Fenway to mark World AIDS Day with a vigil, a panel and ‘Banter and...
Every year since 1988, the whole world observes World AIDS Day on December 1. It's a time to remember the millions of people lost to the disease, to support survivors and celebrate...
Bisexual youth two times more likely to become smokers, BU study finds
A Boston University study recently published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Pediatrics finds bisexual youth and young adults, especially around the time of coming out, two times more likely...
‘Echoes of AIDS in the Time of Coronavirus’ (virtual) | December 3, 2020
If seeing Dr. Anthony Fauci on the nightly news is bringing back memories of the 1980s AIDS crisis—you’re not alone. In fact, during this informative, enlightening panel, "'Echoes of AIDS in the...
2020 World AIDS Day Celebration (virtual) / December 1, 2020
COVID-19 is hardly the first time that the federal government has fumbled its response to a deadly pandemic out of willful ignorance. See: the devastation wrought by the AIDS crisis, especially as...
Boston University panel finds rising domestic abuse among LGBTQ people
Domestic violence during the physically distanced isolation of the COVID-19 pandemic has hit the LGBTQ community especially hard, said a virtual panel of experts at a recent Boston University forum. (You can...
LGBT Aging Project granted $10,000 from Eastern Bank to keep older LGBT people connected...
The LGBT Aging Project, a program of Boston-based Fenway Health, received a $10,000 grant from Eastern Bank Charitable Foundation to help older LGBTQIA+ people stay connected to their communities and support their...
Boston Children’s suspends two types of intersex surgeries until patients reach age of meaningful...
In a move that intersex rights activists are cheering, Boston Children's Hospital has become the second major institution in the US to require patients to reach an age of meaningful consent before...
A lifeline for LGBTQ youth, Moulton’s suicide hotline bill passes into law
Bay State Congressman Seth Moulton's bill to create a three-digit suicide prevention hotline—legislation that specifically reaches out to LGBTQ youth and other high-risk groups—passed into law this weekend. The simple three-digit "988"...
Fenway Health begins antibody trial for housemates of people with COVID
Boston-based Fenway Health, one of the nation’s foremost health centers for LGBTQA people, is now a clinical trial site for an antibody study to prevent COVID-19 disease among housemates of recently diagnosed...
Lily Tomlin to be special guest and honoree at Mass. Breast Cancer Coalition’s virtual...
Actress, comedian and longtime environmentalist Lily Tomlin will light up the Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition’s virtual LGBTQ+ Dance: Party for Prevention on Saturday, October 24, from 7 to 9 p.m.
