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Increased Risk of STI Associated with PrEP Not Due to Decreased Condom Use

A new study found an increased likelihood of contracting an STI among those who started PrEP – however, contrary to popular belief, it’s not because of decreased condom use, reported LGBTQ Nation.The study,...

Trans People May Be Four Times More Likely to Have A Heart Attack

Transgender individuals may be more likely to suffer from a heart attack than their cisgender counterparts, according to Medical Xpress.A new study led by researchers at George Washington University found t...

Researchers Develop “Swiss Army Knife” Immunotherapy to “Kick and Kill” HIV

Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health have developed an all-in-one immunotherapy approach that may potentially lead to a cure to HIV, according to UPMC.The scientist...

Judge Rules HIV Medication Lawsuit Against Gilead Sciences Can Proceed

Superior Court Judge Carolyn Kuhl rejected requests from Gilead Sciences, Inc. to dismiss claims in a personal injury lawsuit brought by HIV positive Californians, according to the LA Sentinel.The lawsuit c...

First Ever Living HIV Positive Organ Donation is Successful

For the first time ever, doctors transplanted an organ from an HIV positive donor into an HIV positive recipient, reported the Washington Post.Surgeons at Johns Hopkins Hospital transplanted a kidney from N...

Taking the Fear out of Sex

Whether you’re fresh into your relationship or a decade into committed love with your partner, sexual wellness is an important conversation to have. While most of us have grown up in very sex-positive household...

Trans Men’s Ovaries Function After One Year of Testosterone Treatments

Transitioning transgender men who hope to reproduce receive good news as a new study shows that trans men’s ovaries appear to function even after a year of injecting testosterone, according to Devdiscourse....

Study Finds Differences in Drug Use Among Straight and LGBTQ Americans

A new survey from Desert Hope Treatment Center of 1700 Americans, 400 of whom identified as LGBTQ, found key differences in drug use between LGBTQ and non-LGBTQ Americans.According to the survey, drug use s...

Injectable, Long-Acting PrEP Could be Next in Combatting HIV

News the “London patient” has become the second-person ever found in remission of HIV has been hailed as a medical triumph, but new developments with pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, could mark additional ste...

Bisexual People Should Come Out to their Doctors, Says Human Rights Campaign

This month marks Bisexual Health Awareness Month, and with striking rates of poor health outcomes, the Human Rights Campaign encourages bi+ individuals to come out to their doctor.Robyn Ochs, editor of Bi W...

New Study Highlights Differences Between Suicides Among LGB and Straight People

Note: This article may contain potential suicide triggers. If you are in crisis or having suicidal thoughts, you can call the 24/7 TrevorLifeline at 866-488-7386.A new study comparing suicide among gay and ...

A time of reckoning: Atlanta's LGBTQ community addresses racism problem

Health Dept. Proposes Removing Data Collection on LGBTQ Foster Kids

Trump’s Transgender Military Ban to Affect Naval Academy

Same-Sex Couples More Likely To Be Denied a Loan, Study Says

Is gay Atlanta rapper Anye Elite about to break out?

Converse Releases New Pride and Trans Pride Sneakers

Frank Ocean Reveals He’s Been in a Relationship for Three Years

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