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Los Angeles Department of Public Health Ends Accessible STD Testing for LGBT People In Los Angeles

#LADepartmentofPublicHealth #DPH #LALGBTCenter #HIV #STD #Testing #Treatment #DrBarbaraFerrer Los Angeles LGBT Center Calls On County Board of Supervisors to Restore Vital STD Testing and Treatment for the LGBT Community LOS ANGELES, January 27, 2020 —Today, the Los Angeles LGBT Center calls on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors to demand that the County’s Department of Public Health (DPH) and its director, Dr. Barbara Ferrer, restore vital care for LGBT people and other communities most at-risk during the County’s current sexually transmitted disease (STD) epidemics. “At a time when all of us should be redoubling efforts to end these epidemics, the Department of Public Health and Dr. Ferrer are turning their backs on the LGBT community and their duty to protect the public health of all Angelenos,” said Los Angeles LGBT Center CEO Lorri L. Jean. “We demand the Board of Supervisors take immediate action to restore care to those who need it most.” After the Bo

Wendy Williams reveals she's been living in a sober house, seeking treatment for addiction

#wendywilliams , #Addiction, #Treatment ,#Soberhouse,  Wendy Williams is seeking treatment for addiction, she revealed on her show Tuesday. “You know me for being a very open and honest person. You know Kevin and I have the Hunter Foundation for the good of the people and we recently launched out 888-HUNTER number for people who are in the struggle of addiction. Well, for some time now, and even today and beyond, I have been living in a sober house,” a weeping Williams, 54, told her studio audience. "When you see me come to work glammed up, right after the show, I do Pilates ... You know I’ve had a struggle with cocaine in the past," she said. "I never went to a place to get treatment. I don't know how. God was just sitting on my shoulder and I just stopped … there are people in your family, it might be you … I want you to know more of the story.” The talk show host revealed that she goes to the facility after work and personal obligations daily and stil