[ad_1] Morning headlines from Feb. 15, 2024 Morning headlines from Feb. 15, 2024 03:16 MINNEAPOLIS — A Twin Cities business hopes to become the United States’ first nonprofit LGBTQ+ bar and theater. LUSH Lounge & Theater in northeast Minneapolis, which bills itself as “a premier destination for live music, comedy, drag, burlesque and so much more,”…
[ad_1] LIVINGSTON, N.J. (CBS) — A new law in New Jersey will expand health insurance coverage for infertility services to now include LGBTQ+ individuals. Infertility treatments are very expensive and insurance coverage is spotty and eligibility can be tricky, for example, if you’re a single parent or a gay couple. However, that’s not the case…
[ad_1] Actor and comedian Marlon Wayans spoke at length about his experience parenting his 23-year-old trans child during an interview on “The Breakfast Club” radio show Saturday. “I have a daughter that transitioned into a son,” the actor said, sharing that his eldest child now goes by Kai. Wayans said he is working on a…
[ad_1] PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Penn Medicine has a new medical director for LGBTQIA+ health. The appointment is aimed at improving care and access. This newly created role highlights Penn’s focus on decreasing health disparities that exist in the LGBTQIA+ community. “They aren’t getting the preventative care they need,” Dr. Kevin Kline said. Dr. Kline is…
[ad_1] The new role of Penn Medicine’s medical director for LGBTQIA+ health The new role of Penn Medicine’s medical director for LGBTQIA+ health 02:13 PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Penn Medicine has a new medical director for LGBTQIA+ health. The appointment is aimed at improving care and access. This newly created role highlights Penn’s focus on decreasing…
[ad_1] A federal judge on Wednesday blocked a Kentucky state bill that would ban transgender care for minors, ruling that it violates the plaintiffs’ constitutional rights. Kentucky Senate Bill 150, passed into law by Republican lawmakers in March over Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear’s veto, aims to regulate some of the most personal aspects of life…
[ad_1] SAN FRANCISCO – As the Bay Area marks Juneteenth and Pride Month, Breanna Sinclairé shares her story on what it’s like to be discriminated against not only for her race, but also for her gender identity journey. Sinclairé is a Bay Area trans opera star who recently accepted an invitation to sing the National…
[ad_1] Washington — Dr. Jesse Ehrenfeld — an anesthesiologist, Navy veteran and father — made history this week when he was inaugurated as the new president of the American Medical Association, becoming the first openly gay leader of the nation’s largest group of physicians and medical students. “So after three years of experiencing so much stress,…
[ad_1] Country singer Garth Brooks caused some controversy last week by saying he’d serve Bud Light at his new bar, Friends in Low Places, in Nashville, Tennessee. “We’re going to serve every brand of beer. We are,” the star said at a live Q&A event with Billboard on June 7. “It’s not our decision to…
[ad_1] This Pride Month, as states across the country move to restrict access to gender-affirming care for transgender and non-binary Americans, New York City Mayor Eric Adams has signed an Executive Order that protects healthcare access for trans people. “I just signed Executive Order 32 to protect access to gender-affirming health care in New York…
