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Special Issue: Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on LGBTQ+ Health and Well-Being

This special issue on the impacts of COVID-19 on LGBTQ+ health and well-being reports findings from nine articles with varied study designs, including data from multiple countries and all segments of LGBTQ+ communities.

Russia: Chatbot answers young people’s questions about HIV, health and relationships

A chatbot named Eli that can answer questions about growing up, love, relationships and sexual health, including HIV prevention and treatment, has been launched on the VKontakte social network, adding to the resources for health available to young people in eastern Europe and central Asia.

US: DHS proposal to require U.S. citizens undergo airport facial scans draws fire

A plan by administration to require U.S. citizens to have their faces scanned when they enter or leave the United States is drawing criticism from privacy advocates and at least one lawmaker, who said he intends to introduce legislation to prohibit the practice.

US: A transgender woman says she was humiliated when she was forced to remove her makeup for her ID

“I expected it to be just fine,” Dolinar told The Washington Post on Wednesday. “I never expected to walk in and have a discriminatory incident occur.”