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Category: Health Alerts

  • June 14, 2018

    Blood is Blood

    Today is World Blood Donor Day, but the FDA still discriminates against men who have had sex with men in the last 12 months. To bring awareness to the issue, spark conversation and inspire reform, creative agency Mother New York collaborated with Callen-Lorde, artist Stuart Semple and gender fluid retailer The Phluid Project to collect […]


  • January 19, 2018

    Statement Regarding the Establishment of US Department of Health and Human Services Conscience and Religious Freedom Division in the Office of Civil Rights

    Statement from Wendy Stark, Executive Director, Callen-Lorde Community Health Center The guiding principle in medicine is to “do no harm” and removing protections for those seeking medically necessary care will indeed cause patients harm. As one of the largest providers of LGBTQ healthcare in the world, we know firsthand that LGBTQ folks overcome tremendous obstacles […]


  • October 6, 2017

    Administration Announces New Rules Targeting LGBTQ Communities

    In two blows to the health and safety of our communities this week, the Administration made two announcements – one ordering the Department of Justice to interpret Title VII of the Civil Rights Act to exclude people of transgender experience, and the other, a new rule ostensibly reversing the Affordable Care Act mandate requiring that […]


  • July 31, 2017

    Healthcare Victory Amidst Setbacks

    This last few weeks have been dizzying for many of us. For now, we can breathe a sigh of relief that the latest efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act have stalled. In the early hours of July 28, the Senate voted down – 51 to 49 – what was known as the […]


  • July 27, 2017

    We Won’t Go Back: Policy Proposals Target LGBTQ Communities

    This week, the Trump Administration unleashed a series of policy proposals with the potential to have severe consequences to the health and wellness of people of transgender experience and LGBTQ communities at large. On Wednesday, President Trump announced via Twitter that he plans to ban transgender people from serving in the military, citing that the […]


  • May 26, 2017

    Proposed Budget is Bad Health for LGBTQ Communities, People Living with HIV/AIDS

    This week, President Trump released his FY18 budget blueprint. Front and center are proposed cuts to Medicaid, a public program that provides health coverage for low-income individuals who fall in to a range of eligible categories. The blueprint also puts forth proposals for deep cuts to a wide-range of social programs that benefit millions. If […]


  • March 22, 2017

    The Affordable Care Act and LGBTQ Communities

    Update: Friday, 3/24 the legislation to repeal the Affordable Care Act was pulled from consideration on the House floor. Update: Thursday, 5/04 a revised version of the legislation is up for a vote in the House at 1:00pm today. It’s time for one final push to make your voice heard. Please call (202) 224-3121 to […]


  • December 9, 2016

    Action Alert: Injectable Estrogen Shortage

    The national shortage of injectable estrogen persists — and continues to be a public health crisis. Callen-Lorde is at the forefront of a national effort to demand that injectable estrogen products are returned to the market. In September, we co-authored a sign-on letter to Par and Perrigo Pharmaceuticals – the companies that manufacture the brand […]


  • September 30, 2016

    Injectable Estrogen Shortage

    Par and Perrigo Pharmaceuticals Urged to Address and Remedy the National Shortage of Injectable Estrogen 570 Signatures Collected Calling for Action; New York City First Lady Chirlane McCray among Signatories Callen-Lorde Community Health Center is leading a national coalition – with partners from Fenway Health in Boston and Treatment Action Group in New York City – […]


  • September 8, 2015

      Infectious syphilis is increasing in New York State, with a 13 percent increase in New York City and a 44 percent increase in Upstate New York between 2013 and 2014.  In many Central New York and Capital District counties, the number of cases has more than doubled in this period. The highest burden of […]


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