John Kerry and Mike Quigley Amp Up Effort to End Ban on Gay Men Donating Blood
June 11 2012 5:00 PM ET

Kerry, Quigley Amp Up Effort to End Gay Blood Ban

Neal Broverman

Lawmakers John Kerry and Mike Quigley are amping up their effort to end the ban on gay men donating blood.

Girl Transitions Without Medical Intervention
May 13 2012 11:57 AM ET

Girl Transitions Without Medical Intervention

Diane Anderson-Minshall

Many trans girls say they always felt like a girl trapped inside a boy's body, and that was certainly the case for Ryan McKenna. But unlike her trans peers, McKenna didn't need hormones or top surgery to transition. Her own biology did that for  her. According to Yahoo! News, McKenna is actually intersex and has a hormonal imbalance that caused her to began developing breasts and a curvy figure at the same time as her teenage girlfriends.

Iowa Man Alleges Discrimination at Hospital
May 09 2012 2:37 PM ET

Iowa Man Alleges Discrimination at Hospital

Diane Anderson-Minshall

For the second time in recent weeks, a transgender man in Iowa has has alleged that the state's medical profession either discriminates or doesn't know how to deal with transgender patients.

Anti LGBT Discrimination Drives Substance Abuse Report Says
March 11 2012 5:00 PM ET

Does Discriminating Make Them Do Drugs?

Trudy Ring

LGBT people may have a higher rate of substance abuse because they use drugs and alcohol to cope with discrimination, according to a new issue brief from the Center for American Progress.

Human Testing on Possible HIV Vaccine Starts in Jan
December 20 2011 7:20 PM ET

Human Testing on Possible HIV Vaccine Starts in Jan.

Neal Broverman

A Canadian research team received a green light from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday to begin human trials on a potential HIV vaccine, the National Post reports.

Magics Hour
November 08 2011 12:35 PM ET

Magic's Hour

Advocate.com Editors

Two decades after Magic Johnson "came out" as HIV-positive, he talks about that brave decision and tells The Advocate why he's not upset that we don't yet have a cure.

UK Lifts Ban on Gay Male Blood Donors
November 06 2011 9:20 PM ET

U.K. Lifts Ban on Gay Male Blood Donors

Advocate.com Editors

Gay men, who haven't had sex with other men in a year, may be able to donate blood in England, Scotland, and Wales.

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