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LGBTQ Agenda: HIV, hep C funding largely maintained in Biden budget proposal

LGBTQ Agenda: HIV, hep C funding largely maintained in Biden budget proposal

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Mar 26, 2024

President Joe Biden's proposed $7.3 trillion budget for Fiscal Year 2025 largely maintains domestic HIV and hepatitis spending, but advocates say that's not enough to meet the federal government's goal of reducing HIV infections by 90% by 2030.

Berner confirmed as federal judge; Biden ties Obama for out jurists

Berner confirmed as federal judge; Biden ties Obama for out jurists

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Mar 19, 2024

With the U.S. Senate confirmation of a lesbian federal bench nominee, President Joe Biden has now tied former President Barack Obama's record of 11 openly LGBTQ federal judges.

LGBTQ Agenda: Dem senators pull funding request for Philly LGBTQ center after Libs of TikTok trolling

LGBTQ Agenda: Dem senators pull funding request for Philly LGBTQ center after Libs of TikTok trolling

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Mar 19, 2024

Proposed federal funding for an LGBTQ community center in Philadelphia was pulled at the 11th hour by the state's two Democratic U.S. senators after it was criticized by a popular anti-LGBTQ social media account.

Political Notebook: SF backers host fundraiser for out Oregon House candidate Morales

Political Notebook: SF backers host fundraiser for out Oregon House candidate Morales

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Mar 18, 2024

San Francisco supporters of queer Oregon House candidate Eddy Morales are hosting a fundraiser for him this weekend. Their aim is to help him clinch his Democratic primary contest on May 21.

Oklahoma medical examiner rules Nex Benedict died by suicide

Oklahoma medical examiner rules Nex Benedict died by suicide

  • by Brody Levesque, Washington Blade
  • Mar 13, 2024

The Oklahoma medical examiner's office has released part of the results of the investigation into the February 8 death of Nex Benedict, concluding the 16-year-old transgender teenager who had experienced bullying at his high school died by suicide.

Gay former presidential adviser David Mixner dies

Gay former presidential adviser David Mixner dies

  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Mar 12, 2024

David Mixner, a gay man who once advised former President Bill Clinton before a falling out over the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy on gays in the military, died Monday, March 11, in New York City.

STIs fall in SF after doxyPEP rollout

STIs fall in SF after doxyPEP rollout

  • by Liz Highleyman
  • Mar 11, 2024

The early rollout of doxyPEP in San Francisco has contributed to a decline in sexually transmitted infections, according to studies presented March 4 at the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections in Denver.

US Supreme Court poised to hear LGBTQ-related cases

US Supreme Court poised to hear LGBTQ-related cases

  • by Lisa Keen
  • Mar 11, 2024

More than halfway through its 2023-24 session, the U.S. Supreme Court has dispensed with three appeals in ways that help LGBTQ people.

LGBTQ Agenda: Biden comes in clutch at election year State of the Union

LGBTQ Agenda: Biden comes in clutch at election year State of the Union

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Mar 8, 2024

President Joe Biden's overarching message, as he made his case for a second term before the United States Congress on March 7, is that "the free world is at risk" both at home and abroad.

Gloria poised for reelection as San Diego's mayor

Gloria poised for reelection as San Diego's mayor

  • by Lisa Keen
  • Mar 6, 2024

The gay mayor of California's second largest city — San Diego — breezed through Super Tuesday's primary ballot and is poised to be reelected in November.

Schiff, Garvey advance in CA US Senate race

Schiff, Garvey advance in CA US Senate race

  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Mar 6, 2024

Congressmember Adam Schiff and retired baseball star Steve Garvey advanced to the November general election in the race for a California U.S. Senate seat.

LGBTQ Agenda: Feds tout conviction after first-ever trial for anti-trans hate crime killing

LGBTQ Agenda: Feds tout conviction after first-ever trial for anti-trans hate crime killing

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Mar 5, 2024

For the first time, a federal jury found a South Carolina man guilty February 23 in the hate crime homicide of a transgender woman.

New details emerge in death of nonbinary Oklahoma student

New details emerge in death of nonbinary Oklahoma student

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Feb 26, 2024

New details have emerged in the case of the 16-year-old nonbinary student who died a day after a physical confrontation in an Oklahoma public school restroom.

LGBTQ Agenda: Investigation continues into death of nonbinary Oklahoma student

LGBTQ Agenda: Investigation continues into death of nonbinary Oklahoma student

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Feb 21, 2024

LGBTQ advocates and allies are calling the nation's attention to Oklahoma, where a 16-year-old nonbinary student died a day after a physical confrontation in a school restroom, according to multiple news reports and government agencies.