By Eduardo Morales, Ph.D. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the nation is faced with an ever-increasing number of Monkey Pox Virus (MPX) cases that is closely related to the virus causing smallpox. Recently, the Governor of California has declared a state of emergency for California given the rapid increase in the transmission of MPX. As of August 3, 2022, San Francisco reported 397 MPX cases compared to a handful of cases a month ago. This rapid spread is most noted among Latinx p

By Eduardo Morales, Ph.D. The global pandemic of COVID-19 and the current “delta” COVID variant fosters challenges for businesses accustomed to conduct services in person or face-to-face. The health ordinances calling for “shelter in place” by local and state governments prevented businesses to conducted business as usual. This included health providers like AGUILAS. Founded in 1991 by community members AGUILAS was formed to provide advocacy and leadership for Latinx LGBTQ co