Surgery Ban Violates ACA, Court Rules – Bloomberg Law
The North Carolina State Health Plan for Teachers and State Employees’ blanket exclusion on paying for gender-confirming care unlawfully discriminates against transgender employees and their dependents on the basis of sex,...
Some LGBTQ Lawmakers Are Facing New Difficulties After A Historic Election Year – San...
A record election this year for the LGBT community coincided with a historic number of bills targeting their rights. According to the data, at least 1065 LGBTQ people ran for office...
Biden’s efforts to protect abortion access hit roadblocks – The Associated Press – en...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is still actively searching for ways to safeguard abortion access for millions of women, even as it bumps up against a complex web of strict...
Life of Hyderabad gay couple: Marriage over, struggle for rights continue – NewsMeter
Hyderabad: Supriyo Chakraborty,32, and Abhay Dang, 35, broke the societal taboo last year when they got married. They were the first gay couple in the Telugu States to get marriedA couple...
South Africa Approves Injectable PrEP That Lasts Two Months – Gay Nation
< 1 min readThe South African Health Products Regulatory Authority has approved the use of a new form of injectable PrEP, giving a two-month HIV prevention option.
The South African...
Justices spar in latest clash of religion and gay rights – Shelton Herald
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court 's conservative majority sounded sympathetic Monday to a Christian graphic artist who objects to designing wedding websites for gay couples, the latest collision of religion...
Supreme Court Taking On Clash Between Religion And Gay Rights – KPCC
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Trust-Building Sought With FDA’s Blood Donor Policy for Gay Men – Bloomberg Law
A health messaging campaign aimed at rebuilding trust with members of the LGBT community must accompany eased FDA restrictions on blood donations, infectious disease doctors and policy analysts say.Gay and bisexual...
EXPLAINER: Congress is acting on gay, interracial marriage – The Associated Press – en...
CHICAGO (AP) — Legislation that ensures same-sex and interracial marriages are recognized as legal unions appears headed for final approval and President Joe Biden’s signature, a bipartisan agreement that reflects a...
AP PHOTOS: Pageant celebrates transgender life in India – The Associated Press – en...
GUWAHATI, India (AP) — Anilya Boro may not have won the crown at India’s Miss Trans NE pageant this year, but having her parents there in support was a validation in...
Both Sides See High Stakes in Gay Rights Supreme Court Case – K2 Radio
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is being warned about the potentially dire consequences of a case next week involving a Christian graphic artist who objects to designing wedding websites for...
Incarcerated LGBTQ Youth Are Struggling. Here’s How Bad It Is – Education Week
LGBTQ youth in juvenile detention centers face far greater mental health challenges compared with students in public schools. They reported higher instances of suicidal ideation, suicide attempts, and self-harm, according to...
Low Diversity Shown Among Medical Students Pursuing Dermatology – AJMC.com Managed Markets Network
Female allopathic medical students pursuing careers in dermatology were less likely than those pursuing other specialties to be from racial and ethnic groups underrepresented in medicine or be a sexual minority,...
WHO Renames Monkeypox to ‘mpox,’ Cites ‘Racist’ and ‘Stigmatizing’ Language – GLAAD
The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on November 28 that it has begun phasing out the widely used term monkeypox, replacing it with the new preferred term "mpox."Both terms will be...
The Pioneering Black LGBT Activist You Probably Don’t Know – But Should – Seattle...
The recent uptick in anti-LGBTQ rhetoric and laws fans the flames of intolerance and hatred against LGBTQ+ people and fuels the fire of those who wish to harm them, as so...
FDA moves to ease blood donor restrictions on gay men amid national shortage –...
Illustration: Allie Carl/AxiosThe Food and Drug Administration is weighing a series of moves to make it easier for gay and bisexual men and other individuals to donate blood amid a nationwide...
Educating parents on sexual health increases HIV testing among … – aidsmap
A web application developed to provide information on sexual health and HIV to parents of young gay and bisexual men increased parents’ capacity to engage in conversations around sex, condoms, HIV,...
F.D.A. Considering New Approach to Blood Donation by Gay and … – The New...
The researchers, who enrolled about 1,600 gay and bisexual men in eight metropolitan areas, are hoping to identify a set of screening questions that can differentiate men who are more likely...
Educating parents on sexual health increases HIV testing among young gay and bisexual men...
A web application developed to provide information on sexual health and HIV to parents of young gay and bisexual men increased parents’ capacity to engage in conversations around sex, condoms, HIV,...
How to manage social media-related stress as a gay or LGBTQ+ individual How to...
No matter who you are, social media can be stressful. In today’s society, people are constantly bombarded with all sorts of messages about what to do and how to feel, resulting...
A Look at the Respect for Marriage Act – Georgia Voice
On July 19, the House passed the Respect for Marriage Act (RFMA) with 47 Republicans voting in favor of the bill. On November 16, the Senate advanced the bill 62-37, with...
How FDA’s forthcoming blood donor policy change could help address stigma about gay and...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is considering updating its blood donation policy, which currently places some restrictions on blood donations from sexually active gay and bisexual men.In a statement, an...
Virginia reports first monkeypox death – Virginia Mercury
Virginia reported its first death from monkeypox Thursday, one of only 15 that have occurred nationwide since the most recent outbreak began in May.
The Virginia Department of Health said the deceased...
Department of Health | News | New Jersey Department of Health Joins in World...
New Jersey's local and county health departments are community-based public health service and a first point of contact for questions about public health services or health...
Monkeypox Vaccine Modeling Study Results Provide Road Map for Vaccination – Pharmacy Times
Investigators model 2 hypothetical cities as interconnected networks with a combined population of 100,000 bisexual, gay, and other men who have sex with men.A modeling study, which was used to determine...
FDA Moves to Ease Restrictions on Gay Men Giving Blood – The Daily Record
THURSDAY, Dec. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) – U.S. Food & Drug Administration policies that have limited blood donations from men who have sex with men may soon ease.At the moment,...
Contributor: On World AIDS Day: Lessons Drawn From HIV, MPOX, and COVID-19 – AJMC.com...
I’m an almost 60-year-old gay man, who came out in 1981 and knows no adult life without AIDS. I’m also an infectious disease scientist, making my relationship to viral diseases like...
The BBC’s First Homosexual: How we made 1950s work into a play – BBC
The documentary was later lost but, following the efforts of a Leicestershire academic and an award-winning writer, a play named The BBC's First Homosexual has been created about it which is...
WHO Renames Monkeypox To Minimise Negative Connotations – San Diego Gay & Lesbian News
On Monday, a Geneva-based World Health Organization (WHO) released a report stating that monkeypox will now be referred to as mpox to avoid racist stereotypes and stigmatization. This move was made...
FEATURE:Life goes on with HIV in Japan,but health care shortcomings persist – Kyodo News...
Hiroto Okui's HIV diagnosis took him completely by surprise. "I never thought it could happen to me. I didn't know what to do," he says. The Tokyo native said it marked...