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APLA Health Mourns the Loss and Celebrates the Life of Jewel Thais-Williams
In response to the passing of Jewel Thais-Williams, APLA Health CEO Craig E. Thompson issued the following statement: "APLA Health joins the many voices across Los Angeles and the nation in mourning the passing of Jewel Thais-Williams, a pioneering activist, entrepreneur, and longtime champion for racial justice, LGBTQ+ health, and HIV/AIDS care. Jewel’s life was...
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U.S. v. Skrmetti Is a Profound Setback for Transgender Youth and Their Families
Today’s Supreme Court decision in U.S. v. Skrmetti is a profound setback for transgender youth and their families across the country. By allowing Tennessee’s categorical ban on gender-affirming care for minors to stand, the Court has opened the door for other states to continue denying medically necessary, evidence-based care—care that every major medical and mental...
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Request to Protect and Preserve HIV and STD Prevention Infrastructure in Los Angeles County
As a follow up to the May 6, 2025, policy update on the End the Epidemics Coalition (ETE) Day of Action in Sacramento, this week APLA Health met with representatives from the Board of Supervisors and submitted the following letter urging the Board to identify emergency funding that will preserve our LA County HIV and...
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