This week, RFK Jr. and Donald Trump showed how disease and despotism walk hand in hand
Opinion: When tanks replace syringes, the deterioration of our health and democracy will follow, writes John Casey.
June 11, 2025
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Trump admin moves to end federal HIV prevention programs. ‘Catastrophic’ consequences, experts say
“This is a dangerous move,” Jirair Ratevosian, an associate research scientist at Yale University, told The Advocate.
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Primary and secondary syphilis cases dropped 13 percent among gay and bisexual men for the first time since the CDC began tracking the group in the mid-2000s.
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CDC warns of new mpox outbreak, urges vaccination
People at high risk, including gay and bisexual men, should get vaccinated, the agency advises.
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Transgender women have a higher risk of HIV infections. A new CDC report reveals why
A new CDC report reveals that discrimination against transgender women is the main cause behind adverse health trends in the group.
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Project 2025 vowed to roll back LGBTQ+ rights. Here's everything Trump has done so far
Donald Trump claimed on the campaign trail that he had "nothing to do" with Project 2025 — but now that he's in office, he's implementing it.
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Federal judge orders restoration of health agency web pages
Pages devoted to HIV and AIDS, assisted reproductive technologies, and youth health risks had disappeared from government websites due to Donald Trump's "gender ideology" order.
February 13, 2025
3% of high school students are transgender — and their schools aren't supportive enough: CDC
The CDC has released the "first nationally representative data on transgender and questioning students," and its findings are revealing.
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Gay members of Congress worried about mpox outbreak ask for data in letter to Joe Biden (exclusive)
Reps. Ritchie Torres and Mark Pocan sent a letter to the president and Health and Human Services Secretary to learn what the administration is doing to prepare against a potentially worse mpox outbreak.
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Threat to Affordable Care Act's Preventive Coverage Puts Public Health at Risk
A federal judge’s ruling in Braidwood Management Inc. v. Becerra. is a deeply flawed decision that flies in the face of sound public health policy, according to the American Medical Association's president.
April 17, 2023
Activists hold 'die-in' at HHS to protest Trump health care cuts: in photos
At the die-in, while a narrator slowly read through a list of devastating health outcomes that HHS funding cuts will have on the LGBTQ+ community.
April 28, 2025
In a week, RFK Jr. fat-shames the West Virginia governor, fires 10k HHS workers, and enrages Wall Street
Opinion: Kennedy has come under fire from Congress, Wall Street, and scores of health care professionals, all warning about his incompetence, writes John Casey.
April 4, 2025
Trump's anti-transgender executive orders force CDC to remove HIV resources
Trump's executive order prohibiting federal agenciesfrom making any mention of "gender ideology" has forced the CDC to remove HIV-related pages regardless of if they mentioned gender or not.
January 31, 2025
Health officials say risk of more fatal mpox outbreak remains ‘very low’ despite public health emergency
So far, the federal government says that no cases of the newly-concerning strain have been reported in the United States.
August 15, 2024
Bisexual and transgender adults report loneliness twice as much as straight adults: CDC
Bisexual and transgender adults also reported having the highest rates of stress, frequent mental distress, and histories of depression.
June 21, 2024
The federal government failed on mpox. Ritchie Torres's new bill addresses that (exclusive)
A new Government Accountability Office report highlights significant flaws in the federal handling of the mpox outbreak, emphasizing the need for a more unified public health response system to tackle future health emergencies better.
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