This is why research shows higher concordance of bacterial vaginosis between partners who both have vaginas. If one partner is dealing with BV, the other is significantly more likely to develop it as well. This is not about blame or hygiene. It is microbial ecology, a basic biological mechanism that was simply never taught to most people.

Anxiety and depression are reaching levels we’ve never seen across every age group, culture, and community.

Every year, I have the honor of riding atop the Pride Center float in the Stonewall Parade — perched high, waving, representing, and soaking in the beauty of a community that refuses to disappear. For me, it’s more than a parade. It’s a blessing. It’s the one day of the year when I feel the LGBTQ community moving as one heartbeat. Yes, you’ll always find a shady queen or two — that’s family — but for the most part, we embrace one another with an energy that feels sacred.

Today’s South Lawn of the White House features a huge, brightly lit metal cage called “the ​Claw.” It is a stage erected to showcase men beating each other bloody, Caligula style, to entertain a wannabe Roman Emperor on his 80th birthday.