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Montana issues rule banning gender marker changes on birth certificates

The new rule mirrors an old rule which was defeated in court.

L.A. LGBT Center's Funds for STI Testing Restored After Public Outcry

LGBTQ Angelenos called, emailed, and tweeted outrage after the center's public funding was cut by the Los Angeles Department of Public Health.

Dog-Toting 'Karen' Screams Antigay Slurs at L.A. Lockdown Protest

A Trump supporter spouted homophobic vitriol in front of the home of the director of the L.A. County Department of Public Health.

WATCH: Three Dead from Meningitis in Los Angeles

The L.A. County Department of Public Health has issued new vaccination guidelines, encouraging men who have sex with men to get vaccinated, regardless of HIV status.

L.A. LGBT Center Forced to End Free STI & HIV Testing Due to Fund Cut

The center is urging Los Angeles County's Department of Public Health to restore the vital resources.

 

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Connecticut Supreme Court Legalizes Gay Marriage

The Connecticut supreme court Friday issued a 4-3 decision in favor of eight gay couples who were the plaintiffs in Kerrigan and Mock v. the Connecticut Department of Public Health, effectively legalizing same-sex marriage in the state. Connecticut will now become the third state in the country behind Massachusetts and California where gay couples are allowed equal access to marriage. As in California and Massachusetts, out-of-state couples will be eligible to marry in Connecticut.

Here are all the ways marriage equality has been 'unambiguously positive' for America

The study from the RAND Corp. comes 20 years after the first legal marriages for same-sex couples took place in Massachusetts.

West Hollywood Mayor John D'Amico Tests Positive for COVID-19

The beloved mayor is self-isolating at home for the time being. 

Monkeypox Health Emergency Declared in California & Illinois

While the World Health Organization has declared the monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency, the Biden administration hasn't made a nationwide declaration yet.

Op-ed: Social Justice Can Cure What Ails Us

Being discriminated against is bad for your health, according to new findings.

Montana Judge Rules Transgender Birth Certificate Law Unconstitutional

The judge also held the state in contempt for violating a court order regarding sex designation rules.

How PrEP Is Being Blocked By Bureaucracy

Bureaucracy and deliberate attempts to block prevention techniques are slowing down Los Angeles’s ability to disseminate PrEP.

Monkeypox: First U.S. Death Confirmed

(CNN) A person in Harris County, Texas, who had monkeypox died last month, but the virus' role in that death has not been confirmed.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel Has a Plan to Make LGBT Residents Healthier

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel has a plan for improving the health of LGBT residents that some city leaders say should be a model for the nation.