Gender-affirming care: Stop demonizing and take the time to do some difficult learning –...
My wife, an educator and licensed psychologist, often helps social services programs better educate their clinicians and clients on working with trans and gender nonconforming kids. Most participants, some who entered...
Report: Nearly half of LGBTQ-owned businesses were denied COVID-relief loans – Pennsylvania Capital-Star
By Victoria A. Brownworth
Through the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic that shuttered many small businesses, the federal government provided relief loans throughout that period. The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans were...
City Hall Pauses Charity Drive That Included Anti-LGBTQ Groups – The San Francisco Standard
EnglishCity Hall this week took down a charity website that may have directed donations to groups that promote anti-gay conversion therapy and other questionable causes.
The annual Heart of the City Combined...
Northalsted’s Legacy Walk Will Induct 3 New LGBTQ Icons This Weekend – Block Club...
NORTHALSTED — The Legacy Walk — an exhibit that recognizes the cultural and historical contributions of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people — is adding three heroes to its ranks in a...
Taliban kill 22 year-old gay man in Kabul, Afghanistan – Los Angeles Blade
NEW DELHI, India — India on Aug. 15 celebrated 76 years of independence.
This year’s Independence Day was very different. The Indian flag was everywhere; on cars, taxis, trucks, homes and government buildings....
State Health Commissioner Visited Mount Vernon Neighborhood Health Center to Highlight Vaccine Efforts and...
Center Also Provides Vaccination Against COVID-19 and Flu
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ALBANY, N.Y. (October 14, 2022) – New York State Health Commissioner Dr. Mary T. Bassett today toured Mount Vernon Neighborhood...
More than 40% of U.S. smokers use menthol cigarettes – UPI News
A proposed ban on menthol cigarettes could have a significant impact on smoking rates, especially among minorities, new U.S. research suggests.
Adult smokers who are younger, have mental health problems and are...
Sexual and Gender Minorities Assigned Male at Birth Have Higher Odds of Partner Violence...
Newswise — Intimate partner violence is chronic among young sexual and gender minorities assigned male at birth (YSGM-AMAB), with bisexual, transgender and lower-income people in this group having the highest likelihood...
FSU nursing researchers receive federal grant to study vaccine trial engagement in Latinx communities...
Casey Xavier Hall, Frankie Wong and Eugenia Millender. (FSU College of Nursing) A team of researchers from the Florida State University College of Nursing has been awarded a grant from the...
Human Rights Campaign Scores Members of Congress on LGBTQ+ Support – Human Rights Campaign
WASHINGTON — The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) — the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) civil rights organization — today released its Congressional Scorecard measuring support for LGBTQ+...
‘These Are Painful Parallels:’ GLAAD Examines the Impact of HIV, COVID, and MPV in...
On October 6, in a TIME Magazine exclusive, GLAAD released "Invisible People," a first-of-its-kind report detailing the disruption caused by COVID-19 in the lives of people living with HIV. The 23-page...
My fantastic 15 years at the Blade — hard to summarize – Washington Blade
Miami and Baltimore– Urban Health Media Project reporter Vanessa Falcon, a high school student in Miami, interviewed Arin Jayes, 30, of Baltimore, about his gender identity journey and experience transitioning to...
On eve of the World Health Summit, UNAIDS urges countries to end the inequalities...
**BERLIN/GENEVA, 14 October 2022—**As global health leaders arrive in Berlin for the World Health Summit, UNAIDS is calling on countries to challenge the inequalities and injustices that are obstructing efforts to...
Inside the monkeypox crisis: How Georgia worked to curb an outbreak – The Atlanta...
Public health experts are optimistic the new approach will ultimately change the trajectory of the virus.Credit: arvin.temkar@ajc.comCredit: arvin.temkar@ajc.comThe White House is hopeful, too. Fulton County was singled out for praise by...
Annual anxiety screenings in children and adolescents recommended – Fortune
New recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force could mean anxiety screenings for the whole family during annual checkups. Following the volunteer task force’s recent statement that adults under 65...
Dearborn parents assail LGBTQ books with sexual themes at school hearing – Bridge Michigan
More than 600 Dearborn residents argued Thursday over whether LGBTQ books with sexual themes should be available to students Many argued that the books were sexually explicit and have no place in...
Gilead’s Rashad Burgess is Advancing Health and Equity in – CSRwire.com
Published 7 hours agoSubmitted by Gilead SciencesBefore Rashad Burgess held the professional title of Vice President of Advancing Health and Equity at Gilead Sciences or the personal identification of...
Broome Health Department now offering walk-in appointments for monkeypox vaccine – WBNG
(WBNG) -- The Broome County Health Department is now offering the JYNNEOS monkeypox vaccine by walk-in appointment.The walk-ins are available every Tuesday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. with a break...
The WHO says gender-affirming care is essential to transgender health – Yahoo Finance
Transgender rights are among the least protected or recognized in the world. Only a handful of countries (pdf) have laws that recognize a person’s gender based on self-determination, and include official...
My visit to Inova hospital marred by binary intake form – Washington Blade
When Inova opened its Pride Clinic in Falls Church last year, an official hailed the new center as an inclusive space where LGBTQ+ patients would be welcomed at the door with...
‘UK government is failing LGBTQ+ men,’ says former monkeypox patient – Gay Times Magazine
When I had monkeypox back in August, I had been anxiously waiting for a vaccine for three weeks. In the first few days, I was experiencing flu-like symptoms and initially mistook...
‘Am I a bad gay?’: Andrew Sean Greer’s ‘Less’ sequel digs deep with sharp...
After reading local writer Andrew Sean Greer’s Pulitzer Prize-winning 2017 novel Less, I realized I would never be invited to join a judging panel of said award. Contrary to what seems...
UW–Madison study finds pandemic alleviated some mental health risks for LGBTQ+ students – UW-Madison
October 13, 2022By Laurel White
Moves to remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic may have mitigated some mental health challenges for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and gender-expansive (LGBTQ+) students, according to...
Health & Veritas: Taking the Pulse (Ep. 51) – Yale Insights
TRANSCRIPT Harlan Krumholz: Welcome to Health & Veritas. I’m Harlan Krumholz. Howard Forman: And I’m Howie Forman. We are physicians and professors at Yale University, and we’re trying to get closer...
Monkeypox: Leading sexual health charity says it can no longer support government’s ‘lacklustre’ communications...
A leading HIV and sexual health charity has said it will no longer work with the government on its monkeypox communications strategy due to its "lacklustre" approach.The Terrence Higgins Trust (THT)...
Study shows increase in menthol use among U.S. adults who smoke cigarettes – News-Medical.Net
Menthol use has increased over the past decade among U.S. adults who smoke cigarettes, according to a study released by Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and The City University...
How Ron DeSantis collaborated with rightwing media to deceptively promote the Don’t Say Gay...
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ (R) office coordinated directly with Chaya Raichik, who goes by LibsofTikTok on social media, and other right-wing media outlets to push disinformation defending his signing of the...
Terrence Higgins Trust ends work with government on monkeypox – PinkNews
Medical syringes and a bottle are seen with a 'Monkeypox' sign. (NurPhoto via Getty/ Jakub Porzycki) The Terrence Higgins Trust, one of the UK’s biggest sexual health organisations, is withdrawing from...
Terrence Higgins Trust stops working with government on monkeypox – PinkNews
Medical syringes and a bottle are seen with a 'Monkeypox' sign. (NurPhoto via Getty/ Jakub Porzycki) The Terrence Higgins Trust, one of the UK’s biggest sexual health organisations, is withdrawing from...
Where Is Jeffrey Dahmer’s Father, Lionel Dahmer, Now? – Women’s Health
The life and crimes of notorious serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer are making headlines again thanks to Netflix’s Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story. The limited series details how Jeffrey Dahmer methodically targeted,...
Poll: LGBTQ acceptance discussions ‘inappropriate’ for young students, Maryland voters say – The Washington...
Listen8 minComment on this storyCommentGift ArticleMost Maryland voters do not support public school teachers discussing acceptance of LGBTQ people with elementary school students, according to a Washington Post-University of Maryland...
In Louisiana, Black men more likely to get monkeypox, white men more likely to...
In a small parking lot outside of one of Baton Rouge’s few gay bars, health care workers remained upbeat, even as they admitted they had hoped for a bigger turnout to...
DOH-BAY PROMOTES EARLY DETECTION AND TREATMENT TO FIGHT BREAST CANCER | Florida Department of...
Panama City, Fla. — In recognition of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October, the Florida Department of Health in Bay County encourages all women to receive regular screenings to promote...
How to Address Bullying – at School and at Work – Blue Shield of...
Experts believe the act of bullying dates back to the earliest forms of civilization. Unfortunately, if you look at current times, you might be inclined to say that not a lot...
Tickets on sale for Gay Community Endowment Fund’s Sugar Plum Tour of Holiday Homes...
AKRON, Ohio – Tickets are on sale for the Gay Community Endowment Fund’s Sugar Plum Tour of Holiday Homes.This year’s event includes both live and virtual tours of beautifully decorated homes...