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South Carolina Senate Takes Up Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender Minors
South Carolina's Senate is debating a ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors with just days left in a 2024 session where they have largely avoided social hot-button issues.
Kansas Bill to Limit Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender Minors Dies after Failed Veto Override
A proposed ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors in Kansas died Monday when two Republicans switched their votes and prevented the Republican-controlled Legislature from overriding the Democratic governor's veto of the measure.
West Virginia and North Carolina's Transgender Care Coverage Policies Discriminate, Judges Rule
West Virginia and North Carolina's refusal to cover certain health care for transgender people with government-sponsored insurance is discriminatory, a federal appeals court ruled Monday in a case likely headed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Biden Administration Restores Health Protections for Transgender Patients
The Biden Administration restored protections for LGBTQ+ patients whose rights to health care were challenged by a Trump-era erosion of protections that put transgender Americans at particular risk.
CDC Says it's Identified 1st Documented Cases of HIV Transmitted Through Cosmetic Needles
Three women who were diagnosed with HIV after getting "vampire facial" procedures at an unlicensed New Mexico medical spa are believed to be the first documented cases of people contracting the virus through a cosmetic procedure using needles.
A Ban in Kansas on Gender-Affirming Care also would Bar Advocacy for Kids' Social Transitions
A proposed ban in Kansas on gender-affirming care for minors also would bar state employees from promoting it — or even children's social transitioning.
What is IVF, and Is It for You?
There are a number of options available to same-sex couples looking to add to their families by becoming parents. IVF is one of them. Is it for you?
'National Infertility Awareness Week' and Starting a Family with IVF
We are currently in National Infertility Awareness Week, making this the perfect time to learn more about the reproductive strategies available to same-sex couples who wish to become parents.
Watch: NY Jets Quarterback Aaron Rodgers Lets Fly with Conspiracy Theory about Where AIDS Came From
Sounds like a fumble: NY Jets QB Aaron Rodgers spouted a wild tale that AIDS was an invention of the federal government and that it served as a "blueprint" for the COVID-19 pandemic.
Supreme Court Allows Idaho to Enforce its Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender Youth
The Supreme Court is allowing Idaho to enforce its ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth while lawsuits over the law proceed, reversing lower courts.
Kansas Governor Vetoes Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Minors and 2 Anti-Abortion Bills
Kansas' governor on Friday vetoed a proposed ban on gender-affirming care for minors, a measure to require more reporting from abortion providers and what she called a "vague" bill making it a crime to coerce someone into having an abortion.
Tennessee GOP Senators OK Criminalizing Helping Minors Get Transgender Care, Mimicking Abortion Bill
Tennessee lawmakers are considering criminalizing adults who help minors receive gender-affirming care without parental consent, a proposal advancing in one of the most eager states to enact policies aimed at the LGBTQ+ community.
Restore Your Life Organically with Lazarus Naturals
If you have procrastinated on your New Year's health resolutions, springtime might be the time to revisit them, especially if you have been curious about CBD and how it might help you.
Smooth Skin is for Every Body: Debunking 5 Laser Hair Removal Myths
Unwanted hair doesn't care about your gender or how you identify. It grows and re-grows, but you don't have to be stuck with it forever!
Lawsuit Says Ohio's Gender-Affirming Care Ban Violates the State Constitution
Two families of transgender minors filed a constitutional challenge on Tuesday to an Ohio law that severely limits gender-affirming health care for youth under 18.
Syphilis Cases Spike Among Gay and Bisexual Men
With over 200,000 syphilis cases, the U.S. is seeing the highest cases since the 1950s.
Gay Men Who Use Crystal Meth Need Integrated Care
The growing trend of sexualised injection meth use — colloquially referred to as 'slamming' — is a growing public health concern due to the dual risk of transmission of HIV and other blood-borne viruses via both injection and sexual transmission.
AI Chatbots Are Here to Help with Your Mental Health, Despite Limited Evidence They Work
Download the mental health chatbot Earkick and you're greeted by a bandana-wearing panda who could easily fit into a kids' cartoon.
UN Chief Says It's Time to 'Truly Flood' Gaza with Aid And Calls Starvation There an Outrage
U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres stood near a long line of waiting trucks Saturday and declared it was time to "truly flood Gaza with lifesaving aid," calling the starvation inside the enclave a "moral outrage."
Wyoming Governor Vetoes Abortion Restrictions, Signs Transgender Medical Care Ban for Minors
Wyoming's governor on Friday vetoed a bill that would have erected significant barriers to abortion, should it remain legal in the state, and signed legislation banning gender-affirming care for minors.