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Navigating Mpox: How to Prepare for Pride Season

A year after the painful infection surfaced in the U.S., Biden administration officials are confident they can keep the virus under control with the public’s help.

Trump's 'Gag Order' Hurts the World's Most Vulnerable LGBTQ People

The president's toxic policies spread far beyond this country's borders.

Antigay, Right-Wing Jeff Sessions Will Sail Through Atty. Gen. Confirmation

You'd think a man deemed too racist for a judgeship position 30 years ago would be too extreme to be confirmed as the nation's top cop. But you'd think wrong.

Op-ed: Why Is There a Pregnancy Epidemic Among Queer Youth?

A dearth of information on LGBT health is translating into a shocking number of pregnancies among sexual minority youth.

California Senator Launches Bold Plan to End HIV, STIs

A proposed bill spearheaded by out politician Scott Wiener could serve as a blueprint for the nation.

AIDS Activist Peter Staley Talks PrEP

The longtime activist offers up unvarnished views and knocks down anti-PrEP fear-peddlers.

Will Grindr Update Its Profile?

The app could save gay lives -- and improve its image -- by expanding its health focus beyond HIV.

A Pill After Sex Could Help Slow STIs Among Gay Men

A low dose of an antibiotic could decrease some STIs affecting gay and bisexual men and trans women.

Trump Admin to Allow LGBTQ Discrimination in Adoption, Health Care

The Department of Health and Human Services is moving forward with a discriminatory rule.

Press Secretary Claims Trump Is Pro-LGBTQ+, Punts Trans Ban Question

White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany tried to gaslight her way out of a question about the president's ban on trans service members.

Facing Reelection, Trump Expands His Anti-LGBTQ Agenda

The impeached and desperate president is capable of anything, writes Sean Cahill of The Fenway Institute.

Repeal HIV Criminalization Laws to End the Epidemic & for Racial Justice

For Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, let us stand in solidarity and work to repeal all HIV criminalization laws, Jose Abrigo and Carl Baloney Jr. write.

Lesbian and STI Expert Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo to Succeed Fauci at NIAID

Marrazzo will be the first out member of the LGBTQ+ community to head the institute.

'Glimmer of hope' as STI rates slow, syphilis decreases among gay men

Primary and secondary syphilis cases dropped 13 percent among gay and bisexual men for the first time since the CDC began tracking the group in the mid-2000s.

Trump admin moves to end federal HIV prevention programs. ‘Catastrophic’ consequences, experts say

“This is a dangerous move,” Jirair Ratevosian, an associate research scientist at Yale University, told The Advocate.

PrEP Is a Great Advance, But It's Far From a Cure-All

There are more than half a dozen sexually transmitted infections  -- aside from HIV  -- that are damaging gay and bi men.

Op-ed: Fear and Scolding in Las Vegas

In Las Vegas, high school students are being taught to 'choose purity' instead of how to protect themselves against STIs and pregnancy.

What Gay, Bisexual Men Need to Know About Prostate Cancer

We have specific questions, namely about sex, that we need answered.

How to Make Bisexual Invisible No More

The stigma and erasure surrounding bisexuals in the U.S. has prompted the highest rates of drug and alcohol use, smoking, suicide, and intimate-partner violence among sexual minorities. It's time to change that.

Your Official LGBT Guide to Comic-Con 2016

A queer fantasia takes over San Diego.

STUDY: Biphobia Puts Bisexual Men at Risk

Biphobia is keeping bisexual men from getting tested and from coming out as bisexual, says a new report from the CDC.