Following are the health issues GLMA’s healthcare providers have identified as most commonly of concern for gay men. While not all of these items apply to everyone, it’s wise to be aware of these issues. 1. Come Out to Your Primary Healthcare ProviderIn order to provide you with the best care possible, your primary care … Read more
Roxy Overbrooke, our reigning Miss Gay Eastern States America, heads to Little Rock Arkansas to compete in the Miss Gay America Pageant January 16th through 19th. Roxy is always giving back to the community. She has been a tremendous supporter of Sussex Pride since day one! Roxy was part of the Rehoboth Beach Pride Benefit … Read more
Sussex Pride is exploring starting a support group for individuals impacted by prostate cancer.
If you have a condition that indicates you are immunocompromised with a CD4 < 350, and you have received a COVID-19 Omicron vaccine booster within the last 7 weeks, or plan to receive a booster in the near future, you may be eligible for free antibody testing and the opportunity for future participation in COVID-19 … Read more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced it is proposing a change from time-based deferrals to assessing blood donor eligibility using gender-inclusive, individual risk-based questions to reduce the risk of transfusion-transmitted HIV. This proposal is in line with policies in place in countries like the United Kingdom and Canada. These draft recommendations are based … Read more
AIDS Delaware has partnered with Q Care Plus to provide another tool in the fight to end HIV. Q Care Plus makes accessing PrEP easy by providing flexible options like virtual provider visits with PrEP experts, convenient labs like at-home testing kits or in-person at traditional labs, and medications delivered right to your door. “This … Read more
Delaware Coastal Prime Timers, a social group for gay men, invites you to put on your walking shoes and show up at the Boardwalk at the end of Rehoboth Avenue on Tuesday or Thursday morning for a nice walk with your friends from For early birds: Meet at 8:30 am every Tuesday and walk with … Read more
Effective immediately, The Delaware Department of Public Health (DPH) will expand vaccine access to individuals living with HIV as well as individuals taking pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV. Such individuals should contact their medical provider or PrEP treatment center to see if they are offering the vaccine. If not, the individual can call the DPH hotline at 1-866-408-1899 to schedule … Read more
Today Sussex Pride joined Centerlink and over 150 LGBTQ community centers around the country calling on the CDC to take additional action to address recent spread of the hMPXV virus. The hMPXV virus, also known as Monkeypox, was declared a national Public Health Emergency (PHE) on August 4th by U.S. Department of Health and Human … Read more
The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is announcing the state’s fourth, fifth and sixth cases of monkeypox (MPX). All cases are considered probable pending confirmatory testing by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In addition DPH has launched a monkeypox hotline. The three most recent cases involve a 42-year-old Kent County man … Read more