Pittsburgh’s LGBTQIA+ Commission Says, Tell the Truth about Monkeypox

The United States’ response to the 2022 human monkeypox (hMPX) outbreak has been a lackluster  and consequential effort due largely to hand-wringing over who is most affected by the expanding  health emergency. For public health officials it appears to have been more important to avoid triggering  homophobia than using the most compelling data available that […]

Congratulations Admiral Levine. And thank you for your service

From the NYT and BBC Dr Rachel Levine, the US assistant secretary for health, has been sworn in as the first transgender four-star officer in the country’s history. The 63-year-old is now an admiral of the US Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. Dr Levine, appointed by President Joe Biden, is already the highest-ranking openly transgender […]