Tag: Japan

Quickies: Bi-Montly HIV Treatment, HERO Fallout, No Such Thing as Straight Women?

By Jac

In Quickies

On November 9, 2015

Bi-Monthly HIV Injection as Good as Pills – “A long-acting two-drug injection given once every eight weeks worked as well as three daily pills in suppressing HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, according to a clinical trial backed by Johnson & Johnson and GlaxoSmithKline.” This is great news for people in developing nations and those […]

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Quickies: PrEP, Trans Teen Barred from School Restrooms, Bangladesh Gets Lesbian Comic

By Jac

On September 7, 2015

No New Infections in PrEP Trials – “After two and a half years of trials, a new study has found no new HIV infections among a group of people on pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP).”

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Quickies: Nepal Pride, ISIS HIV Horror, Grace Jones, Oliver Sacks

By Jac

On August 31, 2015

Nepalese LGBTs March for Constitutional Rights – Hundreds marched on Kathmandu demanding the rights to marry, adopt children, and inherent property from one another. Japanese Dictionary Makes

Quickies: Military Ban on Trans Ending, Duke No Fun Home, Rentboy Bust

By Jac

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On August 27, 2015

US Military Ban on Transgender Service Members Ending in 2016 – “he Pentagon’s ban on transgender troops would end May 27 under a draft timeline on repeal of the policy that affects about 12,000 troops, according to a document obtained by USA TODAY.” About time! Gay Refugees Address U.N. Security Council – “’This is the first time in […]