Health Matters: Transgender Awareness Month
November is Transgender Awareness Month — a time to celebrate the vibrancy of the transgender and gender non-conforming community, educate the public on trans issues, and remember those who have been victimized by transphobic violence....
‘Really proud moment’: Massachusetts’ openly gay public health commissioner donates blood for first time
Thanks to the Food and Drug Administration’s new guidelines that allow gay and bisexual men to donate blood, which the American Red Cross put into practice earlier this month, Massachusetts Department of...
92 percent of LGBTQ adults in US have had at least 1 COVID shot,...
A Human Rights Campaign Foundation survey found that 92 percent of LGBTQ adults in the US have received at least one dose of vaccine against COVID-19. The survey was conducted in partnership...
Vermont passes law protecting LGBT kids from anti-conversion therapy
Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin recently signed into law the prohibition of licensed professionals who counsel minors from attempting to “change” the sexual orientation or gender identity of a minor — a practice also known as "conversion...
Hetero Hero: Jerry Feuer
For nearly 35 years, he’s been helping New England LGBTs get the healthcare they deserve
By Mark Krone
Go ahead, try to shock Jerry Feuer, Fenway Health center’s longest serving clinician. Tell him about last night’s colorful...
Former Governor Patrick, renowned athlete Nyad named Fenway honorees
Fenway Health announced today its 2018 awardees to be celebrated at The Men's Event (Saturday, March 10) and The Dinner Party (Saturday, April 21), two of New England's largest and most cherished LGBT-focused charitable events.
For his...
Boston doctor and friends return from Miami with COVID-19, Globe reports
Six men, including a doctor from Boston, shared a house on Ocean Drive in Miami's South Beach during the week before Governor Charlie Baker declared a state of emergency in Massachusetts on...
Fenway Institute launches study into immune system and COVID-19
The Fenway Institute at Boston-based Fenway Health—one of the nation’s foremost health centers for care and research focused on LGBTQIA+ health and HIV/AIDS—is launching a new study into how our bodies respond to...
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...
FDA loosens restrictions on gay and bisexual men donating blood
The US Food and Drug Administration today eased up on its restrictions keeping gay and bisexual men from donating blood.
The change came days after 15 US senators...
