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First case of HIV in remission in breakthrough trial for a cure
A man was treated with the medication nicotinamide, a form of the vitamin B3. It has been a year since he’s tested positive for HIV.
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UN says forcing intersex athletes into medical interventions violates human rights
Some sports organizations require cisgender, intersex athletes to take hormone-altering drugs to compete.
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HIV medications may lower the risk of COVID & getting severe coronavirus symptoms
The huge new study found that people taking HIV medications got coronavirus less often and, if they did, were hospitalized less.
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Americans think marijuana is more “morally acceptable” than being gay
Most conservatives are OK with cannabis now, but not with gays and lesbians.
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Trump administration sued for letting healthcare workers discriminate against trans patients
Doctors and EMTs could refuse to help transgender people if they claim it would “compromise their faith.”
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Here’s how you can support the LGBTQ community when it’s needed most
There is a dual threat to physical and mental well-being within the LGBTQ community: addiction and mental illness amid the COVID-19 crisis.
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Transgender people will be fighting the Trump administration at the pharmacy & doctor’s office
One in three transgender people reported harassment in a medical setting and one in five reported denial of treatment altogether.
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The coronavirus lockdown has dramatically worsened mental health for LGBTQ people
Psychologists have already called mental illness “an epidemic within the coronavirus pandemic.”
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House Democrats introduce a resolution to end the gay blood ban
The resolution calls on the FDA to end the ban on gay and bi men who donate blood and instead use a science-based approach.
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Older gay & bisexual adults are more likely to use drugs
LGB people over 50 were over twice as likely as straight people to use non-medical drugs according to a recent study.
