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Housing Works' South Slope thrift shop in Brooklyn.

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Housing Works expands virtual food bank program with $300K grant

By Dashiell Allen

The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene's offices in Long Island City, Queens.

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NYC sees uptick in estimated new HIV infections among men who have sex with men

By Duncan Osborne

Vigil participants standing in the shadow of the NYC AIDS Memorial on World AIDS Day in 2019.

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Events slated for World AIDS Day in New York City

By Dashiell Allen

Individuals wait to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in January of 2021.

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Study: COVID setbacks threaten goals in fight against HIV in America

By Dashiell Allen

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UN confirms sexual spread of mpox in Congo for the first time

By MARIA CHENG, AP

Village Apothecary receives a City Council citation from Councilmember Erik Bottcher of Manhattan.

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Village Apothecary, independent pharmacy specializing in HIV, turns 40

By Heather Cassell

The intersex awareness legislation was led in the upper chamber by out gay State Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal.

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Hochul signs intersex education and awareness bill

By Dashiell Allen

Presenter Tabytha Gonzalez with "Pose" star Dominique Jackson.

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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.

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

By Matt Tracy

City Health Commissioner Ashwin Vasan speaks alongside then-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 on July 7, 2022.

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Study finds racial disparities in NYC’s 2022 mpox response

By Dashiell Allen

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

By Dashiell Allen

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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

By Matt Tracy

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Bronx tenant advocates celebrate new law banning broker fees, calling it a win for renters

Braata Folk Singers perform in September 2022 during the Guyana Cultural Association's Folk Festival at the Old Boys & Girls High School Grounds in Brooklyn.

Braata returns to Off-Broadway with ‘Unplugged – A Caribbean Choral Experience’

Mayor Eric Adams and NYPD Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch held a security briefing on Friday ahead of anticipated protests on Saturday

Mayor, NYPD warn ‘zero tolerance’ for disorder at Saturday’s ‘No Kings Day’ protest