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Walt Whitman's Guide to a 'Noble' and 'Manly' Physique Rediscovered 150 Years Later

Written by one of America's most revered poets, a long forgotten self-help guide series titled "Manly Health and Training" has been rediscovered.

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Federal workplace rights agency says Trump’s government can limit transgender employees’ bathroom usage

The policy does not negate the U.S. Supreme Court's Bostock ruling which found that discrimination in the workplace based on sexual orientation or gender identity is unconstitutional.

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Was John Lennon gay? Paul McCartney discussed bandmate’s sexuality rumors in unearthed interview

The Beatles star revealed that Yoko Ono once suggested her husband was gay.

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SNL under fire for 'mocking' Tourette's in sketch

Saturday Night Live is being called out by a Tourette syndrome advocacy group due to a controversial skit that was responsive to a racial slur incident at the BAFTAs.

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Crime

Many alleged suicides of Black trans women are in fact modern-day lynchings, report finds

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Black LGBTQ+ leader derides Trump’s cuts to HIV funding after State of the Union

​Kelley Robinson, executive director of the Human Rights Campaign

Kelley Robinson, executive director of the Human Rights Campaign

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Kelley Robinson brought a list of gripes about Donald Trump the night of the State of the Union address — but cuts to HIV funding and its impact on her community loomed large. Keep Reading →

'They better take away duct tape': Trans men say they'll keep binding despite FDA crackdown

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The federal government is going after chest binders, which are often used daily by transgender people to affirm their gender identity.

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This story was originally reported by Orion Rummler of The 19th. Meet Orion and read more of their reporting on gender, politics and policy. Keep Reading →

How can PrEP use among Black people be improved?

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Black patients account for 42 percent of new HIV diagnoses in the U.S., despite making up just 13 percent of the country’s population. So why is PrEP use so low? Keep Reading →

What to know about HIV testing and treatment if you’re Black and LGBTQ+

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While HIV first emerged as a national threat to white gay men, no group today remains at higher risk of infection than Black LGBTQ+ individuals. Keep Reading →

Mount Sinai Hospital drops gender-affirming care for trans teens, leaving New York families worried

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Nurses strike outside Mount Sinai West in New York City on Jan. 20, 2026.

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New York City families say that trans teens have been cut off from gender-affirming care in the Mount Sinai hospital system, local news outlet Gothamist reported on Saturday. Keep Reading →
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