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The fourth leading cause of death in the US? Cumulative poverty
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HIV prevention drug hailed as a ‘breakthrough’ gets FDA approval
June 18, 2025 4:59 PM ET By Jonathan Lambert A drug with the potential to drastically curb the HIV epidemic just cleared its first regulatory hurdle. On Wednesday, the Food and Drug Administration approved lenacapavir for the prevention of HIV. Clinical trial data from last year suggest just two injections a year provide near-complete protection…
Read More Nonprofit Qaravan is helping LGBTQ immigrants fleeing persecution and war
By Hannah Kliger Updated on: June 24, 2025 / 12:22 PM EDT / CBS New York Yelena Goltsman immigrated from Soviet Ukraine in 1989, and says it didn’t take too long for her to realize that as a gay woman, she needed guidance navigating her new home.”I didn’t have any support system. I didn’t know…
Read More Supreme Court clears way for states to kick Planned Parenthood out of Medicaid
Patients do not have legal standing to sue if a state denies their right to see their preferred medical provider, the court said in a 6-3 ruling. By Alice Miranda Ollstein, Josh Gerstein and Lauren Gardner Updated: 06/26/2025 01:22 PM EDT The Supreme Court on Thursday cleared the way for states to exclude Planned Parenthood from their Medicaid programs. In…
Read More Maine Senate rejects effort to ban trans girls from sports
Bills mark the first of several targeting transgender rights that will go before lawmakers in the coming days By: Eesha Pendharkar and Lauren McCauley – June 12, 2025 10:04 pm Despite pressure from the Trump administration to repeal protections for transgender student athletes, lawmakers in the Maine Senate late Thursday rejected legislation that would restrict transgender students’ access to school…
Read More For gay asylum seeker, immigration crackdown strikes terror
Published: Jun. 17, 2025, 6:00 a.m. By Jaylen Green, Uncloseted Media This month, the Trump administration has deployed thousands of troops, including the National Guard and the Marines, to crack down on protests in Los Angeles against ICE raids in the latest act of their ongoing legal and military attacks on undocumented immigrants. Kelvin, a gay man from…
Read More Texas bill banning DEI, LGBTQ clubs in schools heads to governor for signature
KERA | By Bill Zeeble Published June 3, 2025 at 11:29 AM CDT A bill banning Diversity, Equity and Inclusion work in Texas’ K-12 schools is on its way to the governor’s desk. Senate Bill 12 bans DEI policies in hiring and training, bans student groups centered around gender identity and sexual orientation, and prohibits school employees from…
Read More Supreme Court Upholds Gender-Affirming-Care Ban. Here’s What to Know
by Solcyré Burga Jun 18, 2025 12:55 PM CT The Supreme Court has delivered a major blow to transgender rights with its decision to uphold a Tennessee law that bars doctors from providing gender-affirming care including puberty blockers, hormones, and surgical procedures for trans minors in the state. The Wednesday decision in the landmark U.S. v. Skrmetti case…
Read More Texas may require medical records list patients’ sex assigned at birth
The bill, which is poised to become law, creates up to a $250,000 fine for medical professionals who change a patients’ listed sex outside of certain exemptions. By Ayden Runnels May 22, 20257 PM Central The Texas House on Thursday approved a bill requiring health agencies to create a new field in medical records for the…
Read More Transgender asylum seeker detained by ICE outside Portland courtroom files habeas corpus petition
A federal judge asked that ICE detail the exact date and time the 24-year-old was detained and removed, and for a reason why such a move was “immediately necessary.” Author: Amy-Xiaoshi DePaola Published: 6:51 PM PDT June 3, 2025 PORTLAND, Oregon — A federal judge from Oregon has demanded an explanation as to why an asylum seeker from…
Read More Judge orders Trump admin to maintain gender-affirming care for transgender inmates
The judge’s ruling is the first to broadly block federal prison officials from carrying out Trump’s executive order targeting “gender ideology.” By Josh Gerstein and Kyle Cheney 06/03/2025 02:03 PM EDT A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to continue providing gender-affirming care to hundreds of transgender prison inmates, ruling that an abrupt decision to curtail their medical care…
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