Transgender Health

Doxycycline Post-exposure Prophylaxis better known as Doxy-PEP is a recently introduced sexually transmitted infection (STI) prevention option. Extending access to Doxy-PEP to more individuals within communities for whom it is recommended merits consideration.

Findings reveal that Black transgender women accounted for 78% of all transgender women murdered in the U.S., with gun violence as the leading cause and Southern and Midwestern regions showing the highest rates of violence, linked to structural racism and anti-transgender policies.

Halliwell et al., 2024, led by Pamuela Halliwell, MA, LMFT at The San Diego LGBT Community Center and Laramie Smith, PhD at UCSD, documents the devastating violence that disproportionately impacts Black transgender women. Findings reveal that Black transgender women accounted for 78% of all transgender women murdered in the U.S., with gun violence as the leading cause and Southern and Midwestern regions showing the highest rates of violence, linked to structural racism and anti-transgender policies.

A new CHPRC analysis evaluates the quality of the HIV-related information provided by ChatGPT and other popular chatbots powered by artificial intelligence (AI) and the extent to which these chatbots tailor their responses to address diverse HIV prevention needs.

The Support Academic Futures & Educators for Today’s Youth (SAFETY) Act prohibits school boards from requiring the forced outing of LGBTQA+ youth in school settings. Critical protections includes newly passed SAFETY Act and others established rights under U.S. and California law.

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Videos Videos on HIV/AIDS policy, research, and communities of focus in California Publications Brief reports on relevant, timely research that impact Californians living with or at-risk for HIV/AIDS Policy Updates Status on current and past policies in California state legislature that relate to people living with HIV and HIV prevention Data Visualizations Visual and interactive […]

Videos Videos on HIV/AIDS policy, research, and communities of focus in California Publications Brief reports on relevant, timely research that impact Californians living with or at-risk for HIV/AIDS Policy Updates Status on current and past policies in California state legislature that relate to people living with HIV and HIV prevention Data Visualizations Visual and interactive […]

Videos Videos on HIV/AIDS policy, research, and communities of focus in California Publications Brief reports on relevant, timely research that impact Californians living with or at-risk for HIV/AIDS Policy Updates Status on current and past policies in California state legislature that relate to people living with HIV and HIV prevention Data Visualizations Visual and interactive […]

Videos Videos on HIV/AIDS policy, research, and communities of focus in California Publications Brief reports on relevant, timely research that impact Californians living with or at-risk for HIV/AIDS Policy Updates Status on current and past policies in California state legislature that relate to people living with HIV and HIV prevention Data Visualizations Visual and interactive […]