San Diego Gay and Lesbian News

Late last month, Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) and Assemblymember Todd Gloria’s (D-San Diego) legislation to reduce barriers to accessing HIV preventative medications passed the Senate on a vote of 34-1. It now heads to the Assembly for committee hearings in the coming weeks.

Summer is approaching and along with protecting your skin in the Southern California sunshine, you should also be protecting your eyes. 

Ophthalmologists say too much exposure to UV light can harm your eyes including the danger of getting cataract, growths on the eye, or worse. 

The World Health Organization (WHO) has moved gender incongruence (transgender) from its list of mental health disorders in the Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD) to a revised chapter for sexual health.

On Tuesday, Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) and Assemblymember Todd Gloria’s (D-San Diego) legislation to reduce barriers to accessing HIV preventative medications passed the Senate on a vote of 34-1. It now heads to the Assembly for committee hearings in the coming weeks.

Little Callie June has captured the hearts of social media on her journey through cancer treatment despite one homophobe who went out of their way to make what should be a compassionate ordeal into a political one. 

[CORRECTION: This story has been updated to reflect that the address is not 3850 Fifth Ave as the sourced material reported, but instead 3580 Fifth Ave.]

A local non-binary person hopes the FDA will change their policies for blood donation.

As it is today, potential donors must fill out a questionnaire which provides them with only two classifications: male or female. 

However, Van Levy of Pacific Beach is non-binary and doesn't fall into either of those genders. Levy uses the pronouns "them," "they," and their."

As more and more mainstream companies frack into the LGBT dollar, more and more homophobes are committing themselves to stop using products on principle alone.

The latest may not be the best staple to stop using. Toilet paper company Cottonelle has made an ad featuring a same-sex couple meeting the parents for the first time. 

Scientists may be getting closer to a cure for HIV according to a report from France’s Institut Pasteur. 

Current lifelong medications are able to lower the virus population in the body, but none are able to eradicate them completely. 

Adult video star Johnny Rapid is taking a break from his regular videos to provide a tutorial on how men can self-examine themselves for testicular cancer.

The NSFW video from Border2Border Entertainment and Men.com shows Rapid in his work uniform as he illustrates the best way to check yourself for irregularities.