In a move to address rumors of closure the chair of Stepping Stone San Diego today released an open letter reassuring LGBTQ San Diegans that the operation will not be shutting down. In the letter Chair Tom Reise writes, “Each of us on the Board of Directors and on staff considers Stepping Stone to be…
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y., — A new CDC study that combines three years of data to produce nationally representative estimates characterizing HIV-infected adults receiving care in the U.S. shows that those who identify as transgender women are significantly less likely to adhere to anti-HIV medication regimens and to achieve viral suppression. In addition, they have higher…
WASHINGTON – Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation, in collaboration with Whitman-Walker Heath (WWH), released an updated guide to practicing safer sex that includes essential tips to minimize the spread of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs). The guide, “Safer Sex,” an updated version of the first edition released six years ago, is…
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — In celebration of LGBT Pride Month, Comcast has announced it will feature a specially curated collection of films from Frameline, the world-renowned media arts organization connecting filmmakers and audiences around the world. Frameline has selected an eclectic mix of LGBT independent film titles that will be made available to Xfinity TV subscribers…
The heart beats faster! The blood vessels constrict even more! The heart, lungs, and brain ache for more help but it isn’t coming fast enough! There is a shudder and then complete blackness! This Edgar Allan Poe moment of chimerical horror describes a massive stroke for someone that suffered one day too many from hypertension….
A new children’s book by Craig Pomranz, Made by Raffi, has been released and is gaining a lot of attention. Inspired by a true-life incident, Made By Raffi is the story of a little boy who likes to knit and sew — at first he is teased for his hobby, but in the end he becomes…
The Culture Wars are really over. Most Americans believe gay people should marry, abortion should be legal, contraception readily available. So, what is a lost culture warrior to do? Americans also believe in religious freedom. So, the answer is to recast yourself as defending religious freedom. After all, you can’t trump a civil or privacy right with a political…
Early in her 1996 motivational book Finding the Champion Within, Olympic Gold Medalist Caitlyn Jenner expresses her devotion to “My lovely wife, Kris.” “When we met on September 10, 1990, my life had lost direction,” Jenner writes. “But it’s amazing what one person can awaken in another.” Finding the Champion Within: A Step-By-Step Plan for…
MIAMI — In its continuing mission to operate as a PACE (philanthropy, arts, culture and education) hotel and support marginalized and underserved communities, The Betsy-South Beach presents Miami’s first Transart festival (June 11-30) in partnership with Unity Coalition/Coalción Unida, TransMiami and the LGBT Center, Miami Beach. Showcasing the talent, vision and possibilities within the transgender…
WASHINGTON — With mounting evidence that many public and private health plans are deliberately rationing care for Americans with the hepatitis C virus (HCV), those on the front lines in fighting viral hepatitis and HIV/AIDS have urged lawmakers to overturn state Medicaid and managed care policies that discourage testing, add prior authorization requirements on clinicians,…
