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Sexual violence survivors often expect systems to fail or harm them — study
Trans people report higher levels of discrimination – study
LGBTQIA+ network Bahaghari lobbies everyone ‘to rise up and resist the US-led Pax Silica framework agreement’
Muscle dysmorphia symptoms linked with sexual difficulties among boys and young men
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- Lifestyle
Tasmania’s lower house of parliament passes conversion practice ban
Safe spaces on the water for older queer adults
West Hollywood adopts ordinance allowing polyamorous partners to legally register
Why experience-based gifts create more meaningful memories
Looking for relief from dating app anxiety? Try a variety of platforms
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- Profiles
- Living History
Binangonan and Taytay in Rizal pass ‘right to care’ ordinances; allow LGBTQIA+ people to make medical decisions for partners
Right to care ordinance passed in Northern Samar, allows LGBTQIA+ people to make medical decisions for partners
PhilHealth to allow health proxies by end of September; will allow LGBTQIA+ people to designate partners as health proxies
Polytechnic University of the Philippines admin approves use of lived names for students graduating in 2026
Congressional probe on attacks vs transgender Filipinos sought
- POZ
Implications for HIV-positive people taking tenofovir: Aging exacerbates tenofovir-induced mitochondrial toxicity
US FDA approves generic HIV prevention shot; Indian company pledges to sell injectable lenacapavir for only $40 a year
TB preventive treatment for people with HIV shown effective in real-world settings
New long-acting HIV treatment expands options for people troubled by taking daily pills, virus is resistant to common HIV drugs
HIV injections work better than tablets for young people
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Editor's Picks
Binangonan and Taytay in Rizal passed 'Right to Care' ordinances that allow those in non-traditional relationships to make medical decisions for their incapacitated partners.
Features
The Northern Samar provincial board passed a Right to Care ordinance to allow adults to legally designate any person who is not related to...
Features
PhilHealth will start allowing its members to declare health proxies for emergencies this September.
NEWSMAKERS
LGBTQIA+ and racially minoritized survivors have greater fear of reporting resources, and have a worse experience when they do utilize them.
Lifestyle & Culture
Health & Wellness
This article explores key diagnostic procedures, essential tests for gastroenterology, methods to streamline patient care, and the role of advanced technology in enhancing workflow...
Health & Wellness
NEWSMAKERS
In a move said to be "standing at the forefront of the mass resistance against foreign tech-colonialism", LGBTQIA+ network Bahaghari called on everyone "to...
NEWSMAKERS
Persistent body dissatisfaction, shame, self-consciousness, and preoccupation with appearance may make it more difficult to feel comfortable or engaged during sexual experiences.
Lifestyle & Culture
Using more than one type of app, including both mainstream sites such as Tinder or Hinge and gay sites like Grindr, could lead to...
NEWSMAKERS
By connecting community experiences with legislative advocacy and institutional dialogue, the second Intersex Rights Forum reinforced a shared call: translate growing awareness into accessible...
Op-Ed
In a realistic representation of the P-pop industry and fandoms, lesbians would be respected, appreciated, and plentiful. However, Born To Shine presents a straightwashed...
From the Editor
Yes, call out your idols, hold them accountable. From Leni Robredo's welcome of the Israeli ambassador, and her support of Manny "masahol pa sa...
Op-Ed
For us not to be haters, and not help promote discrimination of our rainbow siblings, we need to first slap some sense into ourselves....
Op-Ed
"People keep expecting aging to be about slowing down and getting wise. Well, I wouldn't run with the bulls again, or rock climb without...
#KaraniwangLGBT
Meet Claire Pantaleon dela Luna, a #transgender woman from #ZamboangaCity, who used to be a #beautypageant enthusiast, then realized that “we won’t be young...
Travel
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Travel
In Tasmania in Australia, a legislation banning conversion practices passed the lower house of parliament.
Lifestyle & Culture
Travel priorities often change after 50. A packed schedule may lose its appeal, while accessible cabins, dependable service and enough time to enjoy each...
Travel
The West Hollywood City Council passed an ordinance that allows three or more adults in a committed relationship to formally register as a multi-partner...
Lifestyle & Culture
The trick lies in matching the experience to the person, keeping the arrangements manageable, and leaving enough space for everyone to enjoy the occasion.
Health & Wellness
Knowing what to look for in each pathology can illuminate why some memory problems progress in unique patterns and which features set them apart...
Health & Wellness
For those with PCOS/PMOS, personal limitations, environmental constraints, disease-related barriers, and the time, cost, and complexity of healthy behaviors could outweigh factors supporting change.
Health & Wellness
Too many folks just go with whatever their neighbor has or pick the first plan they see. That's not how you get the best...
Health & Wellness
Exposure to cigarette smoke could affect reproductive health in both men and women, identifying changes in biological processes involved in ovarian function and sperm...
#KaraniwangLGBT
Meet Cebu-based Jasper, a transgender woman who entered the sex industry when she was around 16 years old. Just continue, she says, since this...
#KaraniwangLGBT
Ivan Alvarez from #Batangas City was ridiculed for being #LGBT, forced to constantly prove himself just to be tolerated. In the end, he wants...
#KaraniwangLGBT
#Bisexual-identifying Lester Patinga, 19 from Las Piñas City, knows many people doubt the existence of #bisexuality. Now he says: “Don’t pre-empt the sexuality of...
#KaraniwangLGBT
Mac Buhat, 20 from #Batangas, initially identified as #gay, then #bisexual, and then as #nonbinary. Awareness of #SOGIESC helped him find himself. He wants...
Love Affairs
A mathematical model identifies three ingredients that largely determine a couple's long-term stability: the partners' mutual attraction; the natural erosion of feelings over time;...
Love Affairs
The pleasure gap describes a persistent difference in how often partners reach orgasm during intimate experiences. And closing that gap starts with accurate information...
Health & Wellness
People who slept poorly reported making less effort to eat well and feeling less confident in their ability to maintain healthy eating habits. The...
Love Affairs
Feelings of closeness, trust, and connection, together with a sense that the relationship is stable and has a future, can shape how people experience...
POZ
Aging markedly increases renal stem-cell susceptibility to TFV-induced telomere–mitochondrial dysfunction, oxidative stress, senescence, apoptosis, and functional injury, while highlighting the 3D silk matrix model...
POZ
The US Food and Drug Administration gave its seal of approval to a generic version of injectable lenacapavir, the drug that can protect from...
POZ
Tuberculosis (TB) is responsible for about a quarter of all AIDS deaths. In 2024, it was also the leading cause of death among people...
POZ
A new approach replaces rilpivirine with lenacapavir, a long-acting drug that attacks HIV in a different way.
POZ
Injections were found to be more effective at keeping the virus suppressed than the tablets, so efforts should be made to make this treatment...
Living History
The Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) administration approved the use of lived names for students graduating in this year’s commencement exercise.
Living History
The Makabayan bloc filed House Resolution No. 1369 to call on the House committee on women and gender equality to conduct a probe in...
Editor's Picks
The provincial government of La Union is reportedly fast-tracking the approval of its version of the “Right to Care” ordinance that aims to grant...
Features
The Sangguniang Panlalawigan of the Province of Laguna passed on third and final reading the “Right to Care Ordinance in the Province of Laguna.”...