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We are the Midwest's largest provider of #health & #wellness for the #LGBTQ + community & people living with #HIV . For appointments, call 773.388.1600.
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We did it, Illinois! As of August 25th, trans and intersex Illinoisans can now change their birth certificates without requiring surgery.
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Illinois Medicaid program will now cover life-saving, medically necessary procedures for trans and gender nonconforming people.
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We have identified a resurgence in cases of Monkeypox (Mpox) in the Chicago area. For more information, read the full press release on our website at .
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We've received many comments and messages about the actions of individual thought to be an employee of ours. We'd like to clarify that this person is not a current employee of Howard Brown and has not been part of the organization for an extended period of time.
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This is what we know about the mpox resurgence as of today. We'll continue to update you as we learn more.
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Screening and vaccination for Monkeypox Virus (MPV) are now available. If you’re experiencing MPV symptoms call us at 773.388.1600 to schedule an MPV screening appointment. For MPV vaccination, please call 872.269.3600.
#MPV
#Monkeypox
#Healthcare
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Join the sexual health conversation. "Let's Talk About PrEP" is our first-ever music video starring
@KayceeOrtiz
and featuring
@BigDipperJelly
!
#LetsTalkAboutPrEP
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Ground-breaking news! We kicked off construction for the Broadway Youth Center's new home. This five-story building will house medical care, behavioral health, and vocational, education, and basic-needs programs for people 12-24. Thanks to everyone who attended the celebration!
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"I got it at The Brown Elephant!" Here are some behind-the-scenes looks (featuring
@lilly_wachowski
) at
@WiP_SHO
season 2 filming at Brown Elephant Andersonville back in March.
#WorkInProgress
Season 2 out now!
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Healthcare win! Today, Governor Pritzker announced changes that will expand Illinois Medicaid coverage for gender-affirming surgeries. Get the full story on the Howard Brown Health blog.
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With many people in our community attending International Mister Leather this weekend, here are some tips for reducing your risk and slowing the spread of monkeypox (MPX). For more information about the current MPX outbreak, symptoms, and treatment, visit
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Category is......CEO Realness.
This year TransTech Social founder and Pose star
@angelicaross
will be joining us at Big Orange Ball. She'll be helping us kick of the Halloween season with a night of magical fun.
Get your tickets today!
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We are thrilled to announce Charting Queer Health, a podcast at the intersection of queer culture, healthcare, and research! Tune in to our first episode on streaming services everywhere.
#Podcast
#ChartingQueerHealth
#LGBTQPodcast
#NewEpisode
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Pride began at Stonewall. The Stonewall liberation movement was a direct response to police injustice against LGBTQ people. It was led by Black and Brown activists, and Howard Brown Health is indebted to them for their actions against oppression.
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Howard Brown Health was founded in 1974 in the wake of the Stonewall Riots. Nearly 50 years later, we continue to fight for the wellbeing of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people in Chicago, the Midwest, and across the country.
#Pride
#RootedInLGBTQLiberation
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Starting March 1, In Power at Howard Brown will begin providing medical forensic exams for survivors of sexual assault on the North and South Sides of Chicago!
Thank you to our community partners,
@Mujereslatinas
and
@ResilienceChi
, for your support.
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3,000 MPV vaccines administered and counting!
Thank you to our staff and community partners for making this milestone possible. While supply of vaccines for Monkeypox virus (MPV) remains very limited, we expect to receive more in the coming days and weeks.
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Howard Brown Health is currently rolling out MPV vaccines in Chicago – National supply is extremely limited, and we are striving to administer vaccinations in an equitable manner. As more vaccine becomes available, we will keep you informed.
#MPV
#Monkeypox
#healthcare
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Today, Kyle Rittenhouse was found not guilty of all felonies he was charged with following his shooting of three people. It is critical to remember that this case is at its core rooted in racial inequity.
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5,000+ Chicagoans stronger against MPV! Howard Brown Health surpassed 5,000 MPV vaccine doses today.
To get health news updates and alerts about the next available MPV vaccine appointments, subscribe to our email newsletter at
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Howard Brown Health is pleased to now offer virtual mental wellness groups! All virtual groups are free and open to everyone, even if you aren't a patient. We have groups for managing general stress as an LGBTQ individual, dealing with stress from COVID-19, and groups...
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Howard Brown Health was selected as a 2021 recipient of the Racial Equity and Community Partnership grants program with Northwestern University! The Opportunity Us research project will examine COVID-19’s impact on Black and Latina women of transgender experience.
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We’re collaborating with
@TheMeowU
to bring you this exciting workshop on intimacy and parenting.
Jet Setting Jasmine and King Noire will be co-facilitating this sex positive parenting workshop on March 9 at Howard Brown Health 63rd St.
We can’t wait to see y’all there!
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We're proud to partner with Maria Pyra at University of Chicago (
@epimom2
) and Lauren Beach at Northwestern (
@laurenbbeach
) on Third Coast Center for AIDS Research(
@ThirdCoastCFAR
) Supplement Awards to Ending the HIV Epidemic
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It’s National LGBT Health Awareness Week. All of the LGBT community must be
#OUTfront
to fight for quality healthcare for all members of the community regardless of race, gender, or health status. Let's work together for a healthier community!
#LGBTHAW18
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Remembrance. Resilience. Resistance.
Today we mourn the needless loss of trans lives to violence, discrimination, and indifference. We have made so much progress in the fight for trans liberation, but our world is not yet safe, especially for trans women of color, especially...
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Every new case of HIV in the U.S. leads to almost $500K in healthcare costs. Funding federal HIV prevention programs not only saves lives, it is fiscally responsible. Now more than ever, HIV-prevention programs are vital. Thread…🧵👇
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Thank you for celebrating Pride Month with us! Howard Brown Health was so happy to show up and show out at Chicago's Pride Parade this year after two years. We remember all of the struggle and the courage it has taken to get us here.
#PrideMonth
#ChicagoPride
LGBTQhealth
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Our "Let's Talk About PrEP" video was featured on
@Upworthy
! Props to
@KayceeOrtiz
and
@BigDipperJelly
💙💙
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Howard Brown Health is the sponsor of the
@cta
Pride Train. We’re so excited to use the platform to show gratitude for our frontline staff, who have worked day in and day out to support and provide a welcoming space for our community seeking care during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Today we remember those who were lost during the massacre at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando two years ago. We honor their lives, their actions, and their truth.
#Pulse
#WeAreOrlando
#SomosOrlando
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Thank you so much to Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union Wade who have made a donation to support healthcare for the LGBTQ community during the COVID-19 crisis! We are one of the five providers they chose to receive this funding based in cities where they have lived.
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The 2018 Midwest LGBTQ Health Symposium (MLHS), sponsored by Howard Brown Health, has changed its venue in solidarity with workers striking at various downtown hotels for expanded healthcare benefits.
The conference will be convening on September 14-15 at Malcolm X College.
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Our Lakeview, Rogers Park, and Hyde Park clinics are covered in Pride!
#CoveredInPride
#LGBTQhealth
#PPE
#ButMakeItFashion
#COVIDlooks
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We're in DC with
@TransEquality
! Thanks
@Schneider4IL10
for supporting the Equality Act and voting "no" on the AHCA
#TransRights
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Today, Howard Brown recognizes and honors International Transgender Day of Visibility. It's an opportunity for all of us to recognize and celebrate transgender, gender nonconforming, and non-binary people.
#TDOV
#tdov2021
#TransDayOfVisibility
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We’re in this together, still. Even though it’s time to socially distance ourselves from one another, we must remain in solidarity. We are all fighting the same virus around the world.
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We just surpassed 10,100 total COVID-19 vaccine doses! Thank you to our patients, dedicated staff, and community partners for helping us reach this milestone. This is only the beginning - let's keep going!
#VaccineMilestone
#COVID19Vaccine
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Howard Brown Health is currently monitoring for monkeypox (MPX) in our communities. Symptoms of MPX include fever, exhaustion, and aches, followed by a rash and sores. If you are experiencing these symptoms, please contact your primary care provider.
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We continue to uplift concerns from the LGBTQ+ community with local and federal public health leaders to ensure a comprehensive, equitable response to monkeypox. We look forward to working with
@ChiPublicHealth
as testing and vaccination services ramp up.
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Four Corners: Trans & Nonbinary Health Research Advisory Network just released our first report! It’s healthcare research by and for TNB people.
@whitmanwalker
@LALGBTCenter
#FourCorners
#TNBresearch
#TransNonbinaryHealth
Read here:
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Don’t miss disco drag delight
@bon_abhijeet
at Big Orange Ball on Saturday, October 22! Be dazzled as our disco monsters take the stage, enjoy light bites, and indulge in the grooviest thing of all: an open bar.
Tickets at
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Heading into this weekend we wanted to keep you updated on what we are seeing in the mpox resurgence! This trend is alarming; keep yourself and those around you safe by checking yourself and sexual partners for new spots and get your vaccine if you haven't already!
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For Pride Month,
@jackboxgames
has a series called Sparkle Train, featuring their LGBTQA+ staff streaming and gaming. This Thursday, from 1 - 5 p.m. they're raising funds for LGBTQ+ health!
Find out more:
#JackBoxGames
#SparkleTrain
#PrideMonth
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Bi+ people face biphobia from both straight and queer spaces. To combat these stereotypes, Howard Brown Health's Manager of Policy & Advocacy shared five common misconceptions about bi+ people – and why you should avoid them.
#BiHealthMonth
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This Wednesday (February 9),
@IAPAC
is launching "National Dialogue on the Intersection of Racism and HIV as a Public Health Crisis" featuring
@LamontJRobinson
and more government/health experts.
Register at
#RacismIsaPublicHealthCrisis
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We're very proud of our dental health program and its incredible providers, like Dr. Daniel Au! Visit to book an appointment for dental care with providers like him!
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“Undetectable” means that the medication one takes for HIV is effectively preventing their copies being shown on a lab test, and thus, cannot pass it on to another person.
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#UequalsU
#HIVprevention
#undetectable
#unstransmitable
#u
=u
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At Howard Brown Health, we see more than 5,500 transgender and gender nonconforming people each year. We need to be reducing barriers for trans people, not creating more.
#TransRightsAreHumanRights
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On Trans Day of Visibility,
@BraveSpaceChi
,
@ChiTherapyColl
and
@SOULInChicago
have organized a rally in memorial and in solidarity for trans lives.
To learn more and join the rally:
#TransDayofVisibility
#TDOV2022
#TDOV
#BlackTransLivesMatter
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Howard Brown Health continues to address
#Monkeypox
virus (
#MPV
) in Chicago communities. We are currently experiencing high call volume regarding vaccination appointments and are working to return calls as soon as possible.
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The new clinic on Halsted makes progress everyday! We are so excited about the amount of people this clinic will allow us to help!
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Great news! U.S. Court Judge Frederick Block has blocked a new regulation that would rollback healthcare protections for trans and gender nonconforming people.
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We’ve got your OB/GYN health needs covered. We provide trauma-informed services that are inclusive of all identities, regardless of ability to pay. Sliding scale and transportation assistance available.
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We’re so excited to have Jessica Halem as our plenary speaker today!
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Start the sexual health conversation. Our first-ever music video starring
@KayceeOrtiz
and
@BigDipperJelly
premieres THIS Friday. Let's talk about sex. Let's talk about PrEP. 💙
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Good news! The HIV prevention medication PrEP and the associated labs/clinic visits must now be covered at no cost under most insurance plans. This is a huge step in making PrEP accessible to everyone who needs it.
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We’ve got a gaggle of freakishly talented ghosts and ghouls to entertain you and BOOgie down with at the Big Orange Ball! Don’t forget to stop by the open bar on your way to the dancefloor! Buy your tickets here!
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"Illinois has joined a network of cities, states, and counties working to end HIV in their communities through Getting to Zero."
#MLHS2018
#HIV
#GettingToZero
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We applaud the Biden Administration for taking a stand against anti-transgender attacks in Texas and across the country. In a statement released yesterday, President Biden noted that Governor Abbott’s attack on trans youth is “government overreach at its worst.”
#ProtectTransKids
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Howard Brown congratulates Dr. Rachel Levine on her nomination by President-elect Biden to serve as the U.S. Assistant Secretary of Health.
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As many people celebrate Thanksgiving, we encourage you to instead re-center the holiday around the injustices committed against Indigenous people across our nation's history.
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Congratulations to Howard Brown Health’s Channyn Parker, Director of Community and Strategic Partnerships, for being one of the appointees of the Illinois Commission on Hate Crimes and Discrimination. Find out more here:
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Intersex Awareness Day is about bodily autonomy. It's about respecting people who were born not fitting the typical binary definitions for "male" or "female." Being intersex is not a disorder. It's one of the many ways a person can be.
#IntersexAwarenessDay
#EndIntersexSurgery
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We're excited about our recent collaboration with researchers and activists from
@ISGMH
and
@BqaChicago
to examine barriers to health bisexual people face.
You can read more here:
#BiHealthMonth
#BisexualHealth
#ResearchStudies
#SocialBehavorialResearch
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Howard Brown Health has just surpassed 20,000 total COVID-19 vaccine doses! Thank you to our patients, dedicated staff, and community partners for helping us reach this milestone. We’re excited to keep vaccinating Chicago!
#VaccineMilestone
#COVID19Vaccine
#VaccinateChicago
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Join us on Friday, May 21 to honor and celebrate the lives of trans and nonbinary community members who were lost to anti-trans violence.
@CenteronHalsted
@BraveSpaceChi
@affinityCS
Register here:
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This Saturday, we're hosting a citywide COVID-19 vaccination event with the goal of vaccinating 2,000 people!
Thank you to our community partners:
@NBCofChicago
@TrinityChicago
Rising Sun Baptist Church
@ExploreNMMA
Loyola Park
#COVID19
#VaccinateChicago
#COVIDVaccine
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Did you know one in three
#transgender
people identify as
#bisexual
or
#pansexual
? Learn more about trans folks in the bi+ community here this
#BiHealthMonth
.
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Don't miss this bi+ health event!
#bisexualhealth
#bihealth
#biplus
#bihealthchicago
#pansexualhealth
I am excited to share
@howardbrownhc
,
@EDITatNU
, and
@BqaChicago
will co-host a virtual community event on
#bisexual
and
#pansexual
health January 20, 2022 from 6:30 to 8:00 CST.
@robynochs
will serve as event moderator.
#bihealthchicago
#panhealthchicago
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Why do we commemorate Juneteenth?
Slavery of Black Americans didn't end with the Emancipation Proclamation. On Juneteenth we honor and remember the day that every enslaved Black person in the United States was finally free.
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Unafraid. Uplifted. Undefeated
People can live full and vibrant lives when living with HIV.
Erase the fear and the stigma. U=U.
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#UequalsU
#HIVprevention
#undetectable
#unstransmitable
#u
=u
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Our update on the Salt N Pepa classic was featured on
@iHeartRadio
. Congrats to
@KayceeOrtiz
,
@BigDipperJelly
, and
@imaginmscle
!
#LetsTalkAboutPrEP
#PrEP
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We did it! Thanks to our 32 amazing
@AIDSRunWalkChgo
team members and many more supporters, we were able to raise over $11,000 to support care for people living with HIV, prevention, outreach, screening, and access to PrEP. We couldn’t have done it without you!
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“We’ve seen our demand just skyrocket in the last five years,” David Ernesto Munar said. “We’ve consistently been seeing 300 or more (new) patients a month for the last five years."
#ChicagoHealth
#HowardBrownHealth
#ExpansionPlans
#LGBTQhealth
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Join our National Dialogue on the Intersection of Racism and HIV as a Public Health Crisis with
@IAPAC
, featuring opening remarks from
@dmunar
and
@josem_zuniga
11 a.m.-1 p.m. CT, February 9, 2022.
Find out more & register at
#PublicHealth
#HIVandRacism
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This Pan Visibility Day, join us in celebrating pansexuals and panromantics! Pansexuality is being attracted to people regardless of their gender. Being panromantic means having romantic attraction to people regardless of their gender.
#PanVisibilityDay
#Pansexual
#PanVisibility
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Thank you to all of our community members for being a part of our tradition of care in 2022. You are our inspiration. We're grateful to have an opportunity to begin another year with you. On behalf of the board and staff at Howard Brown, we wish you a safe and happy new year!
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Happy belated Coming Out Day! Whether you're out or not, we're here for you. 💛
#nevertoolate
#comingoutday
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Midnight Circus (
@mncircus
) is excited to celebrate
#PrideMonth
by adding a new design to their online store with 100% profits going to Howard Brown Health! Get your Pride t-shirt here:
#PrideMonth
#Pride2021
#T
-shirt
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Join us for a community dialogue on bi+ health! If you identify as bisexual, pansexual, non-monosexual, and/or into more than one gender….you may be eligible to participate in ShARP!
If interested, contact Josefina at josefina.serrato
@northwestern
.edu or 312.503.3363
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Howard Brown Health mourns the loss of two vibrant trans women whose lives were cut short by an unceasing wave of transphobic violence. Courtney Eshay Key and Tyianna Alexander died tragically from violence in the past two weeks.
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Howard Brown Health, the Northalsted Business Alliance,
@ChiPublicHealth
, and
@ChicagoBACP
are hosting a virtual forum to share MPV updates and answer your questions about symptoms, spread, and prevention.
When: Tuesday, August 2, 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Where:
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Transgender people’s existence is not up for debate. Trans people exist, have existed, and will always exist. Howard Brown Health will continue to fight for the health and well-being of trans people.
Read our full statement on this week's transphobic memo.
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Howard Brown believes that healthcare is a human right that should be afforded to all people free from discrimination and violence. Howard Brown also believes that affirming healthcare requires informed consent, and that patient bodily autonomy must be respected.
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As the monkeypox surge continues to develop, we are partnering with Splash Chicago to answer all your questions and provide updates, live! We've got Dr. Anu Hazra on-hand and the host of our podcast, Matt Lesky, will be moderating. Grab a drink and dish with us on
#monkeypox
!
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Thank you to our coalition partners for pushing Illinois forward and ensuring equitable trans-affirming healthcare:
@AIDSChicago
,
@CenteronHalsted
,
@EqualityILL
,
@howardbrownhc
,
@LambdaLegal
,
@PrideActionTank
,
@ChicagoHouseTLC
,
@ChicagoHouse85
,
@TransEquality
, &
@wpath
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If you think you have Monkeypox virus (MPV), separate from others immediately and skip that party or night out. CDPH recommends screening if you are experiencing symptoms, such as bumps or lesions that can be swabbed for testing.
Call 773.388.1600 to schedule an MPV screening.
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Yesterday the Respect for Marriage Act was formally signed into law. We are relieved that federal recognition of same-sex and interracial marriages has now been codified into our legal system, ensuring that the Supreme Court cannot roll back the right to marriage equality.
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Dr. Maya Green, Medical Director at Howard Brown Health 63rd St., was interviewed on WGN about pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). See how the tools we have today can end the HIV epidemic.
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PRIDE TO
@sundayriley
isn't just a celebration of the LGBTQIA+ community, but a recognition of past and current wins and struggles. Through the end of June, Sunday Riley is donating $3 per e-commerce order to Howard Brown Health and other charities.
#YesToEquality
#SundayRiley
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Stop and and see our awesome team!
Hey
@IMLchicago
come out and get your
#mpox
vaccine if you’re not yet fully vaccinated —
@howardbrownhc
has got you covered!!! 💉🦠👏🏽
@dr_demetre
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One of the most common misconceptions about sexual violence is that the people who cause sexual harm do so out of uncontrolled sexual desire. Sexual assault is about power and control, and sexual violence against LGBTQ people is often motivated by homophobia/biphobia/transphobia.
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Happy Bi+ Health Month! What does bi+ mean? It is a word that's inclusive of bisexual and also other people who are attracted to more than one gender-identity, like non-binary people. Bi+ includes other fluid sexual orientations like pansexual and queer.
#BiHealthMonth
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The Census self-response period ends soon, and it’s more important than ever to get our communities counted. Check out ten things you can do right now to help make sure Illinois gets what it needs to succeed for the next ten years!
#MakeILCount
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