HEALTH

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LGBT seniors now losing support from the Department of Health and Human Services.

October 10, 2017 compassq Comments Off on LGBT seniors now losing support from the Department of Health and Human Services.

Donald Trump’s administration has backtracked on yet another LGBT rights measure. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, part of the Department of Health and Human Services, last week withdrew a proposed rule put forth in December 2014 to assure that same-sex spouses are treated equally to opposite-sex ones in long-term care facilities that receive Medicare and Medicaid funds, which most do.

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Injectable PrEP appeals to many.

October 9, 2017 compassq Comments Off on Injectable PrEP appeals to many.

Approximately a third of gay and bisexual men who are currently taking oral (tenofovir/emtricitabine) pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) would prefer long-acting injectable PrEP should it become available, investigators report in AIDS and Behavior.

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The health risks of being bisexual.

October 9, 2017 compassq Comments Off on The health risks of being bisexual.

The B in the LGBT community often comes as an afterthought. There are fewer resources dedicated to bisexual people than to gay, lesbian and transgender people. The 40th annual LGBT Funders Report, which tracked funding to LGBT organizations from 1970 to 2010, found that, of the $487 million that went to programs and organizations that serve the overall LGBT population, a mere $84,000 went to groups that specifically serve bisexuals.