BOSTON, August 13, 2018—A new HIV prevention study published today in JAMA Pediatrics found that Project Lifeskills—a culturally specific, empowerment-based, and group-delivered behavioral prevention intervention—significantly reduced sexual risk for HIV acquisition and transmission in sexually active young transgender women …
Boston, August 14, 2018―Fenway Health announces a monthly Spanish-language support group for Latino/a (Latinx) members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community negotiating the unique issues and challenges related to being both Latinx and LGBT.
“Many LGBT people …
BOSTON, July 26, 2018—Today, Gov. Charlie Baker signed into law “An Act Relative to LGBT Awareness Training for Aging Services Providers.” The first-in-the-nation law will require that all state funded or licensed providers of services to older adults complete training …
BOSTON, July 23, 2018—Last week, the Massachusetts Legislature passed “An Act Relative to LGBT Awareness Training for Aging Services Providers,” which will require the Executive Office of Elder Affairs (EOEA) to develop a training program for providers of elder services …
First study to identify an association between PrEP use and receipt of primary care, with potential benefits beyond HIV prevention
Users of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), a daily pill to prevent HIV infection, are more likely to use non-HIV-related primary …
The Evidence-Informed Interventions Coordinating Center for Technical Assistance (E2i CCTA), funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration’s HIV/AIDS Bureau (HRSA/HAB) and led by The Fenway Institute in partnership with AIDS United, has awarded 26 Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) …
We’re excited to announce that the Fenway Health Communications department has won a 2018 Graphic Design USA American Inhouse Design Award for our 2018 Men’s Event and Dinner Party branding and identity. Communications team members April Francis, Elizabeth Gruber, and …
Today, the United States Supreme Court ruled 7-2 in favor of a Colorado baker who refused service to a gay male couple who wished to order a wedding cake, claiming that he objected to same-sex marriage on religious grounds. The …
The LGBT Aging Project at Fenway Health is one of 100 local nonprofits to receive grants of $100,000 each through Cummings Foundation’s “$100K for 100” program. The Boston-based organization was chosen from a total of 597 applicants, during a competitive …
A new report from Boston Indicators and The Fenway Institute finds that young Massachusetts residents are much more likely to self-identify as LGBT than in previous generations, but they still feel many of the social pressures and discrimination of the …
