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Citizens inform grassroots action plan to protect reef

Premium Content Subscriber only A flock of black cockatoos perched above as community members gathered at Mackay Harbour to celebrate a vision to protect the Great Barrier Reef. From Finch Hatton to Slade Point, more than 50 residents were at the launch of Reef Catchments Community Action Plan which covers the Mackay Isaac Whitsunday region. CEO Katrina Dent said it was created from a groundswell of ideas from the community about what were the priorities for (their) neck of the woods when it came to the reef. Ms Dent said funding from the Great Barrier Reef Foundation had allowed Reef Catchments to develop a road map to carry out the community s proposals.

The promise of health care for queer folks in Chicago

click to enlarge LGBTQ+ people in Chicago are more at risk for certain health conditions but less likely to receive care. The social inequality and stigma afflicting the LGBTQ+ and TGNC (transgender and gender non-conforming) populations in Chicago creates a health-care quandary; they’re more susceptible to issues such as HIV, cancer, and suicide, yet less likely to receive care.  Nationally, LGBT youth are two to three times more likely to attempt suicide, gay men are at higher risk for HIV and other STDs, and transgender individuals have a higher prevalence of mental health issues, HIV/STDs, suicide, and less access to health insurance, according to the CDC. 

Free STD/STI testing day to be held in Carbondale

Free STD/STI testing day to be held in Carbondale An oral swab test can check for antibodies to HIV Type 1 and HIV Type 2, the viruses that cause AIDS. (Source: WTOC) By Marsha Heller | April 6, 2021 at 11:11 AM CDT - Updated April 6 at 11:11 AM CARBONDALE, Ill. (KFVS) - Rainbow Café LGBTQ Center in Carbondale plans to host a free STD/STI testing day on Saturday April 10. The event is from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. The Community Action Plan will provide HIV, HEP-C, gonorrhea, chlamydia and syphilis testing, along with other resources to ensure sexual safety. Drinks and snacks will be provided for participants.

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