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Manhattan State Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal and LGBTQ advocates in Albany earlier this year.

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New York State and City move to become safe haven for trans youth and families

By Matt Tracy

Glenn Magpantay speaks at a news conference hosted by Apicha Community Health Center in Jackson Heights on Wednesday, May 31, 2023.

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Apicha unveils study on health needs of LGBTQ API New Yorkers

By Matt Tracy

AIDS Walk New York generated $2.1 million for GMHC and other service organizations in the tri-state area.

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AIDS Walk New York brings in $2.1 million

By Donna Aceto

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy of Calif., left, and Vice President Kamala Harris listen as President Joe Biden speaks during a meeting with Congressional leaders in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, May 16, 2023, in Washington.

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Report: debt ceiling talks could impact HIV, STI funding

By Matt Tracy

A person donates blood to the American Red Cross during a blood drive in Pottsville, Pa. on Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022.

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FDA finalizes new gay blood donation policy

By Matt Tracy

Acting New York State Health Commissioner Dr. James McDonald is encouraging folks at risk of mpox to get the two-dose vaccine.

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New York launches mpox vaccination campaign

By Matt Tracy

The antibiotic doxycycline is being utilized as a tool to combat sexually transmitted infections.

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Research shows antibiotic could prevent STIs among gay men, trans women

By Matt Tracy

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Op-Ed | As federal court ruling threatens ACA, now is the time for New York to increase access to PrEP

$\Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey speaks with reporters outside the Supreme Court on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Feb. 28, 2023.$

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Missouri to limit gender-affirming care for minors, adults

By Summer Ballentine and Heather Hollingsworth, AP

Congressmember Adriano Espaillat cuts the ribbon at NYC Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan on April 12.

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H+H opens Pride Health Center at Metropolitan Hospital

By Matt Tracy

Charlie Draughn, of Chisago, Minnesota, speaks at the Vermont Statehouse in Montpelier, on Friday March 31, 2023. Draugh, who attends boarding school in Vermont, said he was angry that groups are trying to control his life and turn him into something he is not.

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Anti-trans laws imperil gender-affirming care for 140k+ youth

By Matt Tracy

The scene in the Village during Pride Sunday in 2021.

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New York State LGBTQ survey reveals demographic trends, health disparities

By Matt Tracy

Artist Niccolo Cosme curated a photo series in an effort to advocate for just and equitable HIV/AIDS care.

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Filipino HIV/AIDS advocate’s art series uses HIV-positive blood for awareness

By Rohan Zhou-Lee

The panelists as seen during a discussion about the recent federal court ruling's impact on the Affordable Care Act's preventative care requirements.

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New York leaders warn ACA preventative care ruling threatens access to care

By Matt Tracy

Advocates and State Senator Robert Jackson urge Governor Kathy Hochul against imposing changes to 340B, a federal drug discount program.

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Providers urge state to keep 340B drug discount program intact

By Matt Tracy

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Potful of trouble: NYC stores skirting marijuana licensing rules, prompting legal confusion and safety concerns

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Six hundred turkeys were distributed on Nov. 23, thanks to Assembly Member Monique Chandler Waterman, Busta Rhymes, Special Ed, LinkNYC, NYC Public Schools Chancellor Melisa Ramos and IAMWONDAWOMAN. From left are Celeste Terry, Superintendent District 18, Assemblywoman Monique Chandler, Special Ed, handing over a turkey to a resident at the Annual Harvesting Health & Harmony Thanksgiving event at PS 135, on Linden Boulevard, Brooklyn.

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