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California to consider bill that aims to lower rates of STD diagnoses
Out state Sen. Scott Wiener promises to introduce a bill creating “a master plan” on STD prevention and have California monitor HIV/AIDS numbers until 2030.
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California just tabled a bill that would’ve banned surgeries on intersex infants & children
Such surgeries occur before young people can consent to them or develop their own gender identity, often scarring them for life and creating medical and identity difficulties later on.
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HIV transmissions dropped 71% in the UK. But don’t expect a similar drop in the US.
The U.K. is on track to end HIV transmissions by 2030. But several barriers stand in the way of the U.S. replicating their success.
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Utah’s governor halts HIV prevention campaign because of “sexual innuendo”
The governor doesn’t like the design on the packaging for condoms the health department was handing out.
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Health insurance for transgender people exists. Good luck understanding it.
America claims “Liberty and justice for all,” yet it continues to ignore its transgender citizens’ medical struggles.
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Conversion therapy survivor says the Mormon church pays for its members to undergo it
A Mormon survivor of ex-gay therapy dropped this bombshell: Even though the Mormon church says it opposes conversion therapy, they pay for congregants to go through it.
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The far-right thinks Burger King’s Impossible Whoppers will literally turn men into women
They think eating a plant-based burger will cause men to grow boobs, decrease the size of their genitals, and cause sexual confusion and homosexuality.
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Congress is raising the smoking age to 21. Will it slash LGBTQ smoking rates?
41% of gay and lesbian teens have tried tobacco products. The rate is even higher for trans kids. That’s dramatically higher than straight teens.
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Overwhelming evidence found that discrimination hurts LGBTQ people’s health
The meta-analysis found that 95% of studies on the subject found a link between anti-LGBTQ discrimination and health outcomes.
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Surgeons successfully performed a testicle transplant. The procedure could help trans men one day.
The procedure was successful – but it could raise legal questions about paternity.
