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President Joe Biden signed legislation Thursday establishing a new federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery, saying he believes it will go down as one of the greatest honors he has as president. It’s the first new federal holiday since Martin Luther King Jr. Day was created in 1983.

A new CDC study shows while HIV rates have declined overall in recent years, infections among transgender women are much higher than in the general population.

In the 1960s and 70s, it was common for LGBTQIA+ spaces to be pushed to the edges of a city -- with blackened windows so nobody could see inside. This was done partially to protect the identities of those who literally risked being fired from their jobs – or worse – and partially because the general public didn't want to see.

"Deaths caused by fatal arrhythmias among HIV patients are 87% higher than among the general population," said lead researcher Dr. Zian Tseng, a cardiac electrophysiologist at the University of California, San Francisco.

For some of those who survived or otherwise had their lives irrevocably changed by HIV/AIDS, COVID-19 has been particularly challenging—those with HIV/AIDS may be at greater risk for severe conditions connected to infection with the coronavirus; and people with weakened immune systems may not get the same level of protection from vaccination as others.

The Education Department on Wednesday issued guidance that Title IX prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity...

"If you weren’t around back then, I don’t think you know how dangerous it was to be out and gay in the 80s," said Karen Waters, who graduated from Athens Drive High School in 1983 and was coming of age as a lesbian woman in 1980s Raleigh.

Government data help policymakers find and fix problems for people in need. But that's tricky if some groups aren't represented in the stats. This is the case for the LGBTQ+ community, and it's a huge problem.

When Josie Nixon visited her health insurer’s website seeking a coronavirus vaccine, she felt invisible: On a registration form that collected personal and demographic information...

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged the world’s nations Thursday to ensure equal access to HIV services to those most at risk of getting AIDS -- the LGBTQ community...