Two gene variants have been found to be more common in gay men, adding to mounting evidence that sexual orientation is at least partly biologically determined. How does this change what we already knew? Didn’t we already know there were “gay genes”? Read the full article HERE.
HIV is being diagnosed sooner after infection than previously reported, according to a Nov. 28 press release issued by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. According to the release, there was a 7-month improvement over a 4-year period, from a median of 3 years and 7 months in 2011 to 3 years in 2015. Read the full article HERE.
In August, United Healthcare was heavily criticized for denying coverage of Truvada to a bisexual client because, the company claimed, he engaged in “high risk homosexual behavior.” In addition to apologizing for the “insensitive language,” United Healthcare announced that it was updating its policy and would no longer require pre-authorization for Truvada. Read the full article HERE.
The CDC (Center for Disease Control) recently held a press call ahead of World’s Aid day with CDC Director Brenda Fitzgerald, M.D., Jonathan Mermin, M.D., M.P.H., Director, CDC’s National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention and Eugene McCray, M.D., Director, CDC’s Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention… Read the full article HERE.
A CDC report published today finds that HIV is being diagnosed sooner after infection than was previously reported.According to the report, the estimated median time from HIV infection to diagnosis was three years in 2015. CDC previously estimated that, in 2011, the median time from HIV infection to diagnosis was three years and seven months. Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has revealed that some public hospitals and private clinics in China are making patients endure “gay conversion” therapy to re-orient their sexuality. However, analysts say it is mostly pressure from parents that is responsible, rather than government policy. Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality
Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD) today announced the launch of the Gilead COMPASS (COMmitment to Partnership in Addressing HIV/AIDS in Southern States) Initiative, a 10-year, $100 million commitment to support organizations working to address the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the Southern United States… Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality
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