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Meet the gay man helping FEMA fight misinformation during natural disasters

“Information is a lifeline,” Justin Ángel Knighten told The Advocate at the National Response Coordination Center.

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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Pete Buttigieg defends Biden’s Hurricane Milton response & blasts Trump’s dangerous relief misinformation

The transportation secretary has appeared on television networks to provide truthful information after the spread of unprecedented lies.

World Health Organization again declares mpox a global health emergency amid rising case threat

The threat of a virus that causes painful lesions is back.

Monkeypox Declared Public Health Emergency by Biden Administration

Health and Human Services secretary Xavier Becerra designated the monkeypox outbreak as a public health emergency. What does that mean?

Trump’s plan to shutter FEMA leaves U.S. ‘more vulnerable,’ says former head of agency

“People are going to fall through the cracks," former FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell told The Advocate.

Bomb Squad Responds to Letter Filled with Glitter

Police, firefighters, a hazmat team, and even the bomb squad responded to defuse the situation.

High Schooler Censored By School Administration Over Saying He's Gay

The high school's principal told the 17-year-old that he couldn't say his biggest challenge growing up was being gay and having to come out.

Buttigieg to Visit Ohio Derailment Site Thursday

The out Transportation secretary has also responded to his critics.

Puerto Rican Students Plead for Extended Stay at NYU

The Hurricane Maria Assistance Program gave Puerto Rican students the opportunity to study in New York, but now they may have to return to the ravaged island.

The AIDS Crisis Offers Essential Lessons for Fighting COVID-19

Dr. Rowena Johnston from amfAR outlines how the response to one epidemic could save lives in another.

Human Rights Group Hopes to Evacuate Gay Men From Chechnya

A group is hoping to start a "rainbow railroad" from Chechnya to Canada. 

Maybach foundation reaches out to Uganda’s AIDS effort

During its short existence, the Maybach Family Foundation has been successfully setting up young people with globally prominent mentors. Now the group is taking on AIDS in Uganda with the help of two young doctors from the region and their mentor, a San Francisco researcher.

Organizing in a Time of Anxiety: Taking Inspiration From the Gay Men’s Health Crisis

For progressive organizers, it can sometimes feel like there is so much to do and so many injustices to fight that it's hard to even know where to begin. Here's how you can start.

Without Including LGBTQI+ People, the Pandemic Will Not End

Remembering structural inequities on International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia.

Trump-appointed Alabama judge threatens to jail LGBTQ+ rights lawyers; attorneys fight back

Judge Liles Burke is trying to force the lawyers to reveal what they argue is attorney-client privileged information.