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VA to Offer Gender Affirmation Surgeries to Transgender Vets June 21, 2021The Veterans Administration will offer gender affirmation surgery to transgender veterans, VA Secretary Denis McDonough said Saturday during a Pride Month event in Orlando.According to the Orlando Sentinel, McDonough said the policy change is the right thing to do for people who have been persecuted for their sexual orientation. VA clinicians reported that many LGBTQ+ veterans suffer mental health problems because of discrimination, he said. “For generations, service members who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or related identities faced brazen discrimination or even worse —

A nationwide surveys shows more teens in the U.S. are reporting their sexual identity as gay, lesbian or bisexual.

LGBTQ people face many barriers when trying to access health care, which leads to worse outcomes.

A bill that prevents schools from letting transgender teens use bathrooms that fit their gender identity is signed into law in Tennessee, and a bill to outlaw gender-affirming medical treatment for transgender teens fails in Alabama.

Good sleep might be the best prescription for sexual satisfaction among older women, a new study suggests.

Does your mother still try to control your life even though you have your own home, career, and kids? Controlling moms may fear letting go because they worry about you. Learn how to set boundaries, engage in respectful discussions, and learn when to let some differences of opinion slide.

Even if you’re part of a couple, you may still feel lonely from time to time. Here’s how to spot the signs of trouble and what to do.

Not every parent-child relationship is healthy. If you have a toxic parent it can be hard to shed the child role and look after yourself. Learn how to spot toxic parental behavior, lose guilt, set boundaries, and practice self-care.

A new study suggests young adults are largely saying no to casual sex, and less drinking and more video games are two reasons why.

A 16-minute podcast from JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association that attempts to discuss structural racism in the U.S. health care system has stirred conversation on social media about the handling and promotion of the episode.

Research out of Israel finds that resuming a normal sex life in the months after a heart attack may actually boost survival.

The patient, a resident of South Lake Tahoe, is receiving medical care while recovering at home, CBS News reported. Plague is easily treated with antibiotics if diagnosed early.

Sex, and lots of it, has long been the primary preoccupation of young adults, but more of them are now going months and years without any intimate encounters.

Many U.S. teenagers may be using their smartphones to harass, humiliate or otherwise abuse their dating partners.

Over the years, more kids have been identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT) -- and their likelihood of reporting suicidal thoughts and behavior has gone down.

Utah Gov. Gary Herbert halted the distribution of 100,000 condoms that were part of an HIV-prevention effort due to racy messaging.

Roughly 1.8% of high school students now identify as trans -- almost twice the rate of adults. The biggest jump appears to be in teenagers born female who want to transition to males.

After drifting awhile, This Is Us actor Mandy Moore turns to hiking to reclaim her health and happiness. "I find it so meditative and grounding. It's sort of the perfect cure-all," she says.

Changes wrought by the #MeToo movement can't come soon enough, say researchers who found that for 1 in 16 U.S. women, their first sexual experience was forced.

More than one in 10 transgender people say they've been pressured by a professional counselor to accept their birth sex.

There's no such thing as a single "gay gene" that drives a person's sexual behavior, concludes the largest genetic study ever conducted on the issue.

About 78% of the students met criteria for one or more mental health problems such as depression, anxiety, eating disorders, self-injury and suicide risk, the survey found.

Older Women Having Less Sex for Many Reasons By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, July 10, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- More than biology is at play when it comes to why older women have less sex as they age.A number of psychological factors contribute to the drop in libido, a new study claims.Those factors include body image concerns, self-confidence, perceived desirability, stress, mood changes and relationship issues.Previous research has focused mostly on biological causes of reduced sexual activity in older women, such as hot flashes, sleep disruption, vaginal dryness and painful intercourse.This new study included nearly

Despite all the steamy action portrayed on our screens both big and small, new data suggest fewer people are actually having sex than in the past, including young adults and teens who seem to be less sexually active than their peers in previous generations.

There's really no one-size-fits-all time for resuming sexual activity. The six-week guideline seems widely accepted, but researchers were not able to find evidence to support it.