One last reminder to join Lambda Archives this Saturday as they honor some of the women who stepped up in the early days of HIV. Saturday, March 19, 2016, noon San Diego Woman’s Club, 2557 Third Avenue, San Diego, CA 92103 GET YOUR HERE TICKETS NOW! Invite your friends on Facebook here! About the honorees: Wendy…
Lambda Archives of San Diego, a nationally-recognized nonprofit archive dedicated to the local history of LGBT people, will host the Heroines, Pioneers & Trailblazers awards gala brunch Saturday, March 19 at 12 noon at the San Diego Woman’s Club. The event includes an awards program to honor women, LBTQ and straight, who stepped up and…
Ben Carson may have re-invigorated his presidential campaign with firings and hirings but his anti-LGBT stance shows no signs of abating. During an interview with CNN Carson’s new campaign chair, retired Major Gen. Robert F. Dees, said he wanted to restrict the role of women in the military and bring back the days of “Don’t Ask,…
LA JOLLA, Calif. – Scripps Health has been named among the nation’s 100 Best Workplaces for Women by Fortune magazine and Great Place to Work. The inaugural rankings were based on a survey of more than 135,600 female employees at more than 600 companies across the nation. “We are honored to be recognized as one…
Psychiatric disorders can be difficult to diagnose because clinicians must rely upon interpreted clues, such as a patient’s behaviors and feelings. For the first time, researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine report identifying a biological marker: the over-production of specific genes that could be a diagnostic indicator of mental illness in…
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…
Smith College, the largest of the all-female Seven Sisters schools, has announced that the school’s Board of Trustees “voted to clarify Smith’s undergraduate admission policy to include self-identified transgender women.” In a statement posted on its Web site, Smith College President Kathleen McCartney wrote, “The board’s decision affirms Smith’s unwavering mission and identity as a…
Samantha Allen over at DailyBeast.com asks, and quite possibly answers, why bisexual women have significantly higher rates of smoking marijuana than their straight or lesbian peers. According to Allen and the 2000 National Alcohol Survey, “nearly 38 percent of bisexual women reported marijuana use in the last year compared to only 5 percent of straight…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — According to a new report released yesterday by a broad coalition of research and advocacy organizations, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) women are among the most at risk of poverty in America. Due to discriminatory laws, America’s 5.1 million LGBT women face lower pay, frequent harassment, compromised access to health care,…
WASHINGTON – In response to the violent attack of a 15-year old transgender teenager on the DC metro this week, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has renewed calls for stronger measures to protect transgender people – especially transgender women of color – from violence and harassment. According to the reports, friends who were with the victim…
