lgbt health

Cosmo Evans is a disabled veteran who’s nonbinary and intersex. They spoke about their access to medical care that both affirms their gender and benefits their physical health.

Nathan Gilbert is a college student in Columbia who has borderline personality disorder, or BPD – a mental health condition that impacts a person’s ability to manage their emotions and can lead to tumultuous relationships. He spoke about his BPD diagnosis and how the condition impacts his life, but does not define him.

Cosmo Evans grew up in a small town and are nonbinary and intersex. They’ve known they were intersex since childhood but didn’t really explore the nonbinary side of their identity until lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic. They spoke about what it was like growing up in rural Missouri in the 1990s.

State Sen. Mike Moon will not have to defend a law he sponsored that places restrictions on gender-affirming care in the lawsuit seeking to stop its enforcement

In one of four cases between a provider of gender-affirming care and the Missouri Attorney General, a judge has ruled that Missouri’s consumer protection law does not authorize Andrew Bailey’s sweeping demands for unredacted records

Spectrum offered free STI testing, part of its efforts to reopen.

The claim against Southampton Community Healthcare is the result of testimony provided during a hearing in a lawsuit challenging the state’s limits on gender-affirming care for minors.

Columbia/Boone County Public Health & Human Services will be at Mid-Missouri PrideFest this weekend – offering STI testing, education and a new rapid test that checks for both HIV and syphilis.

The Missouri chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention held their annual State Capitol Day today Wednesday, where they talk to lawmakers and advocate for Missourians’ mental health needs.