WASHINGTON – Today, the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, in partnership with Advocates for Youth, Answer, GLSEN, Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA), and the Sexuality Information and Education Council of the U.S. (SIECUS), called for significant improvements in sex education programs to ensure that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) youth have access to…
A court in the Philippines has convicted a US Marine of killing a transgender woman. Lance Corporal Joseph Scott Pemberton was found ghttps://lgbtweekly.jeffjungblut.com/wp-admin/post-new.phpuilty of homicide and not murder over the killing of transgender woman Jennifer Laude, reports the Philippine Star. Pemberton will face imprisonment from six to 12 years. Witnesses had testified that Pemberton squeezed…
Express Scripts announced Tuesday that it will partner with Imprimis Pharmaceuticals to offer a low-cost alternative to Daraprim, a lifesaving treatment for people living with HIV. Two months ago, Turing Pharmaceuticals’ CEO Martin Shkreli bought the rights to Daraprim and hiked the price of this crucial drug by 5,000 percent overnight. Express Scripts, a major…
WASHINGTON – Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation in partnership with the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) and the Center for HIV Law and Policy (CHLP), launched a national public education campaign to sound the alarm on dangerous HIV criminalization laws and the disproportionate harm they cause LGBT people, particularly LGBT communities of…
Today, World AIDS Day unites us in support of those who are surviving with the disease, in commemoration of those who have died and in a shared dedication to finding a cure. Recent scientific efforts have brought an increase in long-awaited treatments that can help to mitigate the effects and rate of transmission of HIV/AIDS. And…
WASHINGTON, DC — On the eve of World AIDS Day 2015, the National LGBTQ Task Force is urging everyone to “decisively act” to help end stigma and advance health care access for people living with HIV/AIDS — and to “seize the opportunity” to create an AIDS-free world. This year’s theme is Think Positive, Rethink HIV….
St.Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral, at 2728 6th Ave. in San Diego will honor World AIDS Day by lighting the cathedral red. The Cathedral lights have been changing each month to recognize various national and world issues. This week Nov 30- Dec 3 the Cathedral will reflect the color red in remembrance of all those who have died…
SEATTLE, Wa.—Pride Foundation, a regional community foundation, has announced that it has invested over $7.5 million this year to expand opportunities and advance full equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) individuals and families throughout the Northwest. “2015 represented another important milestone for our community,” said Kris Hermanns, Executive Director of Pride Foundation. “Despite…
NEW YORK – amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research, today announced the establishment of the amfAR Institute for HIV Cure Research, an innovative collaborative enterprise based at UC San Francisco (UCSF). As the cornerstone of amfAR’s $100 million cure research investment strategy, the aim of the Institute will be to develop the scientific basis of…
The United Kingdom’s rules on gay men giving blood are to be reconsidered. The BBC reports that Public Health Minister Jane Ellison says there will be a review. “Making sure that the blood supply is safe is an absolute priority,” she said. “Donor deferral for men who have sex with men was changed from lifetime…
