DeSantis signs law to restore HIV medication access through June
Over 10,000 HIV-positive Floridians were set to lose their medications due to changes enacted by the state health agency to cut costs.
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Americans are losing HIV care. The Real Housewives want you to know about it.
Stars from the shows took to Capitol Hill on Wednesday to advocate for HIV prevention as thousands of people are set to lose access to vital medication.
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Trump adds pressure to pass the SAVE America Act, with new anti-trans provisions
The president said he won't sign new legislation until Congress adds voter ID and mail-in ballot restrictions, as well as unrelated provisions targeting transgender athletes and children.
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The moms risking arrest to protect gender-affirming care for trans youth
The government wants to ban care nationwide, and hospitals are shutting down treatment. Parents just want it all to stop.
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‘They better take away duct tape’: Trans men say they’ll keep binding despite FDA crackdown
Chest binders are a common first step to explore gender identity. Restricting them could push people back to unsafe DIY methods.
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After years of waiting, she wanted to start gender-affirming care. Politics interfered.
Planned Parenthood is a major health care provider for transgender people, but many Medicaid patients are now cut off.
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Health insurance costs are up. Women and LGBTQ+ people are paying the price.
After the expiration of ACA subsidies, soaring health care costs have forced some to dip into savings, take on second jobs or go without coverage.
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As federal anti-smoking programs get cut, who’s looking out for LGBTQ+ adults?
Amid cuts to national smoking programs, The 19th spoke with LGBTQ+ people about how their queer or trans identity is linked to smoking.
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Three hospitals are under investigation for providing gender-affirming care to trans youth
In Washington state, Colorado, and Minnesota, children’s hospitals are facing federal scrutiny over care that’s legal under state law.
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House Republicans advance sweeping anti-trans bills ahead of holiday break
One bill would jail doctors who prescribe gender-affirming care to trans youth. Another would block Medicaid dollars from funding that care.