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FDA approves new strategy to increase monkeypox vaccine supplies fivefold
“The monkeypox virus has continued to spread at a rate that has made it clear our current vaccine supply will not meet the current demand,” said FDA Commissioner Robert M. Califf.
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Study argues that “social contagion” isn’t making the kids today transgender
The “social contagion” claim has long been repeated by right-wing politicians and activists who support laws criminalizing gender-affirming healthcare for trans youth.
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Monkeypox is not a “gay disease” but it is being painted that way worldwide
Touting the monkeypox virus as a ‘gay disease’ endangers both queer and non-queer people.
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A 66-year-old man was diagnosed with HIV in 1988. It just got cured.
He is the fifth person – and the oldest – to ever be cured of HIV.
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Gay & bi men are going to Canada to get monkeypox vaccines
Supplies are short in the U.S., so some people are going abroad to get vaccinated.
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U.S. sat on 300,000 vaccine doses as monkeypox spread among gay & bi men
The government missed an opportunity to contain the spread of monkeypox.
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Monkeypox & the media: Let’s not repeat the mistakes made with HIV/AIDS
Recent reporting on MPXV has been a gut punch to anyone who remembers the early, stigmatizing media coverage of HIV/AIDS.
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Trans people in Southern states have to travel & pay more just to get medical care, study finds
Bans on gender-affirming care for trans youth could make the problem far worse.
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Monkeypox vaccine remains hard to get in cities where outbreak is growing
Cities like New York and Washington, D.C., ran out of vaccination appointments almost as soon as they became available.
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4 ways to overcome barriers to addiction treatment for the LGBTQ community
Many of the same stigmas LGBTQ individuals face on a daily basis are also the reasons they don’t get treatment. Let’s change that.