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Levin appointed first openly gay head of APA
- The first openly gay head of the D.C. Department of Health has just cracked the American Psychiatric Association's glass ceiling. Dr. Saul Levin has been announced as the new chief executive officer and medical director of the APA. Levin, a psychiatrist with roots in substance abuse treatment, is the first openly gay person to hold this position. The APA is ...
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Study looks at lesbian moms and male donors
- From the Williams Institute - LOS ANGELES— Research suggests that children of lesbian parents are satisfied with their current level of contact with their male donors and do not think of their donors as dads, according to a new Williams Institute study by Abbie E. Goldberg, Williams Institute Visiting Scholar and Associate Professor of Psychology at Clark University, and Katherine R. Allen, Professor of Human ...
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Howard Brown still facing struggles
- Howard Brown Health Center's (HBHC) former CEO and president Jamal Edwards departed the organization in August 2012, amid a flurry of complaints and questions about his management style and strategies. Since then, both the Chicago LGBTQ community and the larger healthcare community have been watching the organization to see what its future might look like. Recent news—such as the abrupt ...
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ASK LAMBDA LEGAL: HIV disclosure
- Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - Q: I was online and reading about people getting prosecuted for having sex because they didn't tell their partner they had HIV. What are the realities behind HIV-status disclosure and the law? A: As Lambda Legal continues to work on repealing HIV criminalization laws, we frequently see comments on blogs and our social media posts about disclosure, and some people ...
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MSM Menongoccocal disease case reported in Chicago
- A case of the disease that causes meningitis has been reported in Chicago among a man who sex with men (MSM), the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) said May 20. The case of meningococcal disease is similar to those reported among gay and bisexual men in Los Angeles and New York this year, said Brian Richardson, CDPH spokesperson. "This ...
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Brazil has in vitro for gay couples; French hate crimes increase
- World news: Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - Brazil is guaranteeing same-sex couples the right to access assisted fertilization, according to the Huffington Post. A new decree that appears in the government's official gazette stipulates that in vitro techniques must be permitted for both gay couples and single people. The head of the Federal Medical Council says the new decree is in step with current social mores. In ...
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Stroger Hospital opens LGBT clinic for city youth
- John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County is now home to an LGBT clinic. The Same-Gender Loving (SGL) Clinic at Stroger opened Feb. 1 and has been providing weekly care for uninsured and underinsured LGBT youth since. SGL is one of three county-funded clinics serving teens ages 13-24, but it's the first and only to cater specifically to the ...
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Jillian Michaels becomes a 'Life' coach
- If there's anyone who knows how to motivate, it's Jillian Michaels. Michaels—known as one of the trainers on The Biggest Loser—will be at the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University, 50 E. Congress Pkwy., Friday, May 10, at 8 p.m. as part of her "Maximize Your Life" tour. Michaels will share her keys to health, success and happiness by harnessing one's ...
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Latino immigrants' healthcare, HIV services confab in Milwaukee
- From a press release - The Medical College of Wisconsin's (MCW) Center for AIDS Intervention Research (CAIR) will present a one-day conference, "Fronteras Y Barreras/Borders and Barriers: Addressing Latino Immigrant Experiences with Health, Healthcare, and HIV in the United States," Monday, May 13 at the Italian Conference Center in Milwaukee, Wisc. Nationally recognized experts will present recent research on issues facing Latino immigrants, and provide ...
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CDPH: No reported meningitis in Chicago despite coastal cases
- Reported cases of the disease that causes meningitis among gay and bisexual men on both U.S. coasts have LGBT people across the country on alert, but Chicago officials say that no case has been reported in Chicago. Public health officials have been on alert since Brett Shaad, a 33-year-old West Hollywood lawyer died April 12 after attending an Easter gathering ...
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L.A. GL Center issues meningitis alert
- LOS ANGELES, April 12, 2013—L.A. County health officials have reported a single case of bacterial meningitis in a man, known to be a gay resident of West Hollywood, who has reportedly died from it today. In New York City there is an outbreak of bacterial meningitis among gay men that has resulted in 22 infections and seven deaths since 2010. ...
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Longterm HIV/AIDS study shows large return on investment
- Guest View by David G Ostrow, MD, PhD, LFAPA - When AIDS first appeared among gay and bisexual men in most U.S. urban centers in 1981��—'82, the first diagnosed patients were near death from multiple opportunistic infections and a previously rare cancer called Kaposi's sarcoma, and their immune systems were totally nonfunctional due to the lack of any CD4 lymphocytes, the "conductors" of immune response to infection. It was immediately ...
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Intersex: Straddling the sex divide
- by Kavya Sukumar - Crixs Haligowski was giving birth in a midwife clinic in rural Philippines, when he first learned of intersex people. The doctors told him (then her) that he was not fully female. This did not come as a surprise to Haligowski. He was born with genitalia not clearly male or female. What he did not know was that he had a ...
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AFC advocates head to Springfield for Lobby Days
- Activists defend HIV/AIDS funding, fight to repeal an outdated law - From an AIDS Foundation of Chicago press release SPRINGFIELD — The AIDS Foundation of Chicago (AFC) will lead a group of 40 Chicago-based advocates to Illinois' capital on April 10, to defend state funding for HIV/AIDS services and encourage lawmakers to repeal an outdated law that unjustly requires healthcare workers to notify school principals of students living with HIV. This ...
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TPAN's Spring Giving Campaign kicks off
- From a press release - Chicago, Illinois, April 5, 2013—On Thursday, April 4th, forty of TPAN's (Test Positive Aware Network) strongest supporters gathered together at the offices of Seyfarth Shaw LLP to kick off TPAN's Spring Giving Campaign. During the month of April, TPAN is highlighting its history of "being there for one another" and reaching out to the community for support for the programs ...
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Pioneer in LGBT health, mental health honored by APA
- From a press release - San Francisco, CA, April 3, 2013….Caitlin Ryan, PhD, ACSW, a pioneer in lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) health and mental health will receive the John E. Fryer Award from the American Psychiatric Association (APA) at their annual meeting on May 18, 2013 for major contributions to the mental health and well-being of LGBT people. The award is presented by ...
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Kate Bornstein talks cancer and deciding, again, to live
- Despite decades of being hailed as a visionary transgender activist and theorist, it was not until last week that Kate Bornstein truly understood how important she is to people. Bornstein, whose works include "My Gender Workbook" and "Hello, Cruel World," has been credited with saving thousands of lives through her trans-affirming writing and performance. In late March, fans returned that ...
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Howard Brown holding April 7 brunch
- Howard Brown Health Center is holding its "Mad Hatter's Brunch" Sunday, April 7, 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m., at ZED451, 739 N. Clark St. The Kinsey Sicks—often called "America's favorite dragapella beauty-shop quartet"—will provide entertainment. Proceeds will benefit the Broadway Youth Center. Tickets are $175-$250 each; see www.HowardBrown.org. ...
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HIV service providers explore tobacco in the Black community
- Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - Christian Community Health Center hosted a free event recently to educate providers and faith community leaders on the unique health concerns of African American and LGBT HIV-positive people and tobacco use. "HIV, Tobacco and Us" was a collaborative effort of the Chicago Department of Public Health Office of LGBT Health, the Christian Community Health Center, Chicago House and the Center ...
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LGBT groups challenge Medicare on refusing transgender care
- From a press release - (Washington, D.C., March 29, 2013)—Last week, several national LGBT groups and a cooperating attorney filed an administrative challenge to Medicare's ban on medically necessary healthcare for transgender patients. Medicare, which provides healthcare to Americans ages 65 and older and younger people with certain qualifying disabilities, currently prohibits all forms of gender reassignment surgeries regardless of the individual patient's diagnosis or ...
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City announces new LGBT health council
- Sixteen community leaders will guide the city's push to improve LGBT health in Chicago this year. The Chicago Department of Public Health announced a new LGBT Health Advisory Council March 29. The 16-member council will oversee the city's work on the LGBT Health Action Plan, a component of Mayor Rahm Emanuel's "Healthy Chicago" plan (coverage on that report can be ...
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Lesbian story among those in new anti-smoking campaign
- From a press release - Continuing with the success of last year's national education ad campaign, "Tips from Former Smokers," a second series of ads has been launched by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The ads, funded by the Affordable Care Act's Prevention and Public Health Fund, feature stories of former smokers living with smoking-related diseases and disabilities. Ads will run for ...
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NCTE attacks Medicare withdrawal of public comments
- From a press release - Washington, DC - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has withdrawn the public comment process on updating the national coverage determination to include sex-reassignment surgery. In response to this development, National Center for Transgender Equality Executive Director Mara Keisling said: "What HHS did is very positive news from our perspective. They haven't stopped considering coverage of sex ...
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Survey: Gay and bi men rank health concerns
- From a press release - In recent years, researchers and providers have expressed concern about a phenomenon known as 'HIV prevention fatigue.' "The fear is that gay men are tired of hearing about how to prevent HIV, and because of new treatment options, HIV isn't seen as a big deal anymore," says Dr. Christian Grov, Associate Professor at Brooklyn College and a researcher at Hunter ...
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Senate committee clears bill to lift ban on HIV organ donation
- Legislation drops barriers to care for people living with HIV/AIDS - From a press release WASHINGTON — The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights group, today lauded the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee for approving the HIV Organ Policy Equity (HOPE) Act, S. 330. The bipartisan bill sponsored by Senators Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Tom Coburn, (R-OK), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), ...
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Cicero officer facing HIV charge, AIDS advocates react
- A Cicero Police officer is facing a charge of criminally transmitting HIV, a charge that AIDS advocates say relies on stigmatization and misinformation on HIV. Officer John Savage, 38, of LaGrange Park, is of accused of engaging in sexual activity with a 24-year-old man without disclosing his HIV-positive status. According to a statement by Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart's office, ...
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HBHC renames health practice
- Howard Brown Health Center (HBHC) has announced that its Triad Health Practice will be renamed Aris Health, effective March 25. The facility will be moving to 3245 N. Halsted St. Aris Health will provide pediatric and family medicine in addition to adult medical care, according to a press release. There will be an opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony for Aris Health ...
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HIV prevalence predictions in gay, bi men 'staggering'
- If current infection trends continue unabated, the federal government estimates that today's 20-year-old men who have sex with men will face a 50 percent infection rate in 30 years—70 percent for Black men who have sex. Those numbers double the highest prevalence estimates during the height of the epidemic in the late '80s and early'90s experts say. The government also ...
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Program seeks to help LGBTs with substance-abuse issues
- Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - Although the extent of substance-abuse disorders among the LGBT population hasn't been fully quantified, a number of studies indicate that the rates of substance abuse among the LGBT community are higher than the rest of the population. According to Dr. Jason Trautman, Chicago Lakeshore Hospital (CLH) clinical coordinator for outpatient services, LGBT membership appears to correlate with increased risk of ...
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Legal council head talks Obamacare, LGBT community
- Ann Hilton Fisher, executive director of the AIDS Legal Council of Chicago, examined "Obamacare Implementation in Illinois: What Lawyers Know So Far" at the Feb. 20 Chicago Bar Association LGBT Committee meeting, co-sponsored by the Lesbian and Gay Bar Association of Chicago (LAGBAC). Fisher spoke for an hour about the changes being incrementally instituted as a result of the sweeping ...
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Howard Brown Health Center rebrands Triad Health Practice
- According to a press release, Howard Brown Health Center (HBHC) has announced that its Triad Health Practice will be re-named Aris Health, effective March 25. The facility will be moving to 3245 N. Halsted, in Lakeview. Aris Health will provide pediatric and family medicine in addition to adult medical care, according to the press release. There will be an opening ...
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CDPH wants candidates for LGBT health council
- The Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) is seeking candidates for its new LGBT Health Advisory Council. The Council, which will be composed of 10-12 members, will advise city staff on the unique health needs of the LGBT community; provide a voice in the decisions that affect the LGBT community; and serve as a liaison to partner organizations for continued ...
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Charlie Morgan, fighter for LGBT military equality, dies
- From a news release - (Washington, DC) OutServe-SLDN today, in a statement from Executive Director Allyson Robinson, announced the passing of Chief Warrant Officer Charlie Morgan of the New Hampshire National Guard. "Chief Warrant Officer Charlie Morgan, a courageous fighter for our country, for her family, and for the equality of all who wear the uniform of our nation, passed away early this morning. On ...
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CDPH wants candidates for LGBT health council
- The Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) is seeking candidates for its new LGBT Health Advisory Council. The Council, which will be composed of 10-12 members, will advise city staff on the unique health needs of the LGBT community; provide a voice in the decisions that affect the LGBT community ;and serve as a liaison to partner organizations for continued ...
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Lurie LGBT center launching Gender Identity Clinic
- Go to Chicago's Uptown neighborhood, and you'll find one of the most HIV-impacted communities in the city. But look for free HIV testing services, and you might come up short. The neighborhood, which is home to myriad social service providers, has few HIV testing sites. Zach Stafford, of the Gender, Sexuality and HIV Prevention Center based out of Lurie Children's ...
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HBHC partners with groups for National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
- From a news release - Chicago, Ill. (Feb. 5, 2013) — In observance of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day on Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013, Howard Brown Health Center (HBHC) has partnered with the Chicago Black Gay Men's Caucus (CBGMC) and Black Gay Pride organizers to serve as a testing and primary medical care partner to encourage the African American LGBT community to get tested and ...
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Center for Gender, Sexuality and HIV Prevention opens in Uptown
- From a news release - CHICAGO, IL — Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago (formerly Children's Memorial Hospital) has relocated the Center for Gender, Sexuality and HIV Prevention to the Uptown community. Located at 4711 N. Broadway, the Center for Gender, Sexuality and HIV Prevention promotes outreach and education strategies aimed at preventing the onset of HIV among adolescents and young adults, ...
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HBHC seeking members for Community Advisory Board
- From a news release - Chicago, Ill. (January 24, 2013) - As part of its on-going community engagement efforts, Howard Brown Health Center (HBHC) is actively seeking community members to support the long-term strategic mission of the organization by becoming members of the recently reconfigured Community Advisory Board (CAB). HBHC will rely on the CAB to provide input and recommendations on the effectiveness of service ...
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Alzheimer's support group addressing LGBTs' needs
- A first-of-its-kind support group that will address the unique challenges facing LGBT caregivers, and the caregivers to LGBT Alzheimer's patients, will hold its inaugural session Saturday, Jan. 26, at 10 a.m. at the Howard Brown Health Center (HBHC), with subsequent meetings to take place—at the same time and location—on the fourth Saturday of every month. The Alzheimer's Association Greater Illinois ...
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TPAN: $100,000 from Alphawood, $45,510 from Gilead
- From a news release - Chicago, Illinois, January 7, 2013—On December 23, 2012, Test Positive Aware Network (TPAN) received a $100,000 grant from the Alphawood Foundation and $40,510 from the Gilead Foundation for PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis) education and programming. The Alphawood Foundation funding will allow TPAN to continue and expand its HIV/AIDS-related programs for hundreds of individuals impacted by HIV/AIDS living below the federal poverty ...
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Fenway calls for HIV prevention funding for gay men
- From a Fenway Institute press release - New HIV infections held steady at about 50,000 in 2010, the CDC reported last month, but new infections among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (MSM) are up 12% from 2008 to 2010. MSM represented 64% of new infections in 2010 compared with 61% in 2009, even though MSM comprise only 2% of the adult population. ...
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Meetings for recovering addicts start Jan. 7
- SMART Recovery meetings for gay men wanting to abstain from crystal meth/cocaine will be held on Monday nights, 7-8:15 p.m., at the Center on Halsted (3656 N. Halsted St.), Room 205, starting Jan. 7. The goals of the meetings are abstinence and applying the tools of SMART Recovery to address any irrational beliefs people hold regarding sex, relationships and body ...
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Push for LGBT inclusion in healthcare records
- From a news release - Today, The Institute of Medicine (IOM) of The National Academies released a summary of presentations and discussions from the October 12 IOM workshop Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Data Collection in Electronic Health Records. The one-day workshop brought together prominent health care organizations, LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) health organizations, and groups involved in the development and implementation of ...
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Law protecting minors from sexual orientation change delayed
- NCLR and EQCA respond - From a news release (San Francisco, CA, December 21, 2012)—Today, the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily delayed the start date of a new California law that protects lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth from therapists who try to change their sexual orientation despite warnings by medical experts that these discredited practices put youth at risk of serious harm. ...
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LGBT groups fight targeting by big tobacco
- Report emphasizes importance of education and aid - From a News Release WASHINGTON, Dec. 11, 2012 — In 1995, R.J. Reynolds targeted gays in a marketing campaign titled Project SCUM. Today, an edgy Delicious Lesbian Kisses (DLK) campaign draws attention to smoking among lesbians; The Network for LGBT Health Equity helps bridge the gap between Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) organizations and tobacco control funding; and the ...
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Groups criticize 'Dr. Oz' show on reparative therapy
- GLAAD; The Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network (GLSEN); and PFLAG National released a joint statement denouncing the Dr. Oz Show for airing an episode debating the merits of so-called reparative therapy. According to the statement, the first two segments of the show featured two proponents of so-called reparative therapy, neither of whom was challenged by Oz or any guests. ...
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Reclaiming HIV as a 'gay' disease
- VIEWPOINT by John-Manuel Andriote - Even in the first decade of the now three-decade-long HIV/AIDS plague, there was already talk about "the changing face" of the epidemic. We were told that face was getting darker as more people of color were affected, and more feminine as women also were being diagnosed in greater numbers. This generalization is still made today, and even makes headlines. While ...
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New DSM removes "gender identity disorder"
- The American Psychiatric Association has removed the term "gender identity disorder" from the Diagnostic Statistical Manual (DSM), a much-anticipated move that has been met with mixed reactions among transgender people. The DSM, which sets the standard for classifying mental disorders in the U.S., had previously classified transgender identity as "gender identity disorder," a term that many transgender people found offensive. ...
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Suburban project gets HIV/AIDS grant
- Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - The project RAICES has once again received a $150,000 Quality of Life grant. The Quality of Life Fund and the Illinois Department of Public Health fund the grant in accordance with the goals of the Illinois and national HIV/AIDS strategies, which involve anti-stigma efforts in the fight against AIDS. RAICES is an anti-stigma project addressing key challenges experienced that young ...
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Federal Court OKs California law protecting youth from "change" treatments
- From a National Center for Lesbian Rights news release - (San Francisco, CA, December 4, 2012)—Today, Judge Kimberly Mueller of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California denied a request by an anti-LGBT group to postpone the January 1, 2013 start of the state's new law protecting lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth from psychological abuse at the hands of state-licensed therapists who use dangerous practices to ...
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CDPH Commissioner addresses LGBT health confab
- Those wanting to improve LGBT health need first to think about oppression. That is according to Chicago Department of Public Health (CPDH) Commissioner Dr. Bechara Choucair. Choucair addressed the 2012 Chicago LGBTQ Health and Wellness Conference held at the Center on Halsted Nov. 30. Choucair told a theatre full of students that part of the City's approach to cutting down ...
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Obama moves forward with health-care law
- The Obama administration has moved forward to implement provisions in the health-care law that would make it illegal for insurance companies to discriminate against people with pre-existing conditions, according to a U.S. Department of Health & Human Services press release (HHS). "The Affordable Care Act is building a health insurance market that works for consumers," said HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. ...
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LGBTQ Health & Wellness Conference Nov. 30
- The 2012 LGBTQ Health & Wellness Conference will take place Friday, Nov. 30, 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Center on Halsted, 3656 N. Halsted St. The keynote speaker will be Dr. Bechara Choucair, commissioner of the Chicago Department of Public Health. There will also be student presentations as well as a networking breakfast and research interest groups. The cost is ...
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LGBT groups condemn Dr. Oz show on reparative therapy
- From GLAAD, GLSEN, and PFLAG press releases - New York, NY, November 28, 2012 - GLAAD, the nation's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) media advocacy and anti-defamation organization, The Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network (GLSEN), the leading national education organization focused on ensuring safe schools for all students and PFLAG National, the nation's largest family and ally organization for LGBT people, today released a joint statement ...
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Vibrator giveaway draws hundreds
- Hundreds of people lined outside the Original Mothers, 26 W. Division St., on Black Friday as Trojan Vibrations gave away its Pulse and Tri-Phoria vibrators. (There's also a Twister version.) "I think a lot of people don't know that Trojan even sells vibrators," said Ben Susana, product manager of Church & Dwight Co., Inc., which distributes Trojan condoms. He added ...
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SPLC sues conversion therapy group
- From a news release - NEW YORK — The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), pro bono co-counsel Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP and the law firm of Lite DePalma Greenberg, LLC filed a lawsuit today against Jews Offering New Alternatives for Healing (JONAH), its founder, Arthur Goldberg, and a counselor, Alan Downing, for peddling conversion therapy services, a dangerous and discredited practice that fraudulently ...
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LGBTQ health conference Nov. 30
- The 2012 LGBTQ Health & Wellness Conference will take place Friday, Nov. 30, 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Center on Halsted, 3656 N. Halsted St. The keynote speaker will be Dr. Bechara Choucair, commissioner of the Chicago Department of Public Health. There will also be student presentations as well as a networking breakfast and research interest groups. The cost is ...
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Lesbian nurse part of pediatric care facility
- Almost Home Kids, according to its website, is "a pediatric, short-term care home that services children who are medically fragile." The Naperville-based business is poised to double its operation size through a Chicago expansion. One of the employees there is openly lesbian case manager Layenie Anderson. The Scottish-born nurse has been with the Naperville nonprofit since 2007—working to connect families ...
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Almost Home Kids unveils Chicago site
- City children with special health needs have a new home to turn to after Almost Home Kids unveiled its Chicago facility Sept. 17 in a grand opening ceremony at the Ronald McDonald House, 211 E. Grand Ave. Since 1999, Almost Home Kids has offered transitional help to children who need 24-hour medical care, such as breathing support or feeding tubes. ...
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Operation "Do Ask, Do Tell" reaches out to LGBT veterans
- Operation "Do Ask, Do Tell," a conference for LGBT veterans and servicemembers focusing on health needs and resources, was held Oct. 20 at the Northeastern Illinois University student union. Before and since the repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell, the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) has been moving toward clarifying policies regarding services to GLBT veterans. In June 2010, deputy under ...
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Gala honors new class of 'Pink Tie Guys'
- Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - The Chicagoland Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure presented the second annual class of Pink Tie Guys at the Tribune Media Group's Pink Tie Gala at the Riverfront Theater Oct. 19. Overall, the evening was dedicated to vibrantly thinking pink. Throughout the gala, attendees enjoyed hors d'oeuvres, cocktails and DJ'd music while encouraged to make donations as well ...
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Veterans/servicemembers health event Oct. 20
- Operation: "Do Ask, Do Tell," a conference for LGBT veterans, servicemembers and their families focusing on health needs and resources, is planned for Oct. 20, according to Lorry Luscri of the Hines Veterans Hospital. The event will be held at the Northeastern Illinois University Student Union, 5500 N. St. Louis Ave.. Registration will begin at 8 a.m. and the conference ...
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Open book: Interim HBHC president Karma Israelsen talks with WCT
- For the first time since she became board chair of Howard Brown Health Center (HBHC) in 2010, Karma Israelsen agreed to an interview with Windy City Times (WCT). Israelsen took over as interim president and CEO of Howard Brown when Jamal Edwards resigned unexpectedly several weeks ago. During the course of the interview, WCT also asked for several facts and ...
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TPAN marking 25 years of service Oct. 4
- HIV/AIDS agency Test Positive Aware Network (TPAN) will hold "The 25th Hour: Celebrating A Quarter-Century of Service" Thursday, Oct. 4, 5:30-8:30 p.m., at the Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington St. Tickets are $75-$150 each; see www.tpan.com/25hour. ...
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IPDH director talks HIV cuts, Affordable Care Act
- Special to the online edition of Windy City Times by Matthew C. Clark - Dr. Lamar Hasbrouck, the director of the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), spoke about recent HIV/AIDS funding cuts and upcoming changes to the healthcare system under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) at a breakfast discussion Sept. 27. The AIDS Foundation of Chicago (AFC) hosted the event, which was held three days before the Chicago AIDS Walk & Run. AFC ...
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HIV clinic marks renovations with rededication
- Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - The Ruth M. Rothstein CORE Center opened its doors for a rededication reception Sept. 27 to acknowledge the center's most recent renovations. As a product of the Cook County Health and Hospitals System and the Rush University Medical Center, the center serves anyone from newborns to unlimited ages as a clinic for the prevention, care and research of HIV/AIDS and ...
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Magic Johnson, Wendy Williams sign End HIV/AIDS in America declaration
- Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - At a plenary luncheon entitled "Game On: All In to End HIV," basketball star/HIV activist Magic Johnson and TV talk-show host Wendy Williams joined dozens of people living with HIV/AIDS, advocates and care providers in signing the "Declaration to End HIV/AIDS in America," according to a National Minority AIDS Council (NMAC) press release. According to the release, "the Declaration underscores ...
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HIV Leaders unveil declaration to end HIV/AIDS in America
- From a news release - Washington, DC — Today, leaders from the national HIV/AIDS movement unveiled the Declaration to End HIV/AIDS in America. In a signing ceremony at the first ever Summit to End HIV/AIDS in America, being held in conjunction with the 16th annual United States Conference on AIDS, signatories underscored critical scientific and policy developments that will greatly impact the fight against the ...
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TPAN marking 25 years of service Oct. 4
- HIV/AIDS agency Test Positive Aware Network (TPAN) will hold "The 25th Hour: Celebrating A Quarter-Century of Service" Thursday, Oct. 4, 5:30-8:30 p.m., at the Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington St. Jamar Rogers, who was NBC's The Voice last season, will provide the evening's live entertainment. Hearty Boys, Big Jones, Tavernita and Pastoral/Bar Pastoral will be just a few of ...
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CDC LGBT report shows high number of smokers
- Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - A CDC (U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) analysis of data from the 2009-2010 National Adult Tobacco Survey showed that with the exception of pipes, tobacco use was significantly higher among LGBT respondents when compared to the general population, according to a press release from Fenway Health. The survey found that 32.8 percent of LGBT people nationally smoke cigarettes; ...
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Study: Awareness of NJ HIV exposure law not changing behavior
- From a news release - A study led by the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) and published online in the American Journal of Public Health found that New Jersey law requiring individuals with HIV to disclose their HIV-positive status to their sexual partners does not appear to be an effective HIV prevention intervention. Fifty-one percent of study participants were aware that New Jersey had such ...
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CDC LGBT report shows high number of smokers
- From a news release - A CDC (United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) analysis of data from 2009-2010 National Adult Tobacco Survey published in theAmerican Journal of Public Health (AJPH) showed that with the exception of pipes, tobacco use was significantly higher among LGBT respondents when compared to the general population. The survey found that 32.8% of LGBT people nationally smoke cigarettes; 12.2% ...
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Todd Hargan: HIV treatment physician on upbringing, drug research
- For Dr. Todd Hargan, his patients are like his family. Working with HIV-positive people can be very intimate, so he often becomes involved in their lives on a very intimate level. "They kind of see us, I think, as an extension of the family," he said. "And I like it because it kind of reminds me of my upbringing." That ...
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Chicago House receives national transgender grant
- From a news release - CHICAGO, IL — It was announced that local non-profit leader in AIDS services, Chicago House, was selected as one of eight national grant sites to study the link between HIV and retention in care of transgender women of color. The study, which will be housed in Chicago House's all new TransLife Center (TLC), will allow $300,000 per year for the ...
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Celebrities boost HIV/AIDS awareness during AIDS Run & Walk, Sept. 30
- From a news release - Star-studded lineup includes comedian Wanda Sykes, The Voice's Jamar Rogers, B.E.T.'s Adam Emil and entertainer Michael Feinstein! WHAT: AIDS Run & Walk Chicago celebrates its 11th year with post-race performances by Jamar Rogers of NBC's The Voice and B.E.T.'s YA HEARD new artist competition winner, Adam Emil, on Sept. 30. The star-studded guest list also includes a race kick-off by ...
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