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PoliticsHouse Democrats seek to adopt resolution honoring & uplifting Black queer leaders
If adopted, the House will recognize “Black History Month as an important time to celebrate the remarkable and unique contributions of all LGBTQ+ Black Americans in United States history.”
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Health and WellnessHouse 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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News (USA)The AIDS Memorial Quilt will be moved to a new permanent home in San Francisco
The 540-ton quilt will return to the city of San Francisco, where it was first created, to become part of “Center for Social Conscience.”
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Health and WellnessElizabeth Warren stands up to Donald Trump on gender-affirming health care
Trump is trying to legalize more discrimination against transgender people. Warren isn’t having it.
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News (USA)
Lawmakers call on HHS to end ban on blood donations from gay, bisexual men
Eighty congressional lawmakers sent a letter Monday to Secretary of Health and Human Services Sylvia Burwell, calling for the Department to replace the FDA’s lifetime ban on blood donations from men who have sex with men with a policy based on individual risk factors.
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News (USA)
Bill to repeal laws that criminalize HIV exposure introduced in U.S. House
WASHINGTON — A California congresswoman on Tuesday reintroduced the REPEAL HIV Discrimination Act in the U.S. House, a bill that would would lead to an eventual repeal of laws that criminalize exposing others to HIV.
