App to link trans patients with safe healthcare providers

A new app called TranZap aims to connect trans people with gender-affirming healthcare providers. It beta launches this month.

Modesta Alobawone • futurity
Oct. 1, 2021 ~3 min

Why some Christians see LGBTQ rights as an attack

Zero-sum beliefs lead some conservative Christians to view LGBTQ progress as an attack. Research suggests there's a biblical way to counter this thinking.

Sara Savat-WUSTL • futurity
Aug. 27, 2021 ~12 min


Gay and bi women are more likely to smoke menthols

Bisexual and lesbian/gay female smokers are particularly likely to go for menthol cigarettes, research finds.

Modesta Alobawone • futurity
July 14, 2021 ~3 min

Disparities are worse for LGB millennials than boomers

When compared to their straight counterparts, LGB millennials have worse health disadvantages than their older peers, research finds.

Caroline Brooks-Michigan State • futurity
June 22, 2021 ~5 min

At-risk people know PrEP prevents HIV but few take it

People at high risk for HIV know about pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to prevent HIV infection, but few take it, a study finds.

Patti Verbanas-Rutgers • futurity
April 23, 2021 ~4 min

Discriminatory policies worsen Black sexual minority men’s health

Structural racism and anti-LGBTQ policies leads to worse health among Black sexual minority men, a new study shows.

Michelle Edelstein-Rutgers • futurity
April 20, 2021 ~5 min

This Russian poetry speaks against authoritarian norms

"I believe that poetry, and language more broadly, is capable today of changing the world politically," says Galina Rymbu.

James Devitt-NYU • futurity
March 8, 2021 ~9 min

Trans men: Voice is key outcome of testosterone therapy

Interviews with trans men undergoing testosterone therapy reveal that the voice is one of the most profound and important physical changes they experience.

Jessica Colarossi-Boston University • futurity
March 5, 2021 ~8 min


Trans men: Voice is key outcome of testosterone therapy

Interviews with trans men undergoing testosterone therapy reveal that the voice is one of the most profound and important physical changes they experience.

Jessica Colarossi-Boston University • futurity
March 5, 2021 ~8 min

LGB bias may skew diagnosis of borderline personality disorder

Bias may lead health care professionals to over-diagnose borderline personality disorder among lesbian, gay, and bisexual patients, research finds.

Jared Wadley-Michigan • futurity
Feb. 17, 2021 ~6 min

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