A new group is forming for parents of trans children and teens in Sussex County, Delaware. We’re excited to connect parents and learn what kind of support they would like. We’re kicking things of with a group dinner that will take place in October. We’ve also launched a google group for parents of trans kids. … Read more
Volunteers are needed to help plan the Transgender Day of Remembrance. Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) was started in 1999 by transgender advocate Gwendolyn Ann Smith as a vigil to honor the memory of Rita Hester, a transgender woman who was killed in 1998. The vigil commemorated all the transgender people lost to violence since … Read more
The office of Attorney General Kathleen Jennings has established the Abortion Legal Helpline, which provides guidance and referrals to Delaware women seeking abortions, patients seeking to travel to Delaware for an abortion, and referrals to healthcare providers and support organizations. Individuals can call the hotline at 302-992-8096 or 1-877-312-2366. To ensure anonymity, callers will be … Read more
Delaware Stonewall PAC held its 18th annual “Summer Funder” at Shrimpy’s Bar and Grill in Rehoboth on August 13, 2022. A political action committee whose mission is to help elect candidates who support equality, fairness, and opportunity for all, Delaware Stonewall PAC honored local pioneers and announced the endorsement of candidates for the 2022 election cycle. … 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
You’re invited to help us plan this year’s Sussex County World AIDS Day event. World AIDS Day, designated on 1 December every year since 1988, is an international day dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of HIV infection and mourning those who have died of the disease. If … Read more
The Black AIDS Institute – a leading voice in educating and mobilizing communities across the country in the fight to end the HIV/AIDS epidemic – is calling for the need for testing and treatment of the Monkeypox Virus in LGBTQ+ and underserved communities of color. The Centers for Disease Control reports nearly 3,500 cases of … Read more
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra announced today that he will declare the ongoing spread of monkeypox virus in the United States a Public Health Emergency (PHE). This action will further strengthen and accelerate the Biden-Harris Administration’s response in recognition of the continued rapid transmission of monkeypox in the U.S. and globally, … Read more