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Researchers ‘overwhelmed’ by HIV cure breakthrough
A cure for HIV could be a step closer after researchers found a new way to force the virus out of hiding inside human cells…
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Trump ends major HIV vaccine program, delaying progress
The current presidential administration has ended funding for the Center for HIV/AIDS Vaccine Development (CHAVD), a move that researchers say will likely…
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How apps like Grindr and Sniffies may influence gay meth use
At 21 years old, Robert McAllister remembers unlocking his phone in Louisville, Kentucky to a grid of bodies on Grindr, the gay hook-up app…
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Maryland becomes 5th state to decriminalize HIV
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) signed legislation on Tuesday that decriminalizes HIV. The Carlton R. Smith Act – named for a local HIV activist who…
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1.2 million LGBT kids have called a soon to be cut suicide hotline
I remember reading a story late last year about a nonbinary 16-year-old in Alabama who dialed the LGBTQ crisis line instead of following through on a suicide pact he…
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Trump’s health report promotes disputed therapies for trans kids
LGBTQ+ advocates and researchers say the report helps push Trump’s agenda of eliminating gender-affirming care for youth…
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Why gay men are more likely to experience ED and what to do about it
ED is common for many guys as they get older. According to the National Institute of Health, at age 40, about 40% of men are affected, while 70% report having ED by…