June 11 2012 5:00 PM ET
Kerry, Quigley Amp Up Effort to End Gay Blood Ban
Lawmakers John Kerry and Mike Quigley are amping up their effort to end the ban on gay men donating blood.
May 13 2012 11:57 AM ET
Girl Transitions Without Medical Intervention
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.
May 09 2012 2:37 PM ET
Iowa Man Alleges Discrimination at Hospital
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.
March 11 2012 5:00 PM ET
Does Discriminating Make Them Do Drugs?
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.
December 20 2011 7:20 PM ET
Human Testing on Possible HIV Vaccine Starts in Jan.
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.
November 08 2011 12:35 PM ET
Magic's Hour
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.
November 06 2011 9:20 PM ET
U.K. Lifts Ban on Gay Male Blood Donors
Gay men, who haven't had sex with other men in a year, may be able to donate blood in England, Scotland, and Wales.
October 20 2011 5:00 AM ET
Be Bold, Be Bald!
Thousands across the country go bald to raise funds for cancer.
October 10 2011 8:32 PM ET
Bank of America Has a Fix for Partner Health Costs
Even if the federal government won't recognize same-sex partners as a couple, the nation's largest bank will. And so the bank will reimburse employees for the extra taxes couples pay for health insurance.
October 10 2011 7:49 PM ET
Men Angry Over News That Prostate Exams Were Misleading
A new study debunks the value of a prostate exam that had been used to determine whether radiation and other treatments were needed to prevent cancer.
September 30 2011 7:30 PM ET
Canadian Student Resource Links to Gay Porn
A Vancouver school official is calling for policy changes after it was discovered that an online health resource for young gay men linked to an explicit porn site.
September 07 2011 8:05 PM ET
Furnish, Lemon to Address AIDS Conference
Elton John AIDS Foundation chairman David Furnish and out CNN anchor Don Lemon have joined the lineup of speakers at this year’s U.S. Conference on AIDS.
August 31 2011 4:00 AM ET
Mind and Mood: Open Your Eyes
Stress and sadness can make the first part of your day the hardest—here’s how to get up and get moving.
