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FDA finalizes new gay blood donation policy

By Matt Tracy
In September of last year, New York State Health Commissioner James McDonald signed an order allowing pharmacists to administer the mpox vaccine without requiring a prescription.
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New York launches mpox vaccination campaign

By Matt Tracy
The antibiotic doxycycline is being utilized as a tool to combat sexually transmitted infections.
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Research shows antibiotic could prevent STIs among gay men, trans women

By Matt Tracy
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Op-Ed | As federal court ruling threatens ACA, now is the time for New York to increase access to PrEP

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Missouri to limit gender-affirming care for minors, adults

By Summer Ballentine and Heather Hollingsworth, AP
Congressmember Adriano Espaillat cuts the ribbon at NYC Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan on April 12.
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H+H opens Pride Health Center at Metropolitan Hospital

By Matt Tracy
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Anti-trans laws imperil gender-affirming care for 140k+ youth

By Matt Tracy
The scene in the Village during Pride Sunday in 2021.
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New York State LGBTQ survey reveals demographic trends, health disparities

By Matt Tracy
Artist Niccolo Cosme curated a photo series in an effort to advocate for just and equitable HIV/AIDS care.
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Filipino HIV/AIDS advocate’s art series uses HIV-positive blood for awareness

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The panelists as seen during a discussion about the recent federal court ruling's impact on the Affordable Care Act's preventative care requirements.
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New York leaders warn ACA preventative care ruling threatens access to care

By Matt Tracy
Advocates and State Senator Robert Jackson urge Governor Kathy Hochul against imposing changes to 340B, a federal drug discount program.
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Providers urge state to keep 340B drug discount program intact

By Matt Tracy
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Potful of trouble: NYC stores skirting marijuana licensing rules, prompting legal confusion and safety concerns

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Mississippi enacts ban on gender-affirming care for minors

By Emily Wagster Pettus, AP
Injectable PrEP, approved by the FDA in 2021 to prevent HIV, now has the backing of the US Preventive Services Task Force.
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Researchers studying injectable PrEP implant administered twice a year

By Matt Tracy
The Idaho Capitol Building.
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Idaho House passes ban on gender-affirming medical care

By Rebecca Boone, AP
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Pandemic youth mental health toll unprecedented, data show

By Lindsey Tanner, AP Medical Writer

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Arts

  • “The Serpent’s Skin," directed by Alice Maio Mackay, opens March 27 at the Alamo Drafthouse, Brooklyn. Q&A: Trans filmmaker Alice Maio Mackay on her horror film ‘Serpent’s Skin’
  • “Alpha," directed by Julia Ducournau, opens March 27th at IFC Center. In ‘Alpha,’ a French family confronts a deadly, mysterious virus
  • “Dakan” (aka “Destiny”), the first queer film from West Africa, will be available virtually nationwide March 26-30. Queering the Canon festival set to showcase seven classic LGBTQ films
  • HOMAGE 1 (HOMENAJE 1), 2026. Beauty and the Bestial: Exhibition confronts the ugly truths of Fire Island’s past and present
  • Ignorance = Fear _ Silence = Death by Keith Haring, 1989 copyright © Keith Haring Foundation, Poster House Collection. The visual fight: How posters chronicled NYC’s AIDS crisis

Crime

  • Aljo Mrkulic was sentenced for murdering Christopher Rodriguez, assaulting cops, and setting an apartment ablaze in 2020 at the Acacia Gardens affordable housing complex, which is located at 409 E. 120th St. in Harlem. Queens man sentenced for killing partner, assaulting cops in 2020 arson case
  • Bomb threats, sent via email, targeted the New York University campus on the morning of Jan. 22, the school announced. Anti-LGBTQ bomb threats target NYU, prompting NYPD to increase security
  • The person suspected of voicing anti-LGBTQ slurs and attacking an individual on a 6 train on Jan. 10. Man suffers anti-LGBTQ subway attack after kissing trans partner: police
  • Police tape surrounds a vehicle after its driver was shot by a U.S. immigration agent, according to local and federal officials, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., January 7, 2026. ‘They killed my wife’: Outrage follows fatal ICE shooting of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis
  • Report details allegations of police harassment against LGBTQ New Yorkers

Perspectives

  • Katie Blum is underscoring the importance of funding to make sure New York's legal system respects transgender individuals when they seek to align their legal documents with their gender identity. Access to justice is essential for transgender New Yorkers — and it depends on the IOLA Fund 
  • From L to R: Michael-Vincent Crea, Thomas O’Grady, Michael Kane, Caitlin Herrity, Jack Schlossberg, Clover Welsh, Layla Law Gisiko, David Warren, Brendan Fay, Dr. John Lahey, Aaron Pesin, Abby Donley, Nicholas Dodd, Sheila and Meghan Brophy on Fifth Avenue. Lavender and Green Alliance celebrates 10 years in NYC St. Patrick’s Day Parade
  • The Harlem United team on National HIV Testing Day in 2025. Confronting the unequal burden of HIV and AIDS on women of color: Equity cannot wait
  • Bringing awareness to the nationwide attacks on trans youth. In dangerous waters, LGBTQ youth need our support now
  • The bare flagpole at the Stonewall National Monument on Feb. 10. We will not be erased: Donald Trump’s theft of our Rainbow Flag won’t fly

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