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Gilead Gives Yet More Money to Community Groups Combating HIV in Black and Latinx Communities
Via the Human Rights Campaign, the pharma giant will dole out $3.2 million, its latest investment in a complicated relationship with the HIV community.

Amy Coney Barrett Is a Threat to the Affordable Care Act—and the Transgender and Disabled People Who Depend on It
A six-to-three conservative majority on the Supreme Court—now including Justice Barrett—could repeal the law in its entirety.

Studies: Trans Youth Need Sexual Knowledge and Gender-Affirming Care
Research concluded that support from family and health care providers can help reduce mental health challenges, suicide risk, and rates of HIV among trans and nonbinary youth.

Jerry Falwell Jr. Allegedly Likes to Watch. He’s Not Alone.
Watching your partner have sex with someone else is often called “cuckolding” or “hotwifing.” But it’s not just for straight men. And, say experts, it’s perfectly healthy.

Border Work in Tijuana Has Taught Me That Immigration Is a Public Health Concern
A law student from a Central American immigrant family learns about the dangers faced by transgender migrants at the border.

Black Queer People’s Family Structures Are a Blueprint for the Revolution
How Black queer people show up for each other in nontraditional ways should be a lesson for us all.

What’s a Pride Without Latex? COVID-19 Cancels GMHC’s 30th Anniversary Latex Ball
The event, which serves as party and HIV prevention model, hopes for a COVID-free future.

Navigating Endometriosis and the Search for Gender Euphoria
For years, Cosmo tried to convince doctors that they needed a hysterectomy. And for years, their doctors didn't listen.

This Is How LGBTQ Latinx Folks Are Facing the Impact of COVID-19 at the U.S.-Mexico Border
Groups like Poderosos, Team Brownsville, and Angry Tías and Abuelas are working around the clock to help those most in need.

COVID-19 Budget Cuts Are Quashing NYC’s Brand-New Summer Career Program for LGBTQ Homeless Youth
The project, funded at $2.7 million over four years, was to start July 1. Queer youth and their allies are devastated.