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Congress increases funding to end HIV but still comes up short
Money allocated puts the goal of ending HIV by 2030 in serious jeopardy.
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CDC reports one of the worst meningitis outbreaks among gay & bisexual men in U.S. history
Cases of meningococcal disease in Florida are exploding and seven men have already died.
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Jen Psaki tests positive for COVID-19 in breakthrough case
Out White House staffer Karine Jean-Pierre will take Jen Psaki’s place this week.
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Pence continues campaign as staff come down with COVID. White House says he’s an “essential worker.”
Is he staying on the campaign trail because even his home state of Indiana is in play?
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High school kids are skewing surveys on queer health by claiming they’re gay
Young “trolls” are skewing scientific surveys by claiming to be LGBTQ, incredibly tall, voracious eaters, and toothless.
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America has the highest rate of STDs in the industrialized world now
More Americans have an STD than any other time in the country’s history.
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Financial barriers still keep lesbian, gay & bisexual patients from medical treatment
Approximately 16.4% of gay, lesbian or bisexual adults avoided medical care based on financial hardship, compared to only 14.2% of straight adults.
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Queer youth have higher chance of obesity & diabetes according to new study
Stress may be a large factor.
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CDC wants to study link between insurance standards & HIV infection, but will White House say yes?
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is seeking approval for a study centering on Hispanic and black men who have sex with men and transgender women.
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Pride in Pictures 1999: Making sex safer
Outreach becomes an important player in Pride.