Category: COVID-19

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Grindr loses nearly half its staff after issuing return-to-office ultimatum

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Grindr has lost around 45 per cent of its staff after joining a growing number of companies enforcing a strict return-to-office policy. Around 80 of its 178 employees are believed to have resigned after a mandate that employees work in person at assigned “hub offices” two days a week or be fired was announced last month, according to the Communications Workers of America (CWA) labour union. Staff reportedly had two weeks to choose between relocating to their respective team’s “hub city” – either New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco…

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Dolly Parton awarded $100m by Jeff Bezos for charitable causes

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Dolly Parton, a world-renowned country music star and philanthropist, has been awarded $100m (£84.8m) by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos for charitable causes. She will be able to give the money to whichever charities she chooses. “I think people who are in a position to help should put their money where their heart is,” Parton said in a video message. “I will do my best to do good things with this money.” The award was announced by Bezos alongside his partner, Lauren Sanchez, who praised the 9 to 5 singer for…

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Hanoi Pride returns to Vietnam for first time since COVID-19 pandemic

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Thousands of people celebrated Pride in Vietnam’s capital city of Hanoi as full-scale celebrations returned for the first time since 2019. Hanoi Pride Week took place from September 19 to 25 and saw members of the LGBTQ+ community and its allies take part in workshops, screenings and festivals. The week culminated with a parade which saw thousands of attendees take to the streets of the city for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began more than two years ago. People waved LGBTQ+ Pride flags alongside the country’s national one,…

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Articles COVID-19 COVID-19 vaccine HIV HIV Awareness HIV/AIDS IAVI LGBTQ+ News Life Moderna News Rwanda South Africa

Moderna and IAVI launch clinical trial of mRNA HIV vaccine development program

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The first participant screenings are set to get underway soon for a first-in-Africa clinical trial of a messenger RNA (mRNA) HIV vaccine antigen. Biotechnology company Moderna and non-profit scientific research organisation IAVI made the announcement on 18 May, confirming that the trial will build on progress made in previous HIV vaccine research. It is set to take place at the Center for Family Health Research (CFHR) in Kigali, Rwanda, and The Aurum Institute in Tembisa, South Africa. Findings released earlier this year showed that data from the Phase 1 clinical…

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Trans people waiting years for gender healthcare as demand surges

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When British tattoo artist Eva Echo found the courage to come out as transgender, she quickly sought specialist medical care to help her transition. More than four years later, she is still waiting for her first appointment. Echo, who is part of a potential legal challenge to England’s National Health Service (NHS) over waiting times, said the delay left her “drowning” in gender dysphoria – the distress caused by someone’s gender identity not matching their body. “There’s no way to tell where I am on the list or when I’m…

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LGBTQ+ businesses help spearhead Britain’s economic recovery

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Being a successful entrepreneur is not always about being in the right place at the right time. Peter Darrant-Parkes opened Britain’s first dedicated LGBTQ+ business hub, the Pride Media Centre, in 2019 – months before COVID-19 brought the country and its economy to a virtual standstill. But while the pandemic could not have been foreseen, the centre’s unlikely location – in an old warehouse complex in a deprived area of the northeastern city of Gateshead – was carefully considered. “We could have had a shiny office in Manchester or Birmingham…

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NGOs scramble to dampen COVID-19’s impact on people living with HIV

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South African domestic worker Mabuyi Dlamini always dreaded the bumpy, day-long minibus journey she had to make each month to pick up her HIV medication from the nearest clinic in KwaZulu-Natal province. So when a mobile medical service carrying nurses, counsellors and supplies of antiretroviral drugs began visiting her district two years ago, she was relieved. During COVID-19 lockdowns that made travel impossible, it became a lifeline. “It has saved me time, money and my health,” said Dlamini, 46, as she waited in line with farm workers next to the…

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Jonathan Van Ness effortlessly shuts down Majorie Taylor Greene after HIV comments

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Queer Eye star Jonathan Van Ness has shut down conservative congresswoman Majorie Taylor Greene after her ignorant HIV comments. While the world slowly creates a “new normal” amidst the ongoing pandemic, many businesses and organisations have introduced a vaccine mandate for employees. One of those organisations is the NBA, which requires its players to get vaccinated or they’ll be suspended from participating in the season. Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving is one of the few basketball players banned from playing after he refused to take the vaccine for “religious reasons.”…

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Survivor’s Jeff Probst will replace “come on in guys” catchphrase with gender-neutral language

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Jeff Probst shared that he thinks it may be time to “retire” the use of the word “guys” when referring to contestants on the show. Probst, who has hosted all 41 seasons of Survivor, says “come on in guys” to invite competitors into challenges on the show. In the first episode of the show’s latest season, which is the first to air in 497 days because of the COVID-19 pandemic disrupting production, Probst asked the cast what they think of the phrase. “I need your guidance on something,” he said.…

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Tiger King renewed for second season full of “mayhem and madness”

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Netflix has confirmed that the hugely popular Tiger King will be returning for a second season before 2021 is over. The hit series first hit streaming platforms as the COVID-19 pandemic took hold of the world, instantly being met with a cult following as millions binge-watched it from their homes. Netflix has promised that season two will bring “just as much mayhem and madness as Season 1,” but not much else about the new instalment is known at present. There is currently no release date or trailer for the show’s…

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