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PrEP Health Insurance Coverage to Remain Intact - For Now

Lawyers for both sides agreed to a compromise while the case on prevenantive health care coverage makes its way through the appeals process.

Are These Companies Discriminating Against PrEP Users?

Huge -- and seemingly LGBT-friendly -- insurance companies refuse to sell policies to people taking preventative HIV medication. Why?

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How the U.S. is betraying LGBTQ+ communities worldwide

Lives are on the line as shelters close, programs shut down, and vulnerable individuals are left without support, writes All Out's Matthew Beard.

Here's What HIV Advocates Said After Their Meeting With DaBaby

Activists sat down with the rapper after he publicly slammed LGBTQ+ people and those living with HIV.

Op-ed: Digital Ways of Preventing HIV

Why are we so fixated on finding a medical solution when, as social networks revolutionize sex in our community, gay men are successfully using new technology to combat HIV?

California Makes PrEP and PEP Available Without Prescription

The state is the first in the nation to expand access this way, something advocates say is key for rural and minority populations.

GOP Health Care: Make Sure You're Healthy and Wealthy

Our most vulnerable -- including low-income people with HIV -- will be devastated if the Republicans get their way.

Trump administration takes away life-saving HIV prevention medications from vulnerable LGBTQ+ people worldwide

According to a State Department memo, PrEP can only be dispensed to “pregnant and breastfeeding women” through PEPFAR.

Breaking: Texas Judge Rules PrEP Coverage Violates Religious Freedom

U.S. District Judge Reed O'Connor ruled Wednesday that requiring insurance companies to cover medications to prevent HIV transmission violates plaintiffs' rights on religious grounds.

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The Advocate ranked the 25 most important queer history moments of the century so far

From the good and the bad, from marriage equality, decriminalization of queer sex, and groundbreaking electoral victories to the Pulse massacre and the unfortunate election of Donald Trump to the presidency — twice — here are the biggest queer news events of the first quarter of the 21st century.

Democrats Introduce Bill to Make PrEP Available to More Americans

White Republicans have targeted PrEP access in an attempt to limit what insurance companies cover, Democrats are trying to expand access to the life saving drugs.

Report: Southern Grocery Chain Denies Coverage for HIV Prevention Pill

The decision by the company -- which operates across the southeast -- is  leading some to wonder if the company has "moral" objections to PrEP.

Trump quietly purges presidential HIV advisory council, sparking public health fears (exclusive)

“We have all the tools to end HIV. It just makes me sad to see a lot of this infrastructure being systematically dismantled across the country," one advisor told The Advocate.

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.

FDA Approves New Drug for PrEP, Which May Offer Less Side Effects

The HIV prevention medication Descovy is now greenlit for gay and bisexual men, and transgender women.

'Truvada Whore' Stigma Endures -- Even Among Doctors

Despite the green light from the CDC and WHO, the stigma against using HIV prevention medication continues in both the LGBT and medical communities.

The Battle Over PrEP Intensifies

While some organizations are trying to offer gay and bi men more information on preventive HIV medication, the AIDS Healthcare Foundation is doing the opposite. Here's how the Los Angeles LGBT Center is fighting back.

PrEP to Be Available for Free Even If You're Uninsured

The federal government today announced the procedure for applying for free HIV prevention drugs.

Could This HIV Prevention Tool Change Your Life?

The FDA approved the first long-acting injectable option to prevent HIV infection late last year. 

The New Gay Sexual Revolution

PrEP, TasP, and fearless sex remind us we can't advance social justice without including sex in the equation.

True or False: No Difference Between PrEP and Treatment?

If you think there's no difference, you may want to give it more thought.