For the first time, gay and bisexual men who don’t inject drugs accounted for less than half of new HIV cases in San Francisco last year.
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“A League Of Their Own” steals bases and queer hearts
Last month, Amazon Prime debuted Abbi Jacobson’s explicitly queer take on the classic sports film, A League of Their Own. As a casual baseball fan and lover of queer media, this eight-episode dramedy stole my heart. Never again will I root as hard for a sports team as I did for the Rockford Peaches. As […]
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Local advocates say Texas PrEP ruling will impact preventative care
A federal judge in Texas ruled last week that employers in the state are no longer required to provide coverage for the HIV prevention medication PrEP, as mandated by the Affordable Care Act (ACA). A Christian-owned company called Braidwood Management is one of the plaintiffs in the suit against the federal government, claiming that compulsory […]
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Drag brunch cancelled after violent threats in Texas
The Disney-themed drag brunch scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 11 was abruptly cancelled last week after an onslaught of threats of violence to the venue, the Cool Beans Bar and Grill, an LGBTQ+ friendly establishment. The threats of violence came after social media posts by the anti-LGBTQ+ Libs Of TikTok and far-right media outlet Blaze TV’s […]
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Newsom signs anti-bias, LGBTQ data bills
Governor Gavin Newsom has signed into law several bills aimed at addressing anti-bias incidents, particularly those targeting Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, and expanding the collection of sexual orientation and gender identity data.
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SF leather district to hold MPX vaccine clinic
Monkeypox vaccines are trickling in and, this weekend, there will be two more opportunities to get the jab in San Francisco.
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Fla. sued over exclusion of transgender healthcare from Medicaid
An international law firm and a coalition of LGBTQ and healthcare advocacy groups filed a complaint Wednesday challenging a Florida rule that excludes transgender-related medical care from Medicaid reimbursements. The lawsuit was filed with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida against the state’s Agency for Health Care Administration by Lambda Legal, […]
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Lesbian Rights Activist Susan Silverman Passes At 73
Decades-long activist for the lesbian rights movement Susan Silverman passed away at the age of 73 on on August 24, 2022. According to her obituary in the Philadelphia Gay News (PGN), she came out at age 19 and began her activism right away as a feminist in Manhattan. The next year the Stonewall Riots galvanized […]
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Iran court sentences two activists to death for ‘promoting homosexuality’
A court in Iran has sentenced two LGBTQ and intersex activists to death after their arrest for “promoting homosexuality.” Iran Human Rights, a Norway-based NGO that champions human rights in Iran, on Tuesday noted the Urmia Revolutionary Court in Iran’s West Azerbaijan province sentenced Zahra (Sareh) Sedighi, 31, and Elham Coobdar, 24, to death after it convicted […]
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U.N. expert ‘alarmed’ over curtailment of LGBTQ, intersex rights in U.S.
The independent U.N. expert on LGBTQ and intersex issues has expressed concern over efforts to curtail the rights of LGBTQ and intersex people in states across the U.S. “I am deeply alarmed by a widespread, profoundly negative riptide created by deliberate actions to roll back the human rights of LGBT people at (the) state level,” […]
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Fla. student activists oust anti-LGBTQ school board members
After months of political organizing on behalf of candidates running to replace two anti-LGBTQ members of the school board in deep red Flagler County, Fla., rising high school senior Cameron Driggers was ready to celebrate their improbable electoral wins this week. The upset shows that even voters in very conservative districts can see the dangers […]
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As passage deadline nears, 9 LGBTQ bills sent to CA Gov. Newsom
As the deadline fast approaches for California legislators to adopt legislation this year, nine LGBTQ-related bills have now been sent to Governor Gavin Newsom to either veto or sign into law.
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Serbia president announces EuroPride is cancelled
During a routine Saturday press conference Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic announced that the international EuroPride event scheduled to be held in the Serbian capital city of Belgrade from Sept. 12-18 was cancelled. In his remarks the Serbian leader told reporters that his government had come under intense pressure from far right-wing groups and the leadership of the Serbian […]
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D.C. Health expands eligibility criteria for monkeypox vaccine
The D.C. Department of Health announced on Aug. 12 that it has expanded one of its main eligibility criteria for the monkeypox vaccine from men who have sex with men who have had multiple sex partners during the previous two weeks to all people of any sexual orientation or gender who have had multiple sex […]
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Is human monkeypox a sexually transmitted infection?
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dr. James NP • On-air Contributor • Host • Producer (@askthenp) We need to have a tough conversation about monkeypox. For the record, this isn’t easy, and it’s not exactly one I’m excited to have. That said, let’s talk about monkeypox nudging closer to being called […]
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Singapore to decriminalize homosexuality
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Sunday announced his country will decriminalize consensual same-sex sexual relations. Lee made the announcement during his speech at a rally that marked National Day, which commemorates Singapore’s independence from Malaysia. “Private sexual behavior between consenting adults does not raise any law and order issue. There is no justification […]
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Killing Eve billboard seeks a better finale for LGBTQ+ characters
Months after the catastrophic Killing Eve series finale, Villanelle’s death continues to spark feelings of betrayal within the show’s international fanbase. Apart from showrunner Laura Neal’s decision to deviate from the source material’s storyline which (spoiler alert) sees Eve and Villianelle settle happily together in Russia, the finale also perpetuated the dangerous “bury your gays” […]
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Anthony Fauci, leader in HIV/AIDS and COVID epidemics, confirms plan to retire
Anthony Fauci, who’s as leading epidemiologist advised seven presidents and had a major role in the HIV/AIDS and COVID epidemics, has confirmed his plan to step down for his role in the U.S. government. Fauci, the longtime director of the National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases and now chief medical adviser to President Biden, […]
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Long before “Don’t Say Gay,” LGBTQ students were under attack
Legislative attacks on LGBTQ youth are not a new phenomena. As more LGBTQ secondary school students came out publicly in the ‘80s and ‘90s, so too did opposition to both their increased visibility and to their choice to come out at all. Such opposition often took the form of campaigns to restrict LGBTQ students’ abilities […]
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SF starts administering split doses of monkeypox vaccine
As of Thursday, San Francisco clinics are starting to administer monkeypox vaccines using a new split-dose technique intended to stretch the limited supply.