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By Kellan Baker The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is seeking public comments before finalizing a rule implementing the Health Care Rights Law (Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act). Under the Trump administration, key provisions of this law were gutted, and today,...

By Alie Brussel Faria In the last two years, there has been an escalation of attacks on transgender and gender expansive lives through state bills and laws that seek to prohibit access to life saving and affirming practices, including gender affirming healthcare and accurate identity documents....

We are honored to share this op-ed written by Whitman-Walker Board members Lisa Wise and Ann Bonham. We remain committed to protecting and advancing reproductive and sexual freedom for all people and feel so proud that our leadership is in this fight with us. Please read...

Daniel Bruner & Kellan Baker The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released a proposed rule under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that reinstates critical nondiscrimination protections for LGBTQ people and takes strong steps to ensure that people living with HIV can access essential...

By Benjamin Brooks & Abigail Schanfield Using census data as well as HIV and COVID-19 epidemiological records, the authors of “White Counties Stand Apart: The Primacy of Residential Segregation in COVID-19 and HIV Diagnoses” compare the racial composition and HIV and COVID incidence rates in counties...

By Benjamin Brooks There is potentially some more good news on the horizon for the District’s LGBTQ+ youth!  The DC Council is considering a bill that gives youths 16-years and older access to and control over their health care appointments, medical records, and insurance communications.  This...