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Elton John shares heartbreaking health update: "I've lost my sight"

""I haven't been able to see the performance, but I have enjoyed it," Sir Elton John confessed while attending a charity gala night for The Devil Wears Prada musical on the West End.

Monkeypox: Colleges & Universities Take Precautions For Fall Semester

As students return to campuses across the U.S., institutions are taking various approaches to keep student populations informed of monkeypox and transmission precautions.

Rep. Robert Garcia calls out Peru for classifying trans, intersex & nonbinary people as mentally ill

The California Democrat, who is Peruvian American, called the move ‘discriminatory, dangerous and shameful.’

Meet the Transgender Doctor Leading Pennsylvania's COVID-19 Response

Dr. Rachel Levine discusses her work as the Keystone State's secretary of health.

Attendee at LGBTQ Charity Circuit Party Tests Positive for COVID-19

The Winter Party attendee showed no symptoms of the virus while at the week-long festival, which began March 4. 

Elton John: Brandi Carlile is 'probably the best vocalist in America'

John also said Carlile, who collaborated with him on the song "Never Too Late" for the new documentary about him is "a fantastic writer as well as a fantastic vocalist."

N.Y. Trans Rights -- Lucky Number 7?

Trans advocates hope the seventh time is the charm as GENDA wades into the battlefield that is the New York State Senate, where it's repeatedly stalled.

Heartbreaking Elton John health update: 'I can't see anything'

"I can't see anything. I can't read anything. I can't watch anything," Sir Elton John revealed in a new interview about his Disney+ documentary Elton John: Never Too Late.

Health Department Removes Info on Lesbian, Bi Women's Health Concerns

Detailed in a new report, it's the latest in a series of hostile actions from the Trump administration's Health and Human Services Department.

Gay Man Sues Canada Over Sperm Donation Restrictions

He says the current restrictions on queer men from donating sperm in Canada is discrimination.

A new bill would enhance LGBTQ+ youth mental health services

The Pride in Mental Health Act, introduced Thursday by U.S. Sens. Laphonza Butler and Tina Smith, comes at a time of crisis for LGBTQ+ young people..

The Land Time Forgot: Same-Sex Marriage Bans Persist in Florida

Marriage equality may be the law of the land in all 50 states, including Florida, but the Republican-controlled legislature appears in no rush to remove a nullified ban on same-sex marriage.

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.

Catherine, Princess of Wales, announces she has cancer

The princess, who has been out of the public eye for some time, revealed Friday that she has cancer and is in the “early stages” of treatment.

Elton John gives humorous update on his health at the Golden Globes

The iconic musician recently shared that he has lost his eyesight in his right eye.

Trans New Yorkers Celebrate Birth Certificate News

New York joins five other states and Washington, D.C., in allowing trans individuals to update birth certificates without having to undergo surgery.

Being Trans Officially Not a Mental Illness, World Health Group Says

The World Health Organization's governing body OK's the change in its diagnostic manual.

Monkeypox: CDC's HIV/AIDS Prevention Director to Help Oversee Response

The White House selected Dr. Demetre Daskalakis of the CDC as deputy coordinator for the country's monkeypox response.

Married Same-Sex Couples Can Now Apply for Medicare

The federal government announced new rules for Medicare today, in its continued implementation of last year's Supreme Court ruling on marriage recognition.

An urgent call to protect gender-affirming care

While efforts to ban or severely limit access to gender-affirming care are blunt and sweeping, gender-affirming care is anything but, writes Human Rights Watch's Yasemin Smallens.

White House Rolls Out Monkeypox Pilot Program at Charlotte Pride

North Carolina health officials became the first to implement a new Health and Human Services pilot program to provide monkeypox vaccines to those at risk.