Mixed bag in HIV cases
Federal statistics report a 14.8 percent decline in HIV cases between 2008 and 2015, but 25- to 34-year-olds saw a nearly 45 percent increase in new cases New [...]
5 Life Strategies for LGBTQ+ Individuals to Avoid Out-of-Control Addictive Behaviors
BY MARK McMILLAN We have all heard how the opioid epidemic is ravaging communities. In 2014 alone, drug overdose was the leading cause of accidental death in [...]
Corktown Health Center Puts Detroit on the Map for Advances in LGBTQ Health
BY PATRICK YANKEE The opening of Corktown Health Center (CHC) as Michigan's first nonprofit focused on delivering health care services to the LGBTQ community [...]
LGBTQ-Affirming Preventative Care Available for Lesbian and Bi Women, Trans Men
BY NATASHA WILSON AND JENNIFER SCHWARTZ Women's health has gained greater awareness in the last 20 years, in part due to political debate over reproductive [...]
Detroit HealthLink Project Awarded Grant to Research LGBTQ Cancer Disparities
BY DREW HOWARD A program purposed with addressing cancer-related needs in Metro Detroit has received additional funding that will go toward researching cancer [...]
Does Your Gym Help or Hurt?
MARK THIESMEYER, MS, MPH, RD Mark Thiesmeyer, MS, MPH, RD The stereotype of gay men being obsessed with our appearance aside, it's a sad fact that LGBTQ people [...]
Health Dept. Vaccinates Staff, Clients at Local Shelters for Hepatitis A
The Ingham County Health Department vaccinated staff and clientele at two local homeless shelters last week for hepatitis A following possible exposure and an [...]
Henry Ford Village Implements Collaborative Education Experience
Senior living community Henry Ford Village announced Oct. 24 that they are hosting a collaborative education experience program known as the Student Designer [...]
SAGE Metro Detroit Director Reflects on Two Busy Years in the State
SAGE, which stands for Services & Advocacy for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Elders, has been around for nearly 30 years. Based in New York, it is [...]
Opening the Doors to LGBTQ-Focused Care
HELPs staff has grown in the last 30 years from just a handful of dedicated individuals to around 30 people, who will provide culturally-competent care to [...]
Dem Gubernatorial Candidates Call for Reform of State's HIV-Specific Law
Abdul El-Sayed Gretchen Whitmer LANSING – Calling Michigan's HIV-specific felony law "discriminatory" and "wrong to criminalize sickness," the two declared [...]
National LGBTQ Task Force Urges Congress to Stop Trumpcare
BY BTL STAFF The National LGBTQ Task Force Action Fund is celebrating the seventh anniversary of the enactment of Obamacare with a call to action urging [...]
