Fenway Health to furlough staff in response to COVID-19 crisis
Boston-based Fenway Health, one of the nation’s foremost health centers for care and research focused on LGBTQIA+ health and HIV/AIDS, has announced it is furloughing staff in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
AIDS Action of New England meets challenges online and ‘on the streets’
Squarely facing the challenges of the COVID-19 outbreak, AIDS Action—New England’s largest provider of services to people living with and at risk for HIV/AIDS—is taking to the streets "on foot, on bikes,...
Outsports to host webinar on building positive mental health practices during COVID-19 isolation
Feeling a little pent-up from social isolation? A pair of LGBTQ experts who focus primarily on athletics and mental health care are leading an upcoming webinar, hosted by Outsports, that can offer...
AIDS epidemic veterans recall ‘long and complex history’ of Dr. Tony Fauci
Most LGBTQA veterans of the AIDS epidemic, going back to early days, are familiar with Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and one of...
Rhode Island Pride to host live, virtual drag benefit for food and supplies drive
Tonight, Rhode Island Pride is hosting a live digital drag benefit to raise funds for its COVID-19 Emergency Food and Supplies Drive.
So...
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...
COVID-19 and the Census: Now more important than ever to be counted
This just in from Tim Wang and Sean Cahill of The Fenway Institute:
Every 10 years, the U.S. Census Bureau attempts to get an accurate count of the population...
New England senators call to update gay, bisexual blood donor restrictions
In response to COVID-19, a group of 15 US senators have called upon the Food and Drug Administration to update blood donation restrictions on gay and bisexual men. Among those who signed...
Fenway Health brief offers advice on COVID-19 for LGBTQ, HIV+ people
How is COVID-19 likely to affect people living with HIV and LGBTQ people?
That's the topic of a new policy brief released on March 25 by the Boston-based Fenway...
‘Grab & Go’ meals for elders offered in response to Community Café closures
Many of the venues hosting Community Cafés for Boston-area elders have been temporarily closed as a precaution to prevent the spread of COVID-19. These are places that many LGBTQ seniors, among the...
