How prison and police discrimination affect black sexual minority men’s health

Incarceration and police discrimination may contribute to HIV, depression and anxiety among Black gay, bisexual and other sexual minority men, according to a Rutgers led study. The study, funded by the National Institute of Health (NIH) and published in the journal Social Science & Medicine, examined associations between incarceration, police and law enforcement discrimination and…

Republican Leaders Want to End Obamacare. Their Voters Are Expanding It.

ImageAmber England, who led the campaign to put Medicaid expansion on the ballot in Oklahoma, talking to supporters online on Tuesday.Credit…Sue Ogrocki/Associated Press Deeply conservative Oklahoma narrowly approved a ballot initiative Tuesday to expand Medicaid to nearly 200,000 low-income adults, the first state to do so in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. The vote…