Health News LGBTQ – Page 2 of 52 – Gay City News

Presenter Tabytha Gonzalez with "Pose" star Dominique Jackson.

Health

Callen-Lorde honors Dominique Jackson, Billy Bean, and New York Liberty

By Matt Tracy

A banner promotes a PrEP awareness campaign targeting transgender and gender non-conforming individuals.

Health

New PrEP awareness campaign targets trans and gender non-conforming New Yorkers

By Matt Tracy

City Health Commissioner Ashwin Vasan speaks alongside former New York State Health Commissioner Mary T. Bassett (left) and Raj Panjabi, then the coordinator of the White House Pandemic Office (right), at an mpox press conference outside of the city's Harlem clinic last year.

Health

Study finds racial disparities in NYC’s 2022 mpox response

By Dashiell Allen

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Oct. 2 that it plans to endorse the antibiotic as a post-sex morning after pill geared towards men who have sex with men and trans women.

Health

CDC proposes using antibiotic to prevent STI among gay men, trans women

By Dashiell Allen

Nola Rhea, 17, left, and her mother, Heather Rhea, 47, sit together in a coffee shop on Sept. 26, 2023, in Lincoln, Neb., as they discuss Nola's plans to leave the state of Nebraska next year to attend college following the state's enactment of a law restricting gender-confirming medical treatments for minors.

Health

Nebraska is imposing a 7-day wait for trans youth to start gender-affirming medications

By John Hanna, AP

The Food and Drug Administration's updated policy allows more men who have sex with men to donate blood.

Health

Blood banks call on LGBTQ people to donate amid shortages

By Matt Tracy

HIV/AIDS activists protest at Speaker Kevin McCarthy's office on Sept. 11 — roughly three weeks before a key deadline to renew PEPFAR funding.

Health

HIV/AIDS activists protest potential PEPFAR funding cuts at McCarthy’s office

By Matt Tracy

Members of Rainbow Hieghts Club at 25 Elm Place in Brooklyn.

Health

Rainbow Heights Club combats mental health crisis with peer support

By Emily Sawaked

Injectable PrEP, approved by the FDA in 2021 to prevent HIV, now has the backing of the US Preventive Services Task Force.

Health

Panel’s endorsement paves the way for insurance coverage of injectable PrEP

By Matt Tracy

The statehouse in Alabama is where lawmakers approved a ban on gender-affirming care for youth. The law has been held up by the courts, but the state is now allowed to enforce it.

Health

Appeals court allows Alabama to enforce ban on gender-affirming care for minors

By Arthur S. Leonard

Dr. Katy Miller, the medical director of adolescent medicine for Children’s Minnesota, sits for a portrait at the hospital in Minneapolis, Thursday, June 29, 2023.

Health

States that protect transgender care now try to absorb demand

By Jeff McMillan and Hannah Schoenbaum, AP

Trans youth in Florida must travel further to access gender-affirming care than youth in other states.

Health

Florida youth drive further for gender-affirming care

By Emily Sawaked

Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo

Health

Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo to become first out NIAID director

By Emily Sawaked

The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene's offices in Long Island City, Queens. The department recently released its 2022 HIV surveillance report.

Health

NYC sexual health clinics still operating at reduced capacity

By Nico Lang

image_67175681 (2)

Health

Mpox cases remain low in New York City

By Emily Sawaked

State Health Commissioner Dr. James McDonald announced an HIV self-test giveaway campaign through early August.

Health

New York State offering HIV self-testing kits

By Emily Sawaked

More from Around NYC

IMG_20241119_113342

Serving up hope: Local leaders and orgs give back with turkey giveaways ahead of Thanksgiving

business

Op-ed: Supporting local businesses is key to strengthening the Bronx

Candidate for NYC Comptroller Jenifer Rajkumar addressing supporters, some holding placards, during a kickoff campaign on Nov. 21 at the Palace in Woodside.

Jenifer Rajkumar begins campaign for comptroller

The Luna Luna carousel

Your winter arts guide for New York City 2024