| California Teen Birth Rate Falls to Record Low, Officials Credit Comprehensive Sex Education as a Factor |
| On February 22, 2010, the California Department of Public Health announced that the state’s teen birth rate had reached a record low in 2008, the most recent year for which data were available.[i] The rate of births among young women ages 15–19 was 35.2 per 1,000 females which was the ... |
| New CDC Analysis Shows Severe Disparities in HIV and Syphilis Infections among Men Who Have Sex with Men |
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On March 10, 2010, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released its most recent data analysis report examining the disproportionate impact of new HIV and primary and secondary Syphilis infections among gay men, bisexual men, and men who have sex with men. Individuals in this risk category, known ... |
| Protection from Employment Discrimination Jeopardized for Virginia’s LGBT Population |
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While two of its neighbors, Washington, D.C., and Maryland, recently have made progress in the effort to secure equal rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals, government officials in Virginia have gone the opposite direction. Virginia Governor Robert McDonnell (R) issued an executive order prohibiting employment discrimination in state ... |
| DC to Distribute Free Female Condoms to Combat HIV/AIDS Epidemic |
| The District of Columbia will soon become the first city in the United States to distribute free female condoms. By early April the city will begin distributing FC2 model female condoms in targeted areas of the District, including Wards 1, 2, 3, 6, and 7. The condoms will be made ... |
| South Africa Approves New HIV/AIDS Plan |
| On March 10, 2010 the South African cabinet officially approved its new HIV/AIDS plan which will go into effect on April 19, 2010. This past World AIDS Day, December 1,2009, South African President Jacob Zuma announced the launch of the government’s new campaign to eradicate HIV/AIDS in a speech at the ... |
