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Conversion therapy shown to damage not only mental health, but also physical health
The long lasting mental health effects of conversion therapy are well documented, but a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association reveals that it also has a demonstrated impact on the physical health of those subjected to such practices.
Alarming: US Health Secretary Seeks to Subject Trans Youth to Conversion Therapy
In alarming news from the United States, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the Department of Health and Human Services secretary, has dispensed with decades worth of research and evidence from leading medical organisations to pander to the views of fringe far-right groups advocating for transgender youth to be ‘treated’ with conversion therapy.
Nearly 500,000 children could die from AIDS-related causes due to Trump’s foreign aid freeze
A new study published in The Lancet reveals that nearly 500,000 children are at risk of dying from AIDS-related causes by 2030 if the Trump administration doesn’t restart the PEPFAR programs it cut after taking office.
Trump’s foreign aid freeze is leading to a worsening of the HIV crisis in Africa
US President Donald Trump’s freeze on almost all foreign aid is being felt hardest by some of the most vulnerable communities in some of the world’s poorest nations and threatens to deepen the HIV crisis gripping Africa.
Mum of trans teen sues over Queensland’s puberty blocker ban
The mother of a transgender teenager has taken legal action against the Queensland government’s ban on puberty blockers for trans young people.