Sexual transmission of HCV in gay men should not be a PrEP deterrent, say advocates

By Mathew Rodriguez From TheBody.com After two men on pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) at the Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Medical Center tested positive for the hepatitis C virus (HCV), clinicians at the center penned a letter to the editor of the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases calling for routine HCV testing in gay men who are currently…

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Georgians are uniting against LGBT discrimination

ATLANTA – Today,  the Human Rights Campaign announced it is joining forces with Georgia Equality, an organization working to advance fairness, safety and opportunity for LGBT communities and allies throughout the state, for a project called “Georgia Unites Against Discrimination.” Launched by Georgia Equality in January of this year, Georgia Unites Against Discrimination is a…

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After ‘confusion’ Log Cabin Republicans will now speak at CPAC 2015

The Log Cabin Republicans (LCR) have been given an invitation to speak at this year’s Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) as part of the panel “Putin’s Russia: A New Cold War?” The invitation comes after several days of back and forth between the LCR and the American Conservative Union (ACU), which organizes CPAC. In response, LCR…

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New group formed to ‘Make marriage achievable for all who seek it’

WASHINGTON — Today, 103 U.S. scholars and leaders released a public statement, Marriage Opportunity: The Moment for National Action, and announced the formation of the Marriage Opportunity Council, whose goal is to make marriage achievable for all Americans, regardless of social class or sexual orientation. The statement is published in full as the cover essay in…

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New study: 90 percent of new HIV infections in the US could be averted by getting those with HIV into medical care

New research released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and published in JAMA Internal Medicine shows that more than 90 percent of new HIV infections in the United States could be averted by diagnosing people living with HIV and ensuring they are immediately given access to medical care. HIVPlus Magazine reported that Jonathan…

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