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Microbicides Report : Less Silence, More Science - Advocacy to Make Rectal Microbicides a Reality.  Report by International Rectal Microbicides Advocates (IRMA) (03/17/08) More... »

Drug-Resistant MRSA Strain Spreading Among Gay Men : A new study has found that a drug-resistant strain of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is appearing among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Boston and San Francisco... (01/17/08) More... »

Take Charge: Get Tested for HIV : SafeGuards offers free HIV rapid testing by appointment.  To make your appointment today email saferthebetter@yahoo... (01/09/08) More... »

Online Service for Notifying Partners of STD Exposure : SafeGuards has partnered with ...InSPOT is an free, anonymous, and secure online service that can be used to notify sex partners of a possible exposure to a sexually transmitted disease (STD), such as syphillis or even HIV. (09/19/06) More... »

Safer the Better: My Story : see what real guys have to say about sex (07/16/06) More... »

HIV FAQ : What is HIV? HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) is the virus that causes AIDS. This virus is passed from one person to another through blood-to-blood and sexual contact... (06/27/06) More... »

Take Charge of Your Health! : Possibly the most important aspect of finding a healthcare provider is finding one with whom you are comfortable. To aid you in this process, Safeguards has compiled a list of questions you may want to ask yourself and your healthcare provider when choosing a new practitioner. (05/18/06) More... »

Partner Violence : A series of questions that can help you understand if your behavior is abusive or violent. (04/14/06) More... »

Lesbian Kisses: SafeGuards partners with Mautner Project : Mautner Project, the National Lesbian Health Organization, has partnered with the Mazzoni Center and The SafeGuards Project, two leading Philadelphia LGBT health organizations, to kick off the “Delicious Lesbian Kisses™” campaign in Philadelphia this Saturday night, March 19, 2005 during Philadelphia’s girL party... (03/23/05) More... »

Cancer Facts for Women : Most of the women who get breast cancer have no family history of the disease or other risk factors. (08/28/04) More... »

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Community Voices: Be the Generation to End HIV/AIDS : SafeGuards is a partner in the national HIV Vaccine Research Education Initiaitive... (06/27/08) More... »

Safer & Sexy: Beyond HIV: What You Should Know : Join us for a community forum.  Come hear more about sexual health concerns affecting our community that you may have recently seen in the news like syphilis, HPV, and MRSA. Wed... (05/05/08) More... »

Take Charge of Your Health! National LGBT Health Awareness Week : This week is National LGBT Health Awareness Week.  SafeGuards encourages our community to Take Charge of Your Health... (04/09/08) More... »

Help Us Out!: Take This Survey on Identity Formation and Sexual Behavior in Gay Men : Please take a few minutes to assist a SafeGuards intern with this study of gay men’s identity formation and sexuality. Click here to take the survey   (03/31/08) More... »

End Silence and Increase Research for Rectal Microbicides–Report : International Rectal Microbicide Advocates (IRMA) released “Less Silence, More Science: Advocacy to Make Rectal Microbicides a Reality” at the Microbicides 2008 Conference in India on Feb... (03/17/08) More... »

“Sizwe’s Test” Book Discussion & Community Dinner : Join Broad Street Ministry for a discussion on "Sizwe's Test: A Young Man's Journey Through Africa's AIDS Epidemic."  Wed. Feb. 20.  Free community dinner at 6pm, 7pm book discussion.  315 S... (02/18/08) More... »

Valentines Day Event for HIV Positive Gay Men : SafeGuards and POSPride are PROUD to present the 2nd Annual Valentine's Day "Affairs of the Heart" celebration for HIV positive gay men in Philadelphia... (02/12/08) More... »

Sharp Increase in HIV Among Young Gay Men in NYC Points to Need for New Community HIV Prevention Efforts : The Journal of the American Medical Association reports that the incidence of H.I.V. infection among gay men is increasing, following a lengthy period of decline... (01/16/08) More... »

Vote for Best of Gay Philly : As the columnist for Healthy Perspectives on Philly Gay Calendar, SafeGuards encourages you to vote for the Best of Gay Philadelphia.  PhillyGayCalendar... (01/09/08) More... »

Who Is Jeffrey and What Can He Tell Us About HIV? : “Jeffrey” recently asked in an email: “where should I go to get tested, and how are things going to go when I go in.  I’ve been sexually active for about 3 years now... (01/09/08) More... »

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African Americans & HIV/AIDS Issues : Special Issue of the Journal of the National Medical Association.  HIV/AIDS, A State of Emergency.  Research Agenca to Combat HIV/AIDS among African American.  Jan. 2008   (03/17/08) More... »

Healthcare Equality Index for LGBT Patients and Families : The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) and the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association (GLMA) released the first national Healthcare Equality Index, an annual survey addressing five areas of greatest concern to LGBT health care consumers: patient non-discrimination, visitation, medical decision-making, cultural competency training for staff and employment policies... (01/16/08) More... »

Transgender Health Priorities : This resource identifies important health priorities for transgender people and was compiled by the National LGBT Health Coalition with the input of multiple individuals and organizations, including Philadelphia's Transgender Health Action Coalition (THAC) HealthPriorities_Trans... (01/15/08) More... »

The Future for HIV Prevention: The Latest on HIV Vaccine Research : SafeGuards, Circle of Care, and Univ. of Pennsylvania HIV Vaccine Trials Unit will host a Provider Forum, May 18, 2007 from 12:30 to 3pm... (05/16/07) More... »

Microbicide Research Challenges : An update on the CONRAD microbicide trial from CHAMP CHAMP Newsletter_March2007... (03/13/07) More... »

LGBT Cultural Competency and Social Work : The Gay Affirmative Practice Scale is a newly validated assessment measure for social work practice... (07/26/06) More... »

Lesbians & Breast Cancer: the Latest Research : Safeguards compiled this review of the research literature on the subject of breast cancer among lesbians. (08/26/04) More... »

Smoking in Trans Communities: What Does the Research Tell Us? : Current Research on Smoking and Trans communities At present, there is very little medical information about the long-term health effects of hormone usage in Trans individuals... (08/13/04) More... »

Rates of Smoking Among Transgender Populations : Rates of Smoking Among Transgender Populations Preliminary evidence from recent focus groups and surveys examining smoking in the LGBTQ community suggests both rates of smoking and getting help quitting are concerns for Trans populations... (08/13/04) More... »

Available Research on Tobacco Use of Transpersons : Available Research Asscheman, H; Lips, P; Gooren, LJG; Megens, JAJ. Division of Endocrinology/Andrology... (08/13/04) More... »

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