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Transgender and criminal justice reform activists won a major victory as New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed legislation passed that…
I remember fumbling with the lighter so much that a friend had to light my first smoke for me. I…
As I wait to interview respiratory physicians in a high-end private medical clinic in Chennai, a sprawling metropolis in the…
In January, a few weeks after my 49th birthday, my partner, Carolyn, gave me a most unexpected gift. She emerged…
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A powerhouse activist organizing for people living with HIV, drug users and unhoused New Yorkers has died, it was announced…
On March 1, the Canadian harm reduction movement enjoyed a quiet win. Health Canada, the country's national health agency, permitted…