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Yes, HIV-positive people can safely breastfeed

On a recent episode of +Talk, two experts relay the real facts about breastfeeding when living with HIV.

Sisters Are Doing It for Themselves

Black queer women take sexual health into their own hands.

Texas Lawmaker's 'Man's Right to Know' Bill Turns Tables on Men's Sexual Health

To illustrate the hypocrisy regarding women's sexual health versus men's, Rep. Jessica Farrar proposed a bill to force men to undergo unnecessary rectal exams before seeking Viagra, vasectomies, and more. 

National Women & Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: New Progress, Old Challenges

Things are getting better, but not fast enough, writes Jennifer Sherwood of amfAR.

Where Art Thou, V?

Fifty percent of men (and nearly as many women) don't know where the vagina actually is.

The Handmaid's Tale's New Teaser Depicts a Frightening Then and Now

The latest teaser for Hulu's upcoming series The Handmaid's Tale, based on the feminist dystopian novel, draws timely, frightening distinctions between life before the new regime and life after. 

Let's Shame the PrEP-Shamers

Gays hate when Mike Pence polices women's bodies, so why do we shame each other over our own sexual practices?

Three LGBTQ+ Guatemalans Were Killed in Attacks in a Single Week

Two trans women and one gay man were killed in separate attacks. Human Rights Watch is concerned about the safety of LGBTQ+ folks there.

The Resistance Will Be Televised

With women, immigrants, people of color, and LGBT people under attack in America, Samira Wiley's new series, The Handmaid's Tale, feels alarmingly urgent.

Meet the 36 Point Scholars That Make Up the Class of 2015

Thanks to the Point Foundation, these LGBT young people are getting the education they need to support their passions and change the world.

Meet the Inspiring 2014 Point Foundation Scholars

Get to know the 2014 class of Point Scholars -- you'll be seeing a lot of them as they start changing the world for the better.

LGBTQ+ people are at a higher risk of 'adverse brain health:' study

LGBTQ+ adults are at a 15 percent higher risk of composite brain health outcomes — including dementia, strokes, and late-life depression, according to a new study.

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.

3 Experts On Maintaining Bisexual Health

What it means to remain sexually healthy while bi.

Happy Birthday, Sexual Health: Planned Parenthood Is 100 Years Old

We've come a long way since the days of jailing people for dispensing birth control. 

Horrific Sexual Abuse of Gay and Bi Men, Trans Women Reported in Syria

Survivors of sexual violence during Syria's civil war detail their sufferings in a new Human Rights Watch report.

Mike Pence Is Covertly Weaponizing Language Against LGBTQ People

These attacks are part of a coordinated approach by the administration to strip LGBTQ people and women of their rights, writes Tarah Demant of Amnesty International.

The Unspoken Horror of Incarcerated LGBT People

A new study finds a disproportionate number of LGBT people in America's prisons -- and many of them are subjected to abuse while there.

The real meaning of ex-gay

"Reparative therapy" is based on an understanding of homosexuality that has been rejected by all the major health and mental health professions

'Queer' Moniker Finds Favor Among the Young and Nonbinary

Young people may perceive "queer" as a more fluid identity than gay or lesbian, say researchers at the Williams Institute.