Pasadena’s only gay bar is a spot for vaccines and HIV testing on Thursday-Pasadena Star News – California News Times

As part of Pride Month, Pasadena’s only gay bar, Boulevard Bar, will be the site for both coronavirus vaccination and HIV testing on Thursday, June 10, the city’s public health department announced.

According to the city’s press release, Boulevard regularly partners with the Public Health Service to provide free HIV testing.

The clinic administers a one-shot vaccine of Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus and is available to anyone over the age of 18.

“We hope that by partnering with a trusted company like Boulevard, some LGBTQ + who have not yet been vaccinated will be able to choose to protect themselves and their families,” the statement said. “Vaccination is very important as many activities have resumed, such as entertainment and social gatherings.”

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All eligible individuals who have been fully vaccinated by Tuesday, June 15th $ 50 incentive card and other prizes up to $ 1.5 million From the country. For more information on prizes https://covid19.ca.gov/vax-for-the-win/..

The city provided the following statistics:

• It is estimated that more than 4,000 transitional youth are homeless in LA County, and about 40% are LGBTQ (according to the Los Angeles Homeless Service Department).
• Elderly people with LGBTQ are twice as likely to live alone and one-quarter more likely to have children.
• LGBT individuals, on average, earn less than non-LGBT people, so they are at increased risk of worsening COVID-19 results. You will experience prejudice and discrimination related to sexual orientation / gender identity, making access to medical care more difficult. And transgender individuals (iv) If you are unlikely to have health insurance (according to the Kaiser Family Foundation).
• Fifteen percent of LGBTQ + Americans postponed or avoided treatment due to discrimination (according to a 2020 survey by the Center for American Progress).
• More than one in ten Americans with LGBTQ + report abuse by doctors or health care providers (Center for American Progress, 2020 survey).
• Last year, three in ten LGBTQ + Americans faced difficulties in access to the medical care needed due to cost issues, including more than half of transgender Americans (Center for American Progress, 2020 Survey). ).