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GSAs help gay and straight students: study(Washington Blade file photo by Michael Key)VANCOUVER—The longer a school has a gay-straight alliance or a Gender and...

Parents of transgender kids share hardship stories on Capitol HillThe parents of transgender kids shared hardship stories on Capitol Hill Wednesday. (Blade photo by...

PrEP is prickly topic among coupled gaysNEW YORK — Both relationship-specific and structural factors influence whether coupled gay men living in New York City...

Military: high number of trans youth seeking care(Photo by Glynnis Jones; courtesy Bigstock)LONDON — The number of transgender children and adolescents receiving care in the...

Some trans men opt to maintain fertilityResearch shows that transgender men can remain fertile after even one year of testosterone treatment.NEW YORK — Those transitioning...

Cannabis Culture112 Shares U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) and U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) have introduced bills to expand veterans access to medical cannabis. (Photo...

Cannabis CultureRep. Ed Perlmutter (D-Colo.) is a sponsor of the SAFE Banking Act.25 House members back marijuana banking actMore than one-quarter of U.S. House...

Cannabis CultureA measure barring employers from drug testing certain job applicants for the presence of marijuana awaits Mayor Bill DeBlasio’s signature. (Washington Blade file...

Cuba begins distributing PrEP through pilot program326 Shares The Cuban government last month began to distribute PrEP through a pilot program in the city of...

Cannabis CultureDEA: Fewer marijuana seizures but more arrestsFederal agents seized fewer total marijuana plants in 2018, but made more arrests for cannabis-related offenses, according...

Cannabis CultureGov. Larry Hogan signed legislation into law  permitting qualified patients to access cannabis-infused edible products. (Photo by Maryland GovPics via Flickr)Md. guv signs bill...

Trans women at higher risk for breast cancerLONDON — Transgender women increase their risk of getting breast cancer by taking hormones, research suggests according...

Cannabis CultureOklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt (Photo courtesy Stitt’s office)Okla. guv signs medical marijuana measure OKLAHOMA CITY — Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt has signed legislation, HB 2612, clarifying regulations...

States revolt against new health care policyNew York Attorney General Letitia James leads a lawsuit filed by a coalition of nearly two dozen states...

Cancer survival rates lower for lesbians, trans womenLONDON — Lesbians and trans women in the U.S. are more likely to have lower cancer survival...