President Donald Trump fired the remaining members of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA) Wednesday, reportedly informing them without explanation with a letter delivered by FedEx. The mass dismissal of the advisers marked another nadir in the administration’s dealing with the council. Read the full article HERE.
I can safely say this was a year for the record books, and in some ways that we’d never expected. Given the Trump administration and the Paul Ryan (R-WI)/Mitch McConnell (R-KY)-led House and Senate efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act, we were in danger of losing so much ground. Read the full article HERE.
tarting in January, Illinois will bar a rare criminal defense allowing the use of a victim’s sexual orientation as justification for violent crime, a ban gay rights advocates say they will attempt to replicate in about half a dozen states next year. Read the full article HERE.
2017 has been a big year for LGBT conservatives, who faced an increasing amount of hostility following the election of President Trump. In July, OUT Magazine, a popular LGBT news outlet, encouraged its readers to “drop” their gay conservative friends, while mainstream media outlets such as the Guardian and the Independent… Read the full article HERE.
It’s the chant that just won’t stop. “Puto!,” a portion of the crowd at a soccer match chants as the opposing team’s goal keeper kicks the ball in play. To those chanting the Spanish word, puto is an innocent and playful jibe that’s part of the culture. But to many more people, it’s homophobic, a belittling and demeaning term used to insult and degrade. Read the full article HERE.
Alabama’s state canvassing board has officially certified the results of the Dec. 12 special election, effectively declaring Democrat Doug Jones the winner. “As I said on election night, our victory marks a new chapter for our state and the nation,” Jones said in a statement after the certification. Read the full article HERE.
In just a few days, gay and bisexual men in British Columbia, and others at risk of contracting HIV, will have free access to a drug that significantly reduces the risk of getting infected. After months of studying the question, the BC Ministry of Health will begin covering PrEP at no cost on Jan 1, 2018, through the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS. Read the full article HERE.
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