Activists renew fight for coverage of HIV prevention PrEP drugs, tests – USA TODAY
When Nicklaus Chalk started law school at the University of California, Berkeley, last fall, one of his top priorities was to take care of his health.The 24-year-old student visited a doctor...
How beauty standards for LGBTQ people impact body image, mental health – CBC.ca
This article discusses eating disorders. Scroll down for a list of resources if you or someone you know needs help.Aron DoSouto has been doing drag in Saskatchewan for more than 25...
Cuba approves same-sex marriage in historic turnabout – The Washington Post
Listen5 minComment on this storyCommentGift ArticleCubans approved a measure to legalize same-sex marriage, part of a new family code that’s among the most progressive in Latin America, defying a long...
Stigma, racism contribute to low monkeypox vaccine rates for Black Houstonians – Houston Chronicle
Kimberly Thomas had to lie to receive the monkeypox vaccine — and she is not the only one.When a meager supply of doses became available at the Houston Health Department in...
Spanish bishop to Belgian bishops: The Church doesn’t have authority to bless gay unions...
(Images: Hand: Nadine Shaabana; rainbow graphic: Jasmin Sessler | Unsplash.com)
Denver Newsroom, Sep 23, 2022 / 14:00 pm (CNA).
The bishop of Orihuela-Alicante in Spain, José Ignacio Munilla, reminded the Belgian bishops...
Riverside County expands monkeypox vaccine eligibility to all men who have sex with men...
More people in Riverside County will be able to receive the monkeypox vaccine now that the county's public health department has expanded eligibility criteria.The county's vaccine eligibility now includes "gay, same-gender loving or...
This Ohio School District Is Promoting an ‘LGBTQ+ Resource Guide’ With Instructions on Sex...
Campus Hilliard City School District guide also encourages students to transition gender without parental consent https://www.nea-lgbtqc.org/ Elizabeth Troutman • September 23, 2022 5:20 pm ...
Ganahl Campaigns With Anti-LGBTQ Pundit Who Opposes Gay Marriage – Colorado Times Recorder
On the campaign trail last weekend, Colorado GOP governor candidate Heidi Ganahl posed for a photo with anti-LGBTQ troll Matt Walsh. Walsh has equated being gay with pedophilia while arguing...
Cherry Valentine felt ‘privileged’ to work as a mental health nurse – PinkNews
Cherry Valentine became a mental health nurse because the Drag Race UK star "just wanted to help those who needed it". (Getty)
This Red Paint Contains the Blood of Gay Men – Surface Magazine
In the early ‘80s, at the height of the AIDS crisis, the U.S. government placed a lifetime ban on “men who have sex with men” from donating blood. The restriction,...
New documentary ‘Voices from Afar’ to screen in Outhouse on Culture Night – http://gcn.ie/
Voices From Afar depicts five people not born in Ireland but who live here now. They shared their stories with GCN about their new lives in Ireland. These portraits explore themes of...
Why Bisexual Adults Report Higher Rates of Mental Distress – The New York Times
A study from 2019 suggested that a major form of discrimination against bisexual people is “identity invalidation” — or the idea that your sexuality is not valid, or is ignored. The...
Thursday, September 22, 2022 – AlbertMohler.com – Albert Mohler
We have often discussed the fact that public health is something of a misnomer. It is an extremely ideologically-driven field of academic research and also a public policy. Now let me...
‘Our Community Has Been Very Responsive’: Oakland LGBTQ Community Center’s Joe Hawkins on Managing...
In that public health messaging, how have you described MPX? There's a conversation around it not being compared to a sexually transmitted infection — has that been helpful or harmful in...
Phoenix Pride is hosting a monkeypox vaccine event on Oct. 1 – The Arizona...
Individuals at risk for contracting monkeypox can get a vaccine at events connected with upcoming Pride festivals in Phoenix and Tucson.The rate of new monkeypox cases in Arizona has slowed and limited...
Gay or bisexual men express concern about monkeypox, are critical of government’s response –...
A man gets the monkeypox vaccine in Encino, California, on Sept. 8, 2022. (Sarah Reingewirtz/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images) Survey respondents who describe themselves as gay or bisexual...
U.S. senators criticize federal health officials for lagging monkeypox response – Oregon Capital Chronicle...
WASHINGTON — Congress held its first hearing on monkeypox this week, with lawmakers rebuking federal public health officials for their slow response to the outbreak, even though the hearing came four...
SF HIV, behavioral health agency CEO Andrews steps down – Bay Area Reporter, America’s...
Brett Andrews, CEO of PRC and Baker Places, which provides HIV/AIDS services and workforce development as well as rehabilitation services, has stepped down from the nonprofit where he first began as...
Monkeypox vaccines, including second doses, available at upcoming Baton Rouge vaccination events | La...
The Louisiana Department of Health, the East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor’s Office and other community partners are offering monkeypox vaccines, including second doses, at events starting Saturday, September 24 in Baton...
Pennsylvania’s Don’t Say Gay bill is worse than Florida’s. It may become law if...
Republican lawmakers in Pennsylvania are trying to pass a bill that goes further than Florida’s Don’t Say Gay bill. And if Republican gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano wins in November, it could...
Use these mental health resources to help yourself — or anyone else – Los...
The pandemic has affected our mental health in myriad ways. Let our list of resources empower you and those around you.Crisis HotlinesBlackLine: Provides a space for peer support, counseling and affirming...
Viewpoints: The Formula Shortage Isn’t Over; Male Lawmakers Aren’t Doing Their Jobs As Fathers...
Editorial writers discuss the baby formula shortage, abortion, and more. The Washington Post: The Ongoing Baby Formula Shortage Is A Reminder Of A Disturbing Truth...
Tennessee GOP outrage over transgender clinic a cynical ploy for votes – Tennessee Lookout...
As if there were any doubt midterm elections are nearing, right-wing politicians have turned up the heat on cultural and social issues to make sure we don’t forget.
Looney-tunes Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie...
Rep – Katie Porter
WASHINGTON—A bill by Congresswoman Katie Porter (D-CA) to create mental health first responder units today passed the House with bipartisan support. The Mental Health Justice Act, co-led by Representatives Michelle Steel (R-CA), Ayanna Pressley...
Form could keep LGBT Missourians from monkeypox vaccine | STLPR – St. Louis Public...
People in the St. Louis region can be eligible for limited doses of the monkeypox vaccine in two ways: by confirming they’ve been exposed to someone with the virus, or by...
Form could keep LGBT missourians from monkeypox vaccine – St. Louis Public Radio
People in the St. Louis region can be eligible for limited doses of the monkeypox vaccine in two ways: by confirming they’ve been exposed to someone with the virus, or by...
12 Big Questions You Have About Monkeypox, Answered by Health Experts – Global Citizen
The COVID-19 pandemic illuminated longstanding global inequities that allow dangerous viruses to spread, targeting low-income and minority communities. Now, the monkeypox outbreak is once again showing how those inequities persist, and...
Wisconsin senator Tammy Baldwin has fought for LGBTQ issues for years – Milwaukee Journal...
Tammy Baldwin is the junior senator from Wisconsin. She has made headlines in recent months for spearheading the push for codifying same-sex and interracial marriage in the U.S. Senate.What is Tammy...
More than 40 percent of Maine high schoolers report mental health problems, new survey...
Nearly 36% of students said they felt sad or hopeless almost every day for two weeks or more, an increase from 32%. Photo by Egoitz Bengoetxea Iguaran/iStock. Nearly 43%...
Pueblo County High play about suicide awareness wins Mental Health America award – Pueblo...
A suicide awareness play produced by the Arts Academy at Pueblo County High School was awarded the inaugural Youth Mental Health Champion award at Mental Health America of Pueblo's Robert Hawkins...
Far-right influencers are creating new barriers to trans health care – Los Angeles Blade
By Mia Gingerich | WASHINGTON – As monkeypox presents an ever-increasing threat to Americans, predominantly gay and bisexual men, conservative media figures are exploiting the global health emergency to stoke fears of the...
Less likely to talk, less likely to seek help: Gender stereotypes keep men from...
RALEIGH, N.C. — Over the course of a week, WRAL News has engaged with kids, parents, medical professionals and mental health advocates in a discussion of the contemporary challenges to mental...
State health department expands monkeypox vaccine eligibility – KTOO
This 2003 electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows mature, oval-shaped monkeypox virus particles, left, and spherical immature particles, right. (Image by Cynthia S....
Chicago Department of Public Health monkeypox safety notice – UIC Today
UIC students,We are providing notification from the Chicago Department of Public Health about the risk of monkeypox virus in university settings. The Chicago Department of Public Health has been aware of...