LGBTQ health
Getting Tested for HIV Is Still Important During a Pandemic
COVID-19 hasn't stopped the spread of one of history's most devastating viruses.
What It's Like to Be Quarantined, Isolated, and Gender Dysphoric
Many transgender Americans have been cut off from essential hormones, surgeries, and support.
For Trans People, Doctors Are Both Allies and Antagonists
We need doctors to provide treatments that help align us with our bodies, but when we have broader health issues, we're often mistreated or dismissed.
Why We Should Stop Using the Phrase 'Women's Health'
It ignores all the other people—with or without a uterus—who have reproductive health needs.
The Tonic Guide to Healthcare
A comprehensive, easy-to-follow FAQ about getting medical care, whether you have good insurance, bad insurance, or no insurance at all.
The Tonic Guide to Healthcare
A comprehensive, easy-to-follow FAQ about getting medical care, whether you have good insurance, bad insurance, or no insurance at all.
When You’ve Transitioned But Your Voice Hasn’t Caught Up
How transgender people perceive their voices can have a big impact on their health and well-being.
We Don't Really Know How Well Condoms Work for Anal Sex
Regulators and researchers have shockingly limited information on how condoms hold up in anal as opposed to vaginal sex, two entirely different physical contexts, involving discrete types of tissue, muscle force, and natural lubrication, or lack thereof.
How to Be a Drag Queen Without Hurting Yourself
Drag can sometimes be more like an extreme sport for the performers.
Here's What Being LGBTQ Can Do to Your Health
Being gay in 2018 means dealing with the health repercussions of old school discrimination plus new, startling research about heart health and cancer.
Shortages of Injectable Estrogen Are Screwing Over Trans Women
"If they’re not compelled to serve us with this thing we need, what are we going to do?”
Fake Doctors Are Still Getting Away With Poisoning Trans Women
'Pump doctors' aren't required to use medical-grade products. Their silicone often comes from the hardware store.