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Biden health officials urge syphilis, hepatitis C & HIV tests on National HIV Testing Day (exclusive)

It’s called the syndemic approach and sexually active people should know about it, officials say.

Jonathan Vincent of Fenway Says HIV Is Personal But Is Also a Global Challenge

The Fenway Health Institute's Jonathan Vincent says the upcoming International AIDS Conference in Washington, D.C., is a chance for the global village to make the personal connections it needs to succeed.

This cancer researcher was studying LGBTQ+ people. Her work is now in limbo

A researcher at the George Washington Cancer Center says Trump could erase years of scientific work.

Trans Americans consider moves to safer states because of Trump election: Williams Institute

Many who live in states with anti-transgender laws feel threatened.

Federal judge in Maryland blocks Trump's anti-transgender gender-affirming care order

Those who sued have "shown they will face irreparable harm" if the order is allowed to stand, a federal judge wrote.

NIH to HIV-Positive People: 'DROP DEAD'

Thirty-five years of an AIDS epidemic, and there's no cure? That is inexcusable, Larry Kramer tells the National Institutes of Health.

CDC Denies It Will Remove LGBT Questions

The Williams Institute sounded the alarm that the CDC would scrap an LGBT module from its survey.

Washington Improves Conditions for Transgender Inmates in State Prisons

A legal settlement propels significant enhancements in transgender inmate care and rights.

DC Gay Men's Chorus's Virtual 'Waving Through a Window' Is Beautiful

Members of the 39-year-old chorus perform the showstopper from Dear Evan Hansen while social distancing

Lesbian and STI Expert Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo to Succeed Fauci at NIAID

Marrazzo will be the first out member of the LGBTQ+ community to head the institute.

19 States Plan to Offer Refuge to Trans Youth & Families

The states have plans to protect these families from penalties for seeking gender-affirming health care.

Federal judge blocks Trump’s gender-affirming care ban—again

The judge stopped the administration from stripping funding from medical providers that provide medical care to transgender minors.

Biden Names Adrian Shanker as Senior Adviser on LGBTQI+ Health Equity

Shanker, a longtime advocate for LGBTQ+ and HIV-positive Americans, will work in the office of the assistant secretary for health at the  Department of Health and Human Services.