Health & Fitness
US: HRC Releases Annual ‘LGBTQ’ inclusion HEI
On Friday last (16th), the Human Rights Campaign Foundation (HRC) released its 12th annual Healthcare Equality Index (HEI), which scores health care facilities on policies and practices dedicated to the equitable treatment and inclusion of their LGBTQ patients, visitors and employees. A record 680 health care facilities actively participated in this year’s survey, and, even […]
UK: Gay men at risk without access to HIV prevention pill
Delays in rolling out an HIV prevention pill in Britain are putting gay men’s lives at risk, with thousands buying it online without medical supervision, HIV campaigners said on Wednesday. Britain is lagging behind the United States and Kenya, where the highly-effective drug is more widely available, as health authorities only give the pills to […]
South Africa: Ancestors guide LGBT+ healers to mend mental scars
Smoke swirled around Badanile Maci as she crouched on all fours, clapping and chanting with half a dozen other sangomas – South African traditional healers – to greet their ancestors’ spirits. Widely respected by South Africans as spiritual guides, healers and counsellors, gay sangomas like 23-year-old Maci, are also challenging the idea that being LGBT+ […]
US: Patient organisations prefer generic HIV prevention pill
(Reuters) – Gilead Sciences Inc hopes to soon introduce a pricey new pill to prevent HIV in people at risk of contracting the infection, but the drugmaker faces opposition from an unusual source – patient advocates. Such groups have traditionally lobbied for insurance coverage of newer HIV drugs, regardless of expense. But at least three […]
OPINION: After Pride, it is time to focus on mental health for LGBT+ employees
By Simon Blake – chief executive of Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) England, and deputy chair of UK LGBT+ campaign group, Stonewall This month, around 1.5 million people turned out for London Pride and UK Black Pride. From PwC to Virgin Atlantic, many organisations took to the streets to celebrate the LGBT+ community. It is […]
UN: More urgency needed in AIDS fight as funding fades
(Reuters) – The global fight against AIDS is stalling due to lower investment, marginalised communities missing vital health services, and new HIV infections rising in some parts, the United Nations warned on Tuesday. Global funding for the AIDS fight dropped off significantly in 2018 – by nearly $1 billion – as international donors gave less, […]
Try Not To Cry – Queer Eye Season 4 Trailer!
Netflix has the released the trailer for Queer Eye Season 4! Try not to cry. Try not to lose it. Your biggest cheerleaders are back in Kansas City! New episodes of Queer Eye arrive 19 July! Queer Eye returned to Netflix last year and has gone global, introducing audiences around the world to a modern aesthetic, […]
