Each week HuffPost Gay Voices, in a partnership with bloggers Liz Margolies and Scout, brings you a round up of some of the biggest LGBT wellness stories from the past seven days. For more LGBT Wellness, visit our page dedicated to the topic here.
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New HIV breakthrough
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National Institutes of Health announced scientists may have discovered a way to treat HIV by genetically modifying cells.
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Rise in LGBT violence worldwide
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While Uganda’s anti-gay law created many waves last week and Lebanon’s courts ruled being gay is not a crime the U.S. State Department gave us the global health perspective in their annual report, unfortunately highlighting the trend in rising LGBT violence worldwide.
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“Adding Silver to the Rainbow”
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Howard Brown Health Center released a new LGBT elder cultural competency training program this week. Complementing that, articles were also published on several other health issues, including: a blueprint for action on addressing elder needs, an exploration of transgender aging issues, and an analysis of needs of LGBT seniors of color.
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It’s Bisexual & LGBT Health Awareness Month
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The Bisexual Resource Center is declaring March Bisexual Health Awareness Month, follow @BRC_Central for a great monthlong discussion on the topic. Not to be outdone the New York State Assembly declared March LGBT Health Month, see the Empire State Pride Agenda’s campaign here.
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