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Why are gay men still banned from donating blood?

AMERICAN HOSPITALS ARE flooded with sick patients, and not everyone there is battling Covid-19. Many people need blood transfusions—in fact, the American Red Cross estimates that someone in the U.S. requires a blood donation every two seconds. The country’s blood…

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Is ‘vax 4 vax’ taking over Grindr?

It was bound to happen. Guys are now regularly sharing their COVID vaccination status in their app profiles. Every time I see it as a profile name or highlighted in a profile on Scruff or Grindr it makes me wince…

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Ad airing during March Madness names and shames lawmakers

The Human Rights Campaign has begun airing a commercial calling out the slew of state lawmakers and Republican governors for their push to enact anti-trans legislation this year… The ad made its television debut last night, airing during the NCAA…

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WH: Discrimination against trans kids is ‘against the law’

In the clearest sign that the Biden administration will fight against anti-trans athletic bans flooding statehouses, Reggie Greer, senior White House advisor on LGBTQ+ issues to the White House, told a panel on Monday that discrimination against trans kids is…