Transgender activists say it's been a heavy year, but they are leaning into community-safety building initiatives in the face of record violence. nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-ou… via Jo Yurcaba

The IOC now says no athlete should be excluded from competition on the assumption of an advantage due to their gender 🏳️‍⚧️

Want a more hopeful article about trans people during #TransAwarenessWeek? Read this piece by Jo Yurcaba on how trans people are leaning into community care in the face of violence and discrimination. nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-ne…

Today we honor #TransDayOfRemembrance the same way we honor the trans people in our community every day—by helping them access lifesaving healthcare needed to be safe, happy, and most importantly alive. We all should protect and love trans people each day, celebrating them.

Written and reported by mxthemme, we dove into how systemic violence impacts the ways queer and trans people perceive and witness our own bodies and how it leads to dysmorphia and more. If you're struggling with this over the holidays, you're not alone. lgbtq.includedhealth.com/news/queertran…

New from me in Scientific American on #WorldAIDSDay: In less then two yrs, US COVID deaths have surpassed 40 yrs of US AIDS deaths. Why is this? How can we mourn so much death in so little time? How do we not pit these pandemics against each other—but address both? scientificamerican.com/article/why-co…

This #WorldAIDSDay it’s important to look at the similarities of COVID-19 and HIV/AIDS to eradicate both. Racist travel bans don’t work, stigma/misinformation kills, and leaders protecting pharma profit over lives are inhibiting us from a COVID-free and AIDS-free generation.

An excellent and important thread about the ways COVID and the HIV/AIDS epidemic intersect, for #WorldAidsDay2021 from Zoé 👇

Today is #WorldAIDSDay. Conversations about prevention, treatment, and care help us take charge of our health, which is essential to ending the HIV epidemic in Black communities. 🧵1/2

Today is #WorldAIDSDay, check out some events happening in NYC:

I am unapologetically HIV positive. This #WorldAidsDay2021, we recognize the ancestors while honoring those who work daily to end the HIV epidemic. Shot by PRINCESS DADDY DIARIES

For #WorldAidsDay2021, Colin Quinn spoke with the CDC's Director of the Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, Demetre Daskalakis, about the intersection of the COVID pandemic and HIV/AIDS epidemic & why ending AIDS is more possible than ever. Read the blog: lgbtq.includedhealth.com/news/worldaids…

HIV/AIDS disproportionately affects gay & bisexual men, Black people, Hispanic/Latiné people, and transgender women—the very same marginalized and harmed people who have the hardest time accessing treatment because of systemic injustices. #WorldAidsDay2021 lgbtq.includedhealth.com/news/worldaids…

On this #WorldAIDSDay, we honor and remember the roughly 80 million people who have died of HIV/AIDS, and we recommit to the fight for equal rights for the roughly 40 million people living with HIV/AIDS across the globe. Learn more: lambdalegal.org/issues/hiv

It’s the first time in four years the President has acknowledged LGBTQ+ people on the day. trib.al/BUgOdIa

We are excited to announce that the Public Comment Period for the Draft WPATH Standards of Care 8 is NOW OPEN. Review the Draft Chapters and leave your feedback for the SOC8 Committee by Thursday, December 16: wpath.org/soc8

You don't need to rush your coming out journey — and no one is entitled to know how you identify if it will make you feel unsafe or put you in unsafe situations. Article by Danielle C. Fox for Salty. saltyworld.net/today-is-natio…