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Federal government eases rules on organ transplants between donors and recipients with HIV

A new rule applies to liver and kidney transplants and will increase access to these organs, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

An HIV-Positive Person Successfully Donates Kidney

The surgery is a breakthrough in HIV-to-HIV organ donations, and should inspire more poz people to become living organ donors. 

Atty: Organ Recipient Not Told Donor Was HIV Risk

A woman in her 30s who is one of the four organ transplant patients infected with HIV and hepatitis was not told that the infected donor was high-risk, her attorney said.

Surgeon Has Plans to Transplant a Uterus Into a Trans Woman

Dr. Narendra Kaushik is optimistic the surgery will succeed.

First Heart Transplant Performed Between HIV-Positive Donor, Recipient

And in another HIV-related advance, doctors have announced that a 66-year-old man has been cleared of HIV through a stem cell transplant.

Every Body Will Need Specialty Care Eventually

This trans man had to wade through a sea of incompetent medical professionals before getting the help he needed for his end-stage kidney disease. 

World’s First Out Transgender Member of Parliament Dies at 65

During Georgina Beyer's time in public office, she became well known for her LGBTQ+ advocacy and efforts to bring marriage equality to New Zealand.

These Women Found Love, Fame, and a Kidney Match on Tinder

Alana and Lori's love story is the stuff of movies -- which it's about to become.

Pioneering Gay Climber Silvia Vasquez-Lavado on Hiking as Healing

The first gay woman to complete the Seven Summits, Silvia Vasquez-Lavado, is also amplifying awareness about sexual abuse. Now, Selena Gomez is set to play her on the big screen.

Tyler Roberts, Gay Adult Film Star, Is Dead

Roberts was reportedly in Palm Springs when he had a medical emergency.

Gay Man Is Rejected as Organ Donor

After his death, Rohn Neugebauer was declared ineligible to become an organ donor -- by the organization he helped raised funds for in life -- because of his sexual orientation.

After Suicide, Gay Teen Rejected for Eye Donation

After her 16-year-old son committed suicide, an Iowa mother was outraged to learn that some of his organs had been rejected for donation because he was gay.

The Perfect Match: When Love Means Giving an Organ

It's good to know you can rely on someone when things get tough. And for Ryan Doughty, that person was his longtime boyfriend.

NYC Halts Solitary Confinement After Trans Inmate Layleen Polanco Dies

The city will also discipline officers who failed to check on Polanco, who died of a seizure while in custody last year.