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Why You Should Add Doxycycline to Your Sexual Health Routine

Researchers from San Francisco and Seattle have found that Doxy PEP is an effective strategy in reducing sexually transmitted infections (STIs) like gonorrhea, chlamydia, or syphilis. Doxycycline is an antibiotic traditionally used for other bacterial infections like acne and malaria, but when used as a post-exposure prophylactic within three days after unprotected sex, it reduces infections by more than 60%.  Can you take doxycycline to prevent STDs? A clinical study conducted with the San Francisco Department of Health (SFDPH), Zuckerberg San Francisco General, University of California, San Francisco, and the University of Washington ended early when they found Doxy PEP […]

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Meet the all-trans hockey team changing lives one game at a time

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As soon as Team Trans’ hockey players first stepped onto the ice four years ago, they felt something life-changing. They’d found a family for life.  Mason LeFebvre joined Team Trans, an international collective of trans and non-binary hockey players, for its first event in Boston in November 2019. They played off against Boston Pride Hockey, an LGBTQ+ team that’s been around since the early 90s.  It meant to a lot to Mason, who’d been playing hockey since he was 10. Finally, he was “getting to play with other people who had similar experiences”. “Up to that point in my life, […]

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Italy is reopening an archaeological treasure and it holds secrets about gay sex in Ancient Rome

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After a long period of restoration, one of Italy’s most famous archaeological treasures — the House of the Vettii — is reopening to the public. The house’s extensive collection of fresco wall paintings includes lots of erotic art. But while some commenters have claimed that the house’s original owners were preoccupied with sex or even running a brothel, a gay Roman historian has said that those claims show a misunderstanding about the role queer sex played in ancient Rome. The house was originally constructed for two freed male slaves who were likely owned by the same master. These men became wealthy […]

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If Elected Danica Roem Would Be the First Trans State Senator Ever Elected in the South

LGBTQ Victory Fund, the only national organization dedicated to electing LGBTQ leaders to public office, named Danica Roem a 2023 LGBTQ ‘Spotlight’ candidate, a designation given to candidates with exceptional potential to be national leaders of the LGBTQ equality movement. Roem, who currently serves in the Virginia House of Delegates, made history in 2017 when she became the first out-and-seated trans state legislator in American history. There are currently just nine trans state lawmakers serving in the U.S., according to LGBTQ Victory Institute. “Danica is a remarkable leader who consistently shows both grit and compassion when delivering results for her community, from […]

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As Peru descends into chaos, queer people have a bigger priority than LGBTQ+ rights

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When Gad Yola hit the red carpet on December 20th, 2022, the 34-year-old Peruvian drag queen wanted to make a statement. Nearly 6,000 miles away from her home, Yola was far from the political crisis unfolding across Peru. So on her white dress, she bedazzled the words “25 Peruvians killed by the state”—a reference to the number of people who had died since protests erupted across the Andean nation.  Her dress quickly went viral on Twitter, and she received both messages of support and hate from Peruvians around the globe. Her artistic gesture is just one example of how LGBTQ+ […]

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James Cooper was the first out LGBTQ person elected to the Oklahoma City Council

I’m a teacher and writer, loves of mine since I was six. I went to film school to study storytelling, media violence, its effects on society, and root causes of real-life violence and crime. This research guides my values, civic engagement, and work in our classrooms. I was born in Midwest City—where my mother lives as a retired registered nurse—and I’ve lived in OKC’s historic Paseo neighborhood since 2010, serving in Oklahoma City Public Schools at Jefferson Middle School as an AVID college preparation teacher, where I helped students strengthen their reading, writing, group work, organization, and critical thinking skills. […]

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Houston at Risk of Losing LGBTQ Representation for the First Time in Over Two Decades

LGBTQ Victory Fund, the only national organization dedicated to electing LGBTQ leaders to public office, named Nick Hellyar and Mario Castillo 2023 LGBTQ ‘Spotlight’ candidates, a designation given to candidates with exceptional potential to be national leaders of the LGBTQ equality movement. Hellyar is running for Houston City Council, At-Large, Position 2 and Castillo is running for Houston City Council, District H. Robert Gallegos is currently the only out LGBTQ elected official in Houston, according to LGBTQ Victory Institute. Since Council Member Gallegos is not running for reelection, the city is now at risk of losing LGBTQ representation in city government for the first time […]

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Colorado Rep. Leslie Herod will be the first lesbian elected as Mayor of Denver

Throughout her childhood, Rep. Herod’s parents, an Army veteran and a police officer, emphasized the importance of serving one’s community, and that helping others is always the right thing to do. The noble teachings of her parents inspired her to encourage many students of color, LGBTQ+ students, and first-generation students at her college, the University of Colorado-Boulder, to run for student government. While in college, she became the Student Body President, managing a $36 million budget. After serving the students at her college, Leslie made an impact on the 2012 presidential election as President Obama’s Deputy Political Director for Colorado, […]

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Telemedicine provides a huge opportunity for the LGBTQ+ community

We live in a modern time where telemedicine can become one of the most significant solutions for the massive inequalities that LGBTQ+ communities have historically faced in healthcare.  When I think back on my ob/gyn residency at Stanford University, I was trained to order a pregnancy test for every patient who could become pregnant who was undergoing surgery – patients were treated the same regardless of or without a discussion about sexual orientation, gender identity, or sexual behavior. This is just one example of the gaps in our system.  I also witnessed an infertility doctor limiting his practice to married […]

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Right-Wing Group Targets LGBTQ+ Existence In Michigan Schools

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Michigan right-wingers are working together to challenge LGBTQ+-inclusive education in public schools.  An organization called the Great Schools Initiative (GSI) is offering parents an opt-out form to prevent all discussions about gender identity and sexual orientation in schools.  Last week, the group began an initiative called “Operation Opt-Out,” which asks parents to submit an opt-out form authored by GSI to be added to their children’s school files, Michigan Advance reports. Nearly three pages of proscriptions against facts about reproductive health, family planning, contraception, LGBTQ+ issues, and social justice are contained in the document — which happens to contain numerous spelling errors. The form mandates […]

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