According to CNNHealth with the help of the Southern Poverty Law Center parents of an intersex child have sued several doctors and members of the South Carolina Department of Social Services because they played a part in the child undergoing genital surgery before he was adopted. The surgery occurred when ...

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May is National Mental Health Awareness Month. Each May mental health advocates strive towards making it known how commonplace mental illness truly is and how easily treatable most mental illnesses such as anxiety and depression are. LGBT people are often overwhelmed by issues that lead into depression, anxiety, eating disorders ...

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Is is me or is LGBT inclusion in sports having an incredible moment? In the last few months I feel that there has been a plethora of inspiring news stories and initiatives to make sports a safe space for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth. Whether you're a sport ...

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Today the jeans and rainbow earrings I wear represent more than my comfort and my sense of fashion. They signify my participation in Denim Day 2013, a day which encourages people to wear denim “as a visible means of protest against misconceptions that surround sexual assault," and that exists within ...

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April marks STD Awareness Month and the fifth year of the Get Yourself Tested Campaign.

Since 1 out of 2 sexually active people will get a STD by age 25, there is definitely incentive to get tested.

Click here for our HIV testing hours, as well as our STD testing ...

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The thirty page graphic novel "AIDS in the Endzone" provides information on HIV transmission, testing and treatment and targets young African-American men in South Carolina. The plot centers around the story of a high school quarterback who loses his position and will try anything to get it back, including blackmailing ...

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First launched in 2010 in partnership with other LGBT communities around NY State, NY LGBT Health Month is designed as a month for LGBT people and their allies to reflect on the health and wellness of our community...and to have fun doing it!

This Year's Theme is "We ...

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Constructed social norms have taught us that monogamy is always the best policy.

This nuanced ideal of a partnered completely monogamous relationship which may work for many couples does not work for all.

Gay men are often thought to fall on opposite ends of this monogamy spectrum without thought being ...

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Today marks National Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) Day, a day to celebrate student led school-based organizations that create safe spaces for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) youth and their allies. Research by the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network has demonstrated that the presence of Gay-Straight Alliances in schools decrease harrassment ...

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February marks the celebration of Heart Health Month. Heart disease, storke and heart related illnesses impact people of all age, race, and sexual orientations.  Some groups are disproportionately impacted as well such as those who are substance users, chronic illness like HIV, or a family history of heart problems.

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