08-31-2022Cross-posted from The White House Briefing Room [On August 30, 2022], the White House National Monkeypox Response team announced...
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FACT SHEET: White House Monkeypox Response Team Announces New Plans to Support Large LGBTQI+ Events and Equity Interventions to Reach Communities at Highest Risk of Contracting the Virus OIDP Observes Pride Month 06-29-2022CDC Assists with Meningococcal Disease Outbreak Investigation in Florida 06-24-2022Cross-posted from Centers for Disease Control and PreventionNote: Today, HIV.gov reached out to Jonathan Mermin, MD, MPH (RADM, U...Statements by HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra and HHS Principals on Pride Month 06-14-2022Cross-posted from HHS Press Office [June 1,2022], HHS raised the Progress Pride Flag outside its headquarters building to commemor...Celebrating Pride, Together. 06-14-2022Happy Pride Month! Pride season is upon us, and Pride events are full of opportunities to engage with the LGBTQ+ community and ou...Biden-Harris Administration Greenlights Coverage of LGBTQ+ Care as an Essential Health Benefit in Colorado 10-13-2021Cross-posted from HHS Newsroom New health plan benchmarks expand access to care for transgender patientsFor the first time, the Ce...National Gay Men’s HIV/AIDS Awareness Day 09-27-2021Monday, September 27 is National Gay Men's HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NGMHAAD). On this day, we pause to reflect on lives lost due t...This National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day and the Administration for Community Living (ACL) 09-20-2021The Administration for Community Living (ACL), as part of the Department of Health and Human Services, works with states, tribes,...LGBTQ+ Pride Month 06-24-2021Cross-posted from the National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STDs, and TB Prevention June 23, 2021Dear Colleague,June is L...Non-inclusive No More: Trans Experience Community and National Transgender HIV Testing Day 04-15-2021Knowing our HIV status is particularly important for women of trans experience, something we are reminded of annually when we obs...New Data: How Youth Use Social Media 10-23-2018A recent national survey Digital Health Practices, Social Media Use, and Mental Well-Being Among Teens and Young Adults in the U.S., conducted by Victoria Rideo…Getting In Sync On HIV, Hep C, And LGBT Health 05-03-2017Last week, along with other federal leaders, I had the opportunity to address the 2017 Synchronicity Conference. It is a national...Rising Syphilis Cases Among Gay and Bisexual Men 04-26-2017During STD Awareness Month, one important focus is on syphilis return among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men...Digital Tools and Resources for National Transgender HIV Testing Day 2017 04-11-2017National Transgender HIV Testing Day (NTHTD) is coming up on April 18, 2017. The Center for Excellence (COE) for Transgender Heal...Southern Forum Addresses HIV among Gay and Bisexual Men of Color 12-28-2016HIV continues to take a heavy toll in the southern United States. Southern states represent 33 percent of the U.S. population, bu...250 Sites Participated In Listening Session With The Transgender Community 12-21-2016The HHS Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy (OHAIDP) recently convened a community listening session to hear about t...HHS Report Highlights Accomplishments in Advancing LGBT Health and Well-Being 12-07-2016The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released Advancing LGBT Health and Well-being, the sixth annual report...Speakers Announced for December 8th Listening Session on HIV Prevention and Care with the Transgender Community 11-28-2016The HHS Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy (OHAIDP) is sponsoring a community listening session to hear about the w...The CDC’s Gay Dance Video about HIV is Fabulous 10-24-2016The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has taken the unprecedented step of producing a music video to educate gay men about the many HIV preventio…A personal perspective about new data on behavioral health patterns in the LGB community 10-21-2016Editor’s Note: Richard Wolitski, Ph.D., Director, Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy, U.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesWe know th…