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Reproductive Health Act is law, making Illinois a 'beacon'
BY CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
CHICAGO—Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker made Illinois the most liberal state in the United States for access to reproductive health care with the strokes of 20 pens June 12 at the Chicago Cultural Center. It was a ...
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WORLD Conversion therapy, Bermuda march, trans officer, Belgium ban
Germany plans to ban all conversion therapies under a new law to be introduced this year by German Health Minister Jens Spahn, PinkNews noted. It's estimated there are around 1,000 attempts in Germany each year to ...
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Family Equality Council holds LGBTQ reproductive options panel discussion
Family Equality Council held an "LGBTQ+ Paths to Pregnancy: Using Donor Sperm to Build Your Family" panel discussion June 12 at Women & Children First. Family building with donor sperm was the focus of the event. ...
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Aging with HIV focus of Reunion Project event
The Reunion Project 2.0—Chicago hosted a two day event focused on people aging with HIV June 14-15 at Loyola University's Water Tower Campus. The day-long employment resource event organized by National Working Positive Coalition took place ...
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Schakowsky, Howard Brown host health talk
On June 14, U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky ( D-Illinois ) hosted a press conference following a roundtable discussion with leaders in Chicago's LGBTQ health community. Panelists at the event, held at Howard Brown Health, included Howard ...
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HRC releases sex discrimination report
WASHINGTON — Today, the Human Rights Campaign ( HRC ), the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer ( LGBTQ ) civil rights organization, published its "Inclusive Interpretations of Sex Discrimination Law," a report that ...
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Gov. Pritzker signs Reproductive Health Act into Law, Planned Parenthood responds
CHICAGO - Today, June 12, 2019, Governor Pritzker signed into law the Reproductive Health Act ( RHA ), establishing reproductive health care as a fundamental right in Illinois. "We are in for the fight of our ...
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Trevor Project survey shows link between suicide, conversion therapy
The Trevor Project released a new survey showing that 57 percent of young people who experienced conversion therapy attempted suicide in the last year. The National Survey on LGBTQ Youth: Mental Health 2019 is consistent with ...
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Chicago House names new CEO
Chicago House announced that its board of trustees has appointed Michael Herman as its newest CEO. His term will begin July 8. Herman brings nearly 20 years of executive management and fundraising experience in the nonprofit ...
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Dr. Tom Klein: Helping patients through Man Up Medical, own practice
Dr. Thomas Klein has an extensive career in family medicine and has added to it with Man Up Medical, a different venture helping to improve men's self-esteem and sex lives. Klein, a Detroit native, knew he ...
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Aging with HIV focus of upcoming Reunion Project 2.0 event
Five years ago, The Reunion Project hosted the first day-long summit for long-term survivors of HIV/AIDS in Chicago. This year, the free summit, The Reunion Project 2.0—Chicago, will take place over two days—June 14-15 from 9 ...
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'LGBTQ+ Paths to Pregnancy' talk June 12
"LGBTQ+ Paths to Pregnancy: Using Donor Sperm to Build Your Family" will take place Wed., June 12, 6:30-8:30 p.m., at Women & Children First, 5233 N. Clark St. Family Equality Council is hosting the free event. ...
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Playboy, Trevor Project launch campaign to fight conversion therapy
( NEW YORK, NY June 4, 2019 ) Playboy announced today its collaboration with The Trevor Project, the world's largest suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization for LGBTQ+ youth, to help drive awareness and raise funds ...
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Planned Parenthood Celebrates Resilience of LGBTQ Communities
New York, NY — This June, Planned Parenthood proudly celebrates the resilience and strength of LGBTQ communities by joining efforts to stand up, push forward, and organize for change. As we continue to fight back against ...
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Illinois Senate Directs Auditor General to Evaluate Care to LGBTQ Youth in DCFS
SPRINGFIELD - Today, the Illinois Senate passed Senate Resolution 403, which calls on the Auditor General to evaluate the care provided to LGBTQ children and youth in the care of the Illinois Department of Children and ...
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Male lawmakers urge Senate to follow House in passing abortion bill
By Rebecca Anzel, Capitol News Illinois
SPRINGFIELD—Six male, Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday encouraged their Senate colleagues to follow the House in approving a bill that would repeal and replace Illinois' abortion law. In part, the Reproductive Health Act creates access to contraception, ...
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Semenya appeals testosterone decision
South African mid-distance runner Caster Semenya filed an appeal May 29 against the Court of Arbitration for Sport's decision to uphold testosterone regulations for some female athletes in track and field, ESPN.com reported. Her lawyers said ...
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Center on Halsted joins lawsuit challenging "Denial of Care" Rule
CHICAGO- Earlier this month, the Department of Health and Human Services ( HHS ) announced the final rule inviting health care workers to impose their religious beliefs on people seeking healthcare for themselves and their family ...
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Trump-Pence admin targets LGBTQ non-discrimination healthcare protections
From press releases
From Human Rights Campaign: WASHINGTON— Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) — the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organization — responded to the Trump-Pence administration's latest attempt to undermine the ...
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Rights organizations slam federal LGBT healthcare rollbacks
Numerous LGBT- and progressive-rights organizations came out against a Trump administration proposal to change the Affordable Care Act ( ACA ) such that anti-discrimination protections for LGBT persons would be rolled back. The change to the ...
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Five reasons the Gilead deal is a steaming pile of Truvada
Gilead Sciences, the pharmaceutical that makes Truvada, the only FDA-approved drug for PrEP, is having a great week in the public relations department. First, Gilead announced they were surrendering their patent for Truvada a year early, ...
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Lurie Children's, DCFS identifying LGBTQ youths in foster-care system
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago ( Lurie Children's ) and the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services ( DCFS ) are teaming on a research study to identify LGBTQ youth who ...
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Lambda Legal sues HHS for failure to disclose documents on LGBTQs
NEW YORK ( May 22, 2019 ) — Lambda Legal today filed a federal lawsuit to compel the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ( HHS ) to release information about their communications with outside ...
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Legislation to ensure restroom access passes Illinois House
Legislation to modernize Illinois law to ensure single-occupancy restroom facilities are designated as gender neutral passed the Illinois House of Representatives Tuesday, said Equality Illinois, the state's civil rights organizations for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and ...
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Female CEOs say abortion is a right in full-page open letter in New York Times
NEW YORK — In a new full-page open letter running in today's edition of The New York Times, the CEOs and co-founders of Clary Collection, Cora, Dame, Fur, LOOM, Sustain Natural and THINX Inc, are speaking ...
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Mujeres, Esperanza announce new health center in Brighton Park
Mujeres Latinas en AcciÃ"n ( Mujeres ), in partnership with Esperanza Health Centers ( Esperanza ), has now opened a new health center in Brighton Park. "When Mujeres opens its space in Brighton Park, it will ...
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Illinois Collaboration on Youth holds gender-expansive services symposium
Illinois Collaboration on Youth ( ICOY ) held a day-long gender expansive services symposium May 13 at the Chicago Teachers Union. The day focused on how girls and gender non-conforming youth are impacted by the juvenile-justice ...
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New Publication Promotes Health, Safety of Trans Youth in Confinement
( San Francisco, CA ) Today, the National Center for Lesbian Rights ( NCLR ) and the Center for Children's Law and Policy ( CCLP ) released a new publication, Model Policy: Transgender, Gender Nonconforming, and ...
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NATIONAL: Twin sons' dilemma, Center Global, risky Buttigieg comment
The Hill reported that the State Department continued an ongoing fight to require one of a gay couple's twin sons to undergo a DNA test to prove his citizenship, according to Immigration Equality, a nonprofit that ...
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Planned Parenthood' youth-led initiative to hold day-long conference May 18
CHICAGO - Planned Parenthood of Illinois' ( PPIL ) youth-led initiative My Body. My Story. is hosting the Generation Empowered conference for young people of all ages on Saturday, May 18 from 10 a.m. to 4 ...
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New Planned Parenthood videos connect teens to Sex Ed answers
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New York, NY — Planned Parenthood Federation of America is excited to debut Roo High School, YouTube videos that answer some of teens' most common questions while showing how easy, fun, and helpful it is to ...
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New study on gun violence against LGBTs highlights need for research
A new report from the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law examines gun violence against LGBT people, including suicides, homicides, and other forms of gun violence. Researchers conclude that gun violence is a significant concern ...
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StoryCorps launches project with LGBTQ elders for new YouTube documentary
StoryCorps, the groundbreaking effort to document the American story, which has given 500,000 Americans across all 50 states the chance to record conversations about their lives and preserve them for future generations, is preparing to launch ...
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SMART Recovery offers addiction support to local gay men
Chicagoan Anthony Radulovich had already decided he was abstaining from crystal meth, but he wasn't sure that he'd be able to follow through with the commitment if someone put the substance in front of him. He ...
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Trump religious conscience rule draws fire
LGBT advocates and service providers resoundingly condemned a so-called "religious conscience rule" that was announced by the Trump administration May 2 in its finalized form. That new rule privileges the religious scruples of healthcare providers that ...
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Center's 'Human First' gala set for May 4
Center on Halsted is hosting its annual signature event, the Human First Gala—which recognizes the contributions of individuals, businesses and other organizations to the LGBTQ community in Chicago—on Saturday, May 4, at The Geraghty, 2520 S. ...
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Regulation would allows medical providers to deny care to LGBTQs, groups respond
From press releases
From The Human Rights Campaign: WASHINGTON — The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced a final version of a regulation that would allow medical providers to cite their personal beliefs in refusing ...
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International Sports Court upholds proposed rule on testosterone suppressants
( New York, N.Y. )— Today, in a divided 2-1 opinion, the international Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld a proposed rule by the International Association of Athletics Federation ( IAAF ) forcing women with high ...
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New report highlights LGBT community needs
Systemic inequities, healthcare availability and unemployment and under-employment are among the Chicago-area LGBT community's principal current concerns, according to a new survey released April 30. About 2,000 individuals participated in the survey, the 2019 Chicago LGBTQ ...
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Trans woman fights bias during journey from Tennessee to Chicago
May 5 will be a meaningful day for Angelina Nordstrom. She will be speaking at the Chicago House 33rd Annual Spring Brunch Fashion Show on the importance of stable employment for the vulnerable. ( Also at ...
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Ring of Silence shines light on human trafficking
A new film, available on-demand on Amazon Prime April 26, depicts the toll human trafficking—in this case, in the form of forced sex work—has taken upon young people in the American suburbs. Ring of Silence, directed ...
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NATIONAL Teen suicide, scholarship loss, discrimination cases
Out.com reported that Alabama high-school student Nigel Shelby died by suicide after being the target of homophobic bullying, according to reports that began to surface over the weekend on Facebook. Rocket City Pride—the local LGBTQ+ Pride ...
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National Black Justice Coalition Statement on Nigel Shelby Suicide: "This Must End"
WASHINGTON — Over the weekend it was reported that Nigel Shelby, a high schooler in Huntsville, Alabama, died by suicide. In response to the tragic news, National Black Justice Coalition Executive Director David Johns released the ...
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Lynn Sage Cancer sports event June 17
The Lynn Sage Cancer Research Foundation ( LSCRF ) will host the annual Play for the Cure Game Day, featuring a women's round-robin tennis competition, 18-hole golf experience and card games including canasta, mahjong and bridge. ...
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Chicago House brunch and fashion show May 5
Chicago House's Annual Spring Brunch and Fashion Show will take place Sunday, May 5, in the Winter Garden at the Harold Washington Library, 400 S. State St. Doors will open at 12 p.m. This year's event, ...
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APA Concerned About Transgender Military Ban
Washington, D.C., April 9, 2019 — The American Psychiatric Association ( APA ), the national medical association representing more than 38,500 psychiatric physicians, is concerned about the Department of Defense's ( DoD ) decision to implement ...
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NATIONAL Teen PrEP bill, conversion therapy, Laverne Cox, murder-suicide
Maryland lawmakers have approved a bill allowing minors to receive pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, without obtaining parental consent as a way to prevent the spread of HIV among youth, Metro Weekly reported. The House of Delegates ...
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TPAN launches Paws N' Effect program for HIV+ clients
TPAN, Lurie Children's Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine Division Head and TPAN Board of Directors member Dr. Rob Garofalo and Felines & Canines adoption center held a kick-off event for a new program, Paws N' Effect, ...
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State's Medicaid Program to Cover Gender-Affirming Surgery
Today, the Pritzker administration announced that the state's Medicaid program will begin covering gender affirming surgeries for members under new policies being established. The Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services has begun developing administrative rules ...
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Mormons change policies to benefit LGBTs
Ahead of a churchwide weekend conference, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ( also known as Mormons ), on April 4, announced changes to two policies affecting LGBTQ church members and their families, The ...
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Men Having Babies conference April 13-14
The nonprofit organization Men Having Babies ( MHB ) will hold its annual Chicago conference April 13-14 at the Wyndham Grand Chicago Riverfront Hotel, 71 E. Wacker Dr. The event will take place Saturday, April 13, ...
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Report details lives of LGBTs in rural areas
The Movement Advancement Project ( MAP ) released a new report, "Where We Call Home: LGBT People in Rural America," which examines the structural differences in rural life and their unique impact on the estimated 2.9 ...
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WORLD Elton John, Caymans OK marriage, Grindr
Elton John supported George Clooney's call for people to boycott a string of the world's most luxurious hotels following Brunei's new laws over gay sex, Business Insider noted. From April 3, Brunei is bringing in new ...
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NATIONAL Trans woman's death, ICE detainees, medical news
A transgender woman was found shot to death in Maryland, marking the second known homicide of a transgender person in the United States this year, Advocate.com reported. Friends and family identified her as Ashanti Carmon, the ...
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HRC suspenda Google from Corporate Equality Index Over 'Ex-Gay' App
WASHINGTON — Truth Wins Out praised The Human Rights Campaign today for suspending Google from its Corporate Equality Index for refusing to delete a dangerous "pray away the gay" app by Living Hope Ministries that targets ...
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Federal anti-conversion therapy bill introduced in House
U.S. Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney ( D-NY ) introduced a bill prohibiting federal Medicaid funds from being used for anti-gay conversion therapy on March 28. Maloney's legislation would also crack down on deceptive billing practices carried ...
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Howard Brown holds latest annual meeting
Citywide health system Howard Brown/Howard Brown Health held its annual meeting the evening of Feb. 21 to pay tribute to its volunteers, staff, clients and community allies, and discuss service improvements the organization has made in ...
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Study find young adults with lesbian parents more likely to report same-sex attraction
In the latest findings from the U.S. National Longitudinal Lesbian Family Study, a new analysis finds that the 25-year-old children of lesbian parents are more likely than their peers to report same-sex attraction, sexual minority identity ...
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South Side trans man discusses life, healthcare journey
When Cheno Pulliam, 33, first stepped foot into Howard Brown Health's Hyde Park location three years ago, he knew this was the right place for him to receive his healthcare. Pulliam—who identifies as a trans masculine ...
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UIC honors scholar Phoenix Matthews
Shortly before they accepted the University of Illinois at Chicago ( UIC ) College of Nursing 2018 Distinguished Researcher Award, scholar/researcher Phoenix Matthews noted the irony that she hadn't always wanted to do research. When they ...
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Ammarell resigns from Chicago House post
Chicago House and Social Services Agency announced the resignation of its CEO, Scott Ammarell, on March 8. Ammarell, who took over from longtime CEO Rev. Stan Sloan in mid-2016, said in a statement that, "I've had ...
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Steans works to update state's suicide prevention strategy
SPRINGFIELD — State Senator Heather Steans ( D-Chicago ) spoke at a press conference today with leaders from the Illinois chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention ( AFSP ) about her legislation that would ...
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Planned Parenthood, American Medical Association sue over reproductive gag rule
Washington, DC — Today, Planned Parenthood joined the American Medical Association in suing the Trump administration to block its gag rule. The gag rule makes it illegal to refer patients for abortion and threatens the health ...
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Attorney with hate-group ties now appeals court judge
On March 5, the Republican-dominated U.S. Senate confirmed attorney Allison Rushing—a nominee who once interned with the conservative group Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF)—as a judge for the Fourth Circuit, Vox.com noted. ADF is an organization that ...
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The Williams Institute estimates that 4.5% of adults in U.S. identify as LGBT
An estimated 4.5% of adults in the United States, approximately 11.3 million people, identify as LGBT, according to a new analysis by the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law. The majority of LGBT people ( ...
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Attnys General Challenge New Title X "Gag Rule" Restricting Reproductive Health Care
Chicago — Attorney General Kwame Raoul today joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general to file a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a new rule Title X "Gag Rule" that will significantly restrict access to reproductive ...
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Black gay caucus seeks leaders
The Chicago Black Gay Men's Caucus is looking for a program manager and an equity coordinator. The program manager is responsible for the success of the organization's community-engagement programs. These include Caucus Corps, its membership network; ...
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CFW announces 'Talk It Out' series
Chicago Foundation for Women ( CFW ) announced the fourth annual Talk It Out—a week-long conversation series designed to spark understanding among women and men, girls and boys, about gender bias. The series will kick off ...
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DePaul U. College of Law to hold summit, panels on combating sex trafficking
CHICAGO — The state of affairs of sex trafficking in the city of Chicago and what can be done to combat modern day slavery will be addressed in panel discussions on Feb. 11 during the 2019 ...
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Howard Brown annual meeting March 21
Howard Brown Health is inviting staff, patients and community supporters to its annual meeting, to be held Thursday, March 21, 6-8 p.m., at Macy's on State Street, 111 N. State St., in the Narcissus Room on ...
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Catrina Howard talks veteran life, founding female veteran housing project
U.S. Navy veteran Catrina Howard's journey in the military and into veteran activism began after she graduated from Roosevelt High School in Chicago's Albany Park. "I was not sure if I wanted to attend college, so ...
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Howard Brown helps advisory network for trans, GNC health
Howard Brown Health announced its participation in a community-led research advisory network that will support the development of patient-centered research projects focused on addressing the health needs of transgender and gender nonconforming people ( TGNC ). ...
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AHF Applauds President's Commitment to End HIV Epidemic in US
WASHINGTON ( February 5, 2019 ) AIDS Healthcare Foundation ( AHF ) applauded President Trump for his commitment to end the HIV epidemic in the U.S., made this evening in his State of the Union address: ...
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New survey published on sexual and gender minorities in Western Kenya
Some of the first published findings on the demographics and experiences of lesbian, bisexual, queer and transgender people assigned female at birth in sub-Saharan Africa A new survey from Western Kenya finds economic empowerment, LGBT acceptance ...
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Community closings, delays announced
Due to the extreme cold, the Jan. 30 issue of Windy City Times will experience a delayed delivery, for the safety of our delivery personnel. Copies of the paper should be fully distributed to all of ...
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