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| | Howard Brown Health ratifies first-time contract agreement with union-represented staff 2024-05-02 --From a press release - CHICAGO — May 2, 2024 — Howard Brown Health and its workers represented by the Illinois Nurses Association have reached an agreement on a first-time contract that will cover nearly 400 administrative, clinical, and retail employees ...
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| | Half of LGBTQ+ college faculty surveyed consider moving to another state due to anti-diversity, equity, inclusion laws 2024-05-01 --From a Williams Institute press release - Anti-diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) laws have negatively impacted the teaching, research, and health of LGBTQ+ college faculty, according to a new study by the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law. As a result of ...
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| | Chicago models strike a pose at Trans Media Fashion show 2024-04-30 On April 27 Trans Media Fashion presented its first biannual fashion show for 2024. The event served as a fundraiser for Howard Brown Health, Broadway Youth Center and the Vernita Gray Council for Philanthropy, all the ...
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| | Court: State healthcare plans must pay for gender-affirming operations 2024-04-29 In a major win for transgender rights, the Richmond, Virginia-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit became the first such judicial body in the country to rule that state healthcare plans must pay for ...
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| | GLAAD responds to Biden administration release of updated rules to Section 1557 of ACA 2024-04-27 --From a press release - (New York, NY - April 26, 2024) - Today GLAAD, the world's leading LGBTQ media advocacy organization, responded to the release by the Department of Health and Human Services of updated regulations to Section 1557 of ...
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| | Scotland, Wales stop issuing puberty blockers after Cass Review 2024-04-27 Following the release of England's Cass Review, Scotland's NHS (National Health Service) has paused prescribing puberty blockers to children referred by its specialist gender clinic, the BBC reported. Also, Glasgow's ...
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| | Biden administration strengthens Affordable Care Act protections, health coverage for LGBTQ+ Americans 2024-04-27 --From a press release - WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the Biden-Harris administration announced the finalization of a new regulation strengthening non-discrimination protections enforced by the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The updated rule, implementing Section 1557 ...
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| | Artemis Singers presents June 8 "Never Doubt: We Are Here" Pride Concert & Dance 2024-04-27 --From a press release - CHICAGO─Artemis Singers, www.artemissingers.org, Chicago's lesbian feminist chorus, presents "Never Doubt: We Are Here" Pride Concert & Dance, Saturday, June 8, at First Congregational Church of Evanston UCC, 1445 Hinman Ave. ...
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| | Families of trans youth in Tennessee can still seek out-of-state healthcare, despite new amendment 2024-04-26 --From a press release - NASHEVILLE — Parents can still seek gender-affirming health care for their children outside of Tennessee, despite legislation headed for the governor's desk aimed at creating confusion and fear for these ...
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| | Reunion Project hosts Chicago town hall for people aging with HIV 2024-04-24 The Reunion Project is holding a two-day town hall for long-term HIV survivors in Chicago. The town hall will happen 9 a.m.-5 p.m. May 17-18 in Loyola University's Kasbeer Hall, 25 E. Pearson St. It's part ...
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| | Center on Halsted looks ahead to New Horizons at annual Human First Gala 2024-04-22 New Horizons was the theme of this year's sold-out Center on Halsted (The Center) annual Human First Gala April 20 at The Geraghty in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood. Ahead of the awards ceremony, the Center's Board of ...
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| | Chicago Red Stars place forward Ava Cook on season-ending injury list 2024-04-21 --From a press release - CHICAGO (April 20, 2024) — The Chicago Red Stars announced the following health update on forward Ava Cook: Cook sustained a knee injury during Red Stars training this week. After further medical evaluation, it was determined ...
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| | Legislation to increase HIV testing, Linkage to Care Act passes Illinois House with bipartisan vote of 106 2024-04-20 --From a press release - SPRINGFIELD — Thursday night, House Bill 5417, the Connection to HIV Testing and Linkage to Care Act, or the HIV TLC Act, championed by State Representative Kelly Cassidy (D-Chicago) passed the Illinois House of Representatives with ...
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| | Hunter leads resolution declaring April 2024 as Minority Health Month 2024-04-18 --From a press release - SPRINGFIELD — To raise awareness about the importance of cardiovascular health, particularly among minority communities, State Senator Mattie Hunter passed a resolution declaring April 2024 as Minority Health Month in ...
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| | Supreme Court allows Idaho ban on gender-affirming care for minors 2024-04-18 The U.S. Supreme Court has granted a request by Republican Idaho Attorney General Raul Labrador to lift a lower court's temporary injunction preventing the state from enforcing its felony ban on gender-affirming care for minors, The ...
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