Mass. House expands access to HIV prevention for Bay State youth
The Massachusetts House of Representatives last week adopted language that will increase access to HIV prevention services for youth across the state. Specifically, the amendment increases access for youth to get life-saving...
Massachusetts House passes youth conversion therapy ban 147–8
The Massachusetts House of Representative overwhelmingly passed a bill to ban conversion therapy on minors on Wednesday this week. The legislation sailed through with a vote of 147 to 8.
Should the house approve and...
Major insurance company stops denying insurance to Mass. residents using HIV prevention med Truvada
Thanks to an investigation by Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey's office, a separate lawsuit by GLBTQ Legal Advocates and Defenders (GLAD), and the assistance of Fenway Health, one of the largest insurance companies in...
Rhode Island Public Health Institute opens state’s first LGBTQ health clinic
On Monday, March 2, the official ribbon will be cut at a grand opening ceremony for Rhode Island's first LGBTQ health clinic—Open Door Health, located at 7 Central Street in Providence. A reception and...
Why LGBTQ individuals need to participate in the 2020 US Census
If LGBTQ people aren't counted in the 2020 US Census, then we just don't count when it comes to vital public support.
That's the message public health experts at...
Honoring Philanthropist Frank Ribaudo, CRI Summer Party in P’town Returns to Red Inn
The tradition of sipping cocktails and saving lives in a beautiful setting returns on Saturday, July 23, when the Boston-based Community Research Initiative reprises its annual Summer Party in Provincetown. The festivities take place from noon...
Dr. Fauci to be special guest at Fenway Health’s virtual 50th gala celebration
Don your best black tie (or satin pajamas!) and settle in with your screen to celebrate Boston's own Fenway Health at their 50th anniversary virtual gala. While COVID-19 precludes gathering for the...
Harbor to the Bay 2020 takes the ride off the roads and goes virtual
Taking precautions against the ongoing pandemic—and public event permits rescinded from many communities along the route—Harbor to the Bay is taking its annual Boston-to-Provincetown bicycling benefit for four local HIV/AIDS care, prevention...
Pawtucket man hosts Rhode Island’s ‘first LGBTQ-inclusive blood drive’
Nathaniel Phillips of Pawtucket, Rhode Island organized what he is calling the first LGBTQ-inclusive blood drive in Rhode Island, which he hosted on Dec. 10 in Pawtucket. "As a proud gay American,...
Bay State Senator Cyr and Rep. Lewis push to expand PrEP in Massachusetts
Two openly LGBTQ Bay State legislators recently testified for the expansion of access to the life-saving HIV-prevention PrEP treatment for young people in Massachusetts.
Senator Julian Cyr of Truro and Rep. Jack Patrick Lewis of...
