Bisexual using cannabis to deal with mental health issues – Newswise
Newswise — People who are in sexual minority groups not only face normal life stress but also an additional column of stress that's related to being a sexual minority. For bisexual...
Joint City-County LGBTQIA informational forum to be held Tuesday … – Clarksville Now
CLARKSVILLE, TN – An informational forum for LGBTQIA residents will be held on 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24, at the William O. Beach Civic Hall. The event will feature several departments...
How switching to alcohol free in queer spaces is helping LGBTQ folk – PinkNews
Dry January has rolled around once again and many LGBTQ+ people are using the annual collective detox to reassess their relationship with alcohol.
Whether it’s for mental or physical health reasons, saving...
New Research Chair in Gay Men’s Health is setting out to break … –...
If there is one thing that Dr. Paul MacPherson wants gay men in Ottawa to know, it’s this: “The Ottawa Hospital is working towards relevant health-care delivery for you,” he...
Monday, January 23, 2023 – California Healthline
Latest From California Healthline: California Healthline Original Stories Latino Teens Are Deputized as Health Educators to Sway the Unvaccinated Some community...
Bisexuals use cannabis more frequently for coping, enhancement … – WSU News
PULLMAN, Wash. – Young people classified as bisexual not only use cannabis more frequently but also are more likely to use it to cope with mental health issues and for what...
The threat of DeSantis’ transphobic memo – The Independent Florida Alligator
I came out as transgender in 2015, at just 11 years old. Then, there was minimal discussion of transgender individuals — especially transgender youth — in the media as compared to...
First Edition: Jan. 23, 2023 – Kaiser Health News
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations. KHN: Abortion Debate Ramps Up In States As Congress Deadlocks Anti-abortion advocates are pressing for...
If US Democratic Socialists Want a Religious Left Revival, We … – Jacobin magazine
On New Year’s Day, the Workers’ Party’s (PT) Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva took his third presidential oath of office, capping a two-year campaign and “phoenix-like” rise from a jail cell...
Wisconsin poses latest setback for conversion therapy opponents – Yahoo News
Wisconsin LGBTQ advocates and lawmakers are recalibrating after state GOP legislators last week voted for a second time to block a ban on conversion therapy from taking effect.“I’m very concerned about young people...
Compass marks 20th gala in Palm Beach with gratitude – Palm Beach Daily News
Talk about evolution!Twenty years ago, when the folks at Compass — then called the Compass Gay and Lesbian Community Center of the Palm Beaches — wanted to host a fundraising reception...
Tennessee says it’s cutting federal HIV funding. Will other states follow? – NBC News
Health officials in Tennessee say they will reject federal funding for groups that provide services to residents living with HIV.Earlier this week, the Tennessee Department of Health announced it would no...
Tony Dungy’s latest anti-LGBTQ remark proof some really should … – San Francisco Chronicle
The problem with you liberal woke types is that you have no sense of humor.You’re piling on Tony Dungy because he has been passing along anti-LGBTQ misinformation to his Twitter followers....
Under West Virginia bills, exposing minors to transgender people could be a crime –...
Two West Virginia bills aim to protect minors from obscene performances and materials, which the bills define, in part, as anything that includes exposure to or performances by transgender people.The bills,...
Law student’s family says he went missing after visiting NYC gay bar – AOL
NBC New YorkJanuary 20, 2023, 3:09 PMA New York City law student has been missing for nearly two weeks, and his brother said his last known location was a gay bar...
Response to proposed ‘Don’t Say Gay’ legislation in Iowa – The Storm Lake Times
Iowa has a history of saying “gay” before others. In 2009, Iowa became just the third state in the nation to recognize gay marriage as a legal right according to its...
Church of England Sorry for Anti-Gay Stance, Still Won’t Allow Gay … – The...
The Church of England is sorry, kinda, for its past homophobia. In a symbolic move, the church has declared it will bless gay marriages—but still won’t allow them to take place...
Out Of The Closet, But Still Locked In: Sexual Health And Dealing … –...
Ed Farley
After I wrote my article on experiencing queer dating for the first time, I thought it was the be-all and end-all; everyone knew, I knew, so I could close the...
Cambodia positioned to fully integrate LGBT people into society, UN … – UN News
In presenting his conclusions at the end of a 10-day visit to Phnom Penh, Siem Reap and Battambang, the UN independent expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and...
Daniel M’Naghten: The Man Who Changed the Law on Insanity – Psychiatric Times
natali_mis_AdobeStockThose trained in psychiatry should be familiar with the M’Naghten (pronounced McNaughton) Rule, which states that:an individual suffers from a “defect of reason,” which iscaused by a “disease of the mind,”...
Vallarta Gay Medical Clinic Opens in Zona Romantica – Out and About Puerto Vallarta
This post is also available in: EspañolVallarta Gay Clinic (VGC), located on Calle Lazaro Cardenas 379, has opened in Zona Romantica with a promise to focus on providing LGBTQ+ patients with...
Social support can increase syphilis testing in Black sexual minority … – Newswise
Newswise — January 20, 2023 — Black sexual minority men who give and receive support within their social networks are more likely to be tested for syphilis. Therefore, nurses should prepare...
A Model of Meeting the Social Psychiatric Challenges of Leadership … – Psychiatric Times
patpitchaya/AdobeStockPSYCHIATRIC VIEWS ON THE DAILY NEWS“We represent diversity, kindness, compassion.” - Jacinda ArdernAnyone who has been following these weekday columns on “Psychiatric Views on the Daily News” knows that I have...
How HIV shaped me as a university leader | THE Campus Learn … –...
I wonder whether my identity as a person living with HIV since the 1980s informs my leadership more than does my identity as queer.As a white, cisgender man, I should probably...
Point32Health Taps Included Health for LGBTQ+ Care – MedCity News
Traditionally having offered virtual care and navigation services to employers, Included Health is now moving into the health plan space. It is teaming up with Point32Health to serve its commercial members in...
Human Rights Commission to Present Awards – Uken Report
City of Palm Springs Human Rights Commission to present annual Community Service Awards
The City of Palm Springs Human Rights Commission will...
Meet Canzara: HIV/AIDS Advocate and Atlanta Drag Queen – Georgia Voice
“Southern. Black. Queer. That’s how I identify,” Zavier Mason, 27, (@canzara_szn) said in an interview with Georgia Voice. Mason, who performs under the pseudonym Canzara, moved to Atlanta in 2017 after...
Meet Canzara Szn: HIV/AIDS Advocate and Atlanta Drag Queen – Georgia Voice
“Southern. Black. Queer. That’s how I identify,” Zavier Mason, 27, (@canzara_szn) said in an interview with Georgia Voice. Mason, who performs under the pseudonym Canzara Szn, moved to Atlanta in 2017...
Insights From the 2022 AAPL Annual Meeting – Psychiatric Times
Feel good studio/AdobeStockSPECIAL REPORT: FORENSIC PSYCHIATRYCONFERENCE REPORTERThe American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law (AAPL) hosted its first in-person meeting in October 2022. Susan Hatters Friedman, MD, 2021-2022 AAPL president, presided...
State laws restricting rights of LGBTQ+ youth are hurting their mental health, poll shows...
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We’re answering the “how” and “why” of...
Health Care Consolidation Is Beneficial in Some Areas for Some … – AJMC.com Managed...
Health care consolidation may be beneficial depending on levels of health literacy and ability for patients to self-advocate, but it is not helpful for patients without those resources, said Susan Sabo-Wagner,...
The Chicago Bears Make Black History – Psychiatric Times
Sergey Nivens/AdobeStockPSYCHIATRIC VIEWS ON THE DAILY NEWSSoon after Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, and just ahead of Black History Month, my beloved Chicago Bears of the National Football League may have...
Trial Of J&J HIV Vaccine Halted After ‘Disappointing’ Failure – Kaiser Health News
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases said Wednesday that Johnson & Johnson's experimental vaccine does not effectively prevent HIV infections and that the Phase 3 clinical...
Boston Gay Men’s Chorus Showcases Music’s Power to Surmount … – PR Newswire
'Music Triumphs Homophobia' available now on Amazon Prime Video BOSTON, Jan. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Boston Gay Men's Chorus (BGMC) is proud to announce the release of a new documentary film,...