Category: Uncloseted

      PrEP advocates say that the threat of funding cuts and policy changes by the incoming power players could jeopardise PrEP access and the push toward ending the HIV epidemic. THIS ARTICLE FIRST APPEARED ON UNCLOSETED MEDIA A NEW INVESTIGATIVE LGBTQIA+ FOCUSSED NEWS PUBLICATION. WORDS TIM MURPHY In 2022, the highly effective HIV prevention drug regimen known as PrEP (short for preexposure prophylaxis) was dealt a narrow blow. In Texas, Reed O’Connor, a federal judge known to rule conservatively, decreed that a handful of employers did not have to follow…

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  The exclusion of queer characters from holiday movies is occurring in parallel with a recent shift of US corporations abandoning DEI initiatives under pressure from right-wing outrage. THIS ARTICLE FIRST APPEARED ON UNCLOSETED MEDIA A NEW INVESTIGATIVE LGBTQIA+ FOCUSSED NEWS PUBLICATION. WORDS ABBIE THOMPSON AND SPENCER MACNAUGHTON ADDITIONAL REPORTING HOPE PISONI In 2022, on the set of one of the many made-for-TV romance movies that are shot every year, the crew was producing a scene where the supporting cast – a lesbian couple – have their first dance at the wedding…

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Family support has been proven to be the leading way to cut suicide risk for queer and trans individuals, but less than 40% of queer youth feel accepted at home. What are they doing this holiday season? THIS ARTICLE FIRST APPEARED ON UNCLOSETED MEDIA A NEW INVESTIGATIVE LGBTQIA+ FOCUSSED NEWS PUBLICATION. WORDS SAM DONNDELINGER Editor’s note: This article includes mention of suicide and contains details about those who have attempted to take their own lives. If you are having thoughts of suicide, or are concerned that someone you know may be, resources are…

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      7 in 10 transgender young adults grapple with eating disorders – an often-overlooked struggle tied to both gender identity and mental health. Trans men are the most affected group. THIS ARTICLE FIRST APPEARED ON UNCLOSETED MEDIA A NEW INVESTIGATIVE LGBTQIA+ FOCUSSED NEWS PUBLICATION. WORDS SAM DONNDELINGER IMAGE JUSTIN WEE FOR UNCLOSETED MEDIA TW: This story deals with topics such as eating disorders and self harm which may be distressing for some readers. If you need help with an eating disorder, resources can be found at The National Eating Disorders…

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      An Uncloseted Media investigation has found that at least six Southern Poverty Law Center-designated anti-LGBTQ hate groups hold what’s known as Economic and Social Council consultative status. THIS ARTICLE FIRST APPEARED ON UNCLOSETED MEDIA A NEW INVESTIGATIVE LGBTQIA+ FOCUSSED NEWS PUBLICATION WORDS SPENCER MACNAUGHTON AND TOM SAYERS In November of 2023 at the United Nations in New York City, the Political Network for Values held their fifth Transatlantic Summit event. The conference was called “Affirming universal human rights: Uniting Cultures for life, family, and fundamental freedoms.” It was attended…

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          Waggoner is a legal powerhouse in America’s conservative Christian landscape and is used to getting her way in the courtroom. THIS ARTICLE FIRST APPEARED ON UNCLOSETED MEDIA A NEW INVESTIGATIVE LGBTQIA+ FOCUSSED NEWS PUBLICATION WORDS TOM SAYERS ADDITIONAL REPORTING SPENCER MACNAUGHTON AND SAM DONNDELINGER In 2008, Lucas Wilson moved to Lynchburg, VA to attend Liberty University for an evangelical education. Wilson knew he was gay from the age of four. But as he got closer to religion, he remembers being taught that his queerness was something to…

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        How healthcare inequities and systemic divides leave vulnerable communities behind in the fight for PrEP access. THIS ARTICLE FIRST APPEARED ON UNCLOSETED MEDIA A NEW INVESTIGATIVE LGBTQIA+ FOCUSSED NEWS PUBLICATION. ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY SPENCER MACNAUGHTON THIS STORY WAS REPORTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH FIERCE HEALTHCARE, A HEALTHCARE-FOCUSED PUBLICATION AT THE INTERSECTION OF BUSINESS AND POLICY. Twenty-year-old Dorian McCuller sat on his porch in Newport News, Virginia, trying to say “HIV” out loud. “It’s really scary. I feel like if I’m too open about it, people will use it…

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    Trump’s campaign spent more than five times as much on anti-trans ads than on ads focused on the economy. THIS ARTICLE FIRST APPEARED ON UNCLOSETED MEDIA A NEW INVESTIGATIVE LGBTQIA+ FOCUSSED NEWS PUBLICATION. WORDS BY SPENCER MACNAUGHTON AND HOPE PISONI ADDITIONAL REPORTING AND COVER IMAGE DESIGN BY SAM DONNDELINGER COVER IMAGE DATA BY ADIMPACT VIA THE BULWARK AND GALLUP When Lil Miss Hot Mess conducted a drag story hour at a library in Los Angeles, she never expected to be the face of a multimillion-dollar Republican ad campaign. In a…

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        US vice president-elect  J.D. Vance’s track record with LGBTQ issues isn’t great. Here’s what he’s said and done through the years.   THIS ARTICLE FIRST APPEARED ON UNCLOSETED MEDIA A NEW INVESTIGATIVE LGBTQIA+ FOCUSSED NEWS PUBLICATION. WORDS BY SAM DONNDELINGER AND UNCLOSETED MEDIA Pre-politics 2011 Vance hears a speech delivered by gay venture capitalist Peter Thiel, which convinces him to become a businessman instead of a lawyer. From this moment forward Thiel becomes an influential force in Vance’s career. Thiel later hires Vance as a partner at his global investment…

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