Findings from two European studies on PrEP were released today at the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections in Seattle. The PROUD study out of England assesses the effect the use of PrEP has on the frequency with which men have sex, how often they use condoms, and whether they contract other sexually-transmitted infections. The…
Michael Sam, who made history last year as the first openly gay player to be drafted into the NFL, is moving into reality TV by joining the 20th season of ABC’s Dancing with the Stars, reports The Huffington Post. Other notable names to join Sam for this season of “Dancing With The Stars” include Patti…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The owner of three of West Hollywood’s most fashionable men’s retail shops announced this week he will close one in order to convert it into America’s first privately owned LGBTQ Center. Thursday, Feb. 26, the LA Jock Sport retail shop at 7990 Santa Monica Blvd will become “Home”, a privately-funded help center serving the community…
Today, relatives of Alan Turing, the subject of the Oscar-award winning film The Imitation Game, delivered signatures from the Change.org petition calling for the more than 49,000 men who were convicted under the UK’s now revoked anti-gay laws to be pardoned like Turing was to British Prime Minister David Cameron at 10 Downing Street in London. Rachel…
WASHINGTON – Workers in legal, same-sex marriages, regardless of where they live, will now have the same rights as those in opposite-sex marriages to federal job-protected leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act to care for a spouse with a serious health condition.DOL The U.S. Labor Department announced a rule change to the FMLA…
