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Coffins piled outside State Department to protest AIDS relief cuts
It took Peter Staley two weeks to build 200 full-sized coffins. The longtime AIDS activist, with a group of volunteers…
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Gay people often have older brothers. Why? And does it matter?
This is something I learned years ago through gay bar chatter: Gay people are often the youngest kids in their families. I liked the idea right away…
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Conversion therapist sentenced to 15 years for abusing his clients
A conversion therapist in Utah who pled guilty to charges related to sexually abusing clients he had promised to help turn straight received…
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LGBT health research hit by major federal funding cuts
The nation’s LGBTQ research field is collapsing. In recent weeks, academics who focus on improving the health of…
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HHS layoffs impact HIV/AIDS prevention and policy teams
Tuesday began a series of mass layoffs targeting staff, departments, and whole agencies within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under…
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RFK Jr. shutters HHS Office of Infectious Diseases & HIV Policy
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plans to fire the entire staff of the Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy, CBS News reports…
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Trump cancels at least 68 grants focused on LGBT health questions
A surge of grant cancellations hit researchers focused on the health of gay, lesbian and transgender people last week, as the Trump administration continues…