HIV Health and Wellness

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UNAIDS and IAEA forge a powerful partnership against the interlinked diseases of cervical cancer and HIV

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UNAIDS and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have joined forces to increase action against cervical cancer and HIV. In a memorandum of understanding signed following an event to mark World Cancer Day at the headquarters of IAEA in Vienna, Austria, the two organizations pledged to scale up and expand services for adolescent girls and women affected by the two diseases.   

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US: Proposed bans put nearly 17,000 transgender youth at risk of losing access to gender-affirming care

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An estimated 16,750  transgender youth in the U.S. ages 13 and older are at risk of being denied gender-affirming medical care due to proposed state bans.

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Tanzania: Govt Should Change Its Tune on LGBTIQ Health and Rights

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“Because of government, LGBT people don’t have a place to get training [on sexual health]. People don’t get lubricants, they don’t get condoms, they don’t get services. In short, we are dying.”

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Nigeria: LGBTIQ+ Nigerians get new social and counseling mobile app

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NoStrings Development Initiatives, Nigeria’s leading LGBTIQ+ media advocacy group, has launched a new social and counseling mobile app for the country’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ+) community.

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US: South Dakota law puts transgender youth lives at risk to forward a fear-mongering agenda

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It is outrageous to force a doctor to risk losing their license — or their freedom — for following professional best practices.

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US: HRC Releases Annual State Equality Index Ratings

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HRC Foundation and the Equality Federation Institute released their 6th annual State Equality Index (SEI), a comprehensive report detailing statewide laws and policies that affect LGBTQ people and their families and assessing how well states are protecting LGBTQ people from discrimination.