Today, The Fenway Institute released “What the new Affordable Care Act nondiscrimination rule means for providers and LGBT patients,” a policy brief outlining the significant…
New treatment should not be confused for PrEP By: Christine Nicco/TRT Reporter— Recently, the FDA approved Descovy, a new “prodrug” used to treat those living…
BOSTON, Mass.—Fenway Health denounced HB 1840, a Tennessee bill signed Wednesday, April 27 by Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam, which allows therapists and counselors to refuse…
BOSTON, Mass.—Fenway Health’s 25th Annual Women’s Dinner Party on April 9 raised more than $460,000 in donations for life-saving services and programs for the organization. The event was…
Courtesy of Fenway Health— Gay and bisexual men are at least 44 times more likely than the general population to become infected with HIV. Lesbians…
Fenway Health, The Fenway Institute, and the AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts commend outgoing White House Director of the Office of National AIDS Policy Douglas…
WALTHAM, Mass.—Harvey J. Makadon, M.D., Director of the National LGBT Health Education Center in Boston, has been honored by the Massachusetts Medical Society as the…
By: Luke Sherman/TRT Contributor— Advocacy organizations, public health officials, and concerned community members came together for the first time in late February to discuss the…
BOSTON, Mass.—AIDS Action Committee and Fenway Health announce today that the Getting to Zero Coalition will formally convene at Fenway Health’s Ansin Building Feb. 25…
BOSTON, Mass.―A policy brief released today by the Fenway Institute and the Center for American Progress examines controversial state and local legislation that would prevent…
By: Al Gentile/TRT Reporter— Research, prevention, and treatments of HIV and AIDS has, in the last decade, made the disease anything but a death sentence….
BOSTON, Mass.— On World AIDS Day, Tuesday, Dec. 1, AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts (AAC) will announce the formation of the Getting to Zero Coalition,…
By: Nicole Lashomb/Editor-in-Chief— BOSTON, Mass.—Alarming figures indicate that up to 75 percent of LGBTQ individuals have experienced Intimate Partner Violence (IPV), as found in a…
“Celebrating #QTPOClove” campaign during Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October will feature MBTA, print, radio, and social media ads BOSTON, MA — The TOD@S Collaborative today launched a…
By: Eric Brus* — In late May, researchers in a major international study reported definitive evidence that early antiretroviral treatment (ART) substantially reduces HIV-infected persons’ risks…
According to a recent Study, gender minority people who are transgender or gender nonconforming experience widespread discrimination and health inequities. Since 2012, Massachusetts law has…
BOSTON, Mass.—The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have awarded Fenway Health, AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts, and the Multicultural AIDS Coalition $3.78 million for a five-year…
BOSTON, Mass.—Yesterday, hundreds of people gathered at a MassEquality and community event at the front steps of the Massachusetts State House to celebrate the U.S….
Studies Have Shown That Lesbian, Gay And Bisexual People Derive Positive Health Benefits From Same Sex Marriage “Today the U.S. Supreme Court said that same-sex…
BOSTON, Mass.—Fenway Health commends the U.S. Supreme Court for ruling 6-3 in favor of federally-run insurance marketplaces. Because of a legal challenge to the federally-run…
New content teaches current, future providers about the unique health care needs of sexual and gender minorities PHILADELPHIA, Penn.—The American College of Physicians (ACP) today…
BOSTON, Mass.—Fenway Health held a successful Women’s Dinner Party on April 11, raising close to $500,000 in cash, pledges and in-kind donations to support the life-saving services…
By: Lauren Walleser/TRT Assistant Editor— The Massachusetts Commission on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Questioning Youth released a report in March recommending policy changes…