N.Y. Court of Appeals judge resigns for health reason – Times Union
ALBANY -- Court of Appeals Associate Judge Paul Feinman, known as "a champion of the LGBTQ community," tendered his immediate departure from the state’s highest court due to a health concern,...
Over 200000 Sign Up For ACA Plans As Biden’s Moves Bolster Health Law –...
As the Affordable Care Act approaches its 11th anniversary — a mark many thought it would never reach — news outlets look back at Republicans' efforts to repeal...
LGBTQ+ people in Kenya urgently need mental health support – University of Michigan News
There’s an urgent need for culturally appropriate mental and physical health services for sexual and gender minorities in Kenya, says a University of Michigan researcher.“There’s still a lot of social stigma,...
11 Years On, the Affordable Care Act Defies Opponents and Keeps Expanding – The...
WASHINGTON — More than 200,000 Americans flocked to the Affordable Care Act’s online marketplace to sign up for health insurance during the first two weeks of an open enrollment period created...
Baltimore church closed last week for COVID violations holds Sunday services, defying health department...
Meanwhile, city agencies will continue enforcing the mayor’s coronavirus executive order, Mavronis said. Starting Friday, places of worship will be permitted to operate at 50% capacity indoors, rather than 25%,...
After Lee University publicly corrects campus speaker, alumni organize to protect LGBTQ students who...
Mark Walker stepped onto the stage to clear up what he felt was confusion among his students at Lee University. After flipping open his binder and saying good morning, the university's...
HIV doctor to lead vaccine equity efforts at CDC – The Washington Post
Demetre Daskalakis, who had been director of the CDC’s division on HIV/AIDS prevention, will become senior vaccine equity lead, according to the memo. Before joining the CDC last year, he was...
HIV among potential outbreaks feared by Gay Men’s Health Service – The Irish Times
The closure of Ireland’s only dedicated sexual health clinic for gay men has fuelled concerns of a “massive surge” in sexually transmitted infection outbreaks including HIV. Dublin’s Gay Men’s Health Service...
Arkansas Legislature Sends Broad Medical Refusal Bill Harmful to LGBTQ People to Gov. Hutchinson’s...
Today, the Arkansas Senate voted to pass SB 289, a medical refusal bill that would have negative consequences for patients, including LGBTQ people. The bill, having passed the House, will now...
Culture Wars Leave Biden Posts in Department of Health and Human Services Vacant –...
“There are a lot of people who might have trusted their instincts before, but that trust has been eroded,” Dr. Lurie said. “They need to be sure that they are doing...
Biden Picks Xavier Becerra to Lead Health and Human Services – The New York...
Mr. Biden was impressed by Mr. Becerra’s personal story, according to a person familiar with his thinking. In particular, the president-elect liked the fact that Mr. Becerra served clients with mental...
Nearly 75% of LGBTQ people say COVID-19 has harmed their mental health, poll finds...
More LGBTQ people reported experiencing job loss and worsening mental health due to the pandemic compared with people who do not identify as LGBTQ, an analysis published last week by the...
What is ‘internalized homophobia?’ – Medical News Today
Internalized homophobia occurs when a person is subject to society’s negative perceptions, intolerance, and stigma toward people with same-sex attraction. They then turn those ideas inward, believing that they are true,...
Survey finds LGBTQ+ students attending religious colleges struggle with belonging – Inside Higher Ed
LGBTQ+ students attending Christian colleges and universities with anti-LGBTQ+ policies are 15 times more likely to report that their sexuality or gender identity kept them from being accepted by others on...
The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on LGBT People – Kaiser Family Foundation
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There has been little data on how the coronavirus pandemic has impacted the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals (LGBT) in the U.S. Drawing on previous research indicating...
How to Find an LGBTQIA+ Affirming Therapist – Healthline
Looking for a therapist can sometimes feel like a needle-in-a-haystack situation: You need someone well-trained, experienced, and effective at treating your particular issues. You need someone who “gets” you and creates...
Covid-19 Relief Bill Fulfills Biden’s Promise to Expand Obamacare, for Two Years – The...
WASHINGTON — President Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill will fulfill one of his central campaign promises, to fill the holes in the Affordable Care Act and make health insurance affordable...
Seven ways to make your practice more LGBTQ-friendly – Medical Economics
“Even with the Affordable Care Act, LGBTQ patients are more likely to be uninsured, live with the burden of chronic disease, have difficulties accessing healthcare, and be more at risk for...
Living Into Equity This Bisexual+ Health Awareness Month – Human Rights Campaign
Since it first began in 2014, Bi+ Health Awareness Month has been dedicated to raising awareness about the startling social, economic and health disparities facing the bi+ community. Bi+ people experience...
Rachel Levine Responds to Rand Paul About Transgender Medicine – The New York Times
The ugly attack on a fellow lawmaker’s child came after Ms. Newman posted video of herself putting up a transgender pride flag outside her office on Capitol Hill so Ms. Greene,...
Meth has devastated the gay community for decades. A new treatment offers hope. –...
"Do you want to be a 50-year-old meth addict?"For Roger, the enormity of what he had lost during his nearly two decades of off-and-on methamphetamine use — and what more he...
Study Investigates Types of Support Among Gay Men Living With, Without HIV – AJMC.com...
Their findings were published in a recent issue of PLoS ONE, and they focused on the effects of 3 types of supportive relationships (primary only , secondary only , primary +...
Will NC collect data on LGBT people and COVID? – North Carolina Health News
Two performers in the Positive Flame Choir, Global Village, 22nd International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2018) Amsterdam, Netherlands Copyright: Marcus Rose/IAS By Hannah Critchfield
Earlier this month, the Centers for...
Meet the HIV Activist Who’ll Lead MPact, a Global Gay Men’s Health Group –...
Longtime HIV activist Andrew Spieldenner, PhD, will be the new executive director of MPact Global Action for Gay Men’s Health and Rights, effective March 1. An associate professor in the department...
The impact of COVID-19 on LGBTQ communities: A research roundup – Journalist’s Resource
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The LGBTQ population in the U.S. has been historically affected disproportionately by poverty, lack of health insurance, unemployment, and poorer mental and physical health compared with...
LGBTQ people face higher covid-19 risks. But no one knows the true toll on...
A report the CDC released this month found that gay, lesbian and bisexual people in the United States have higher rates of self-reported underlying conditions associated with severe covid-19 outcomes, including...
Diagnosis bias of borderline personality disorder high among LGB community – University of Michigan...
Some health care professionals allow their bias toward lesbian, gay and bisexual persons to show when diagnosing borderline personality disorder, says a University of Michigan researcher.
This bias for borderline personality disorder,...
CDC Releases Report Confirming Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual People at Greater Risk of COVID-19...
Yesterday, the Journal of the American Medical Association published research
showing a connection between people living with HIV and increased hospitalization and death rates among New York State residents. We have yet...
Lesbian, gay, bisexual medical students are more likely to experience burnout – Healthcare Finance...
According to a new study from Brown, students who identify as lesbian, gay or bisexual (LGB) are more likely than their heterosexual peers to experience burnout.
Studies have shown...
Folx Health snaps up $25M to expand virtual care for the LGBTQIA+ community –...
Folx Health launched out of stealth mode in December as the first major queer and trans-venture-backed company to offer virtual care and prescriptions for hormone replacement therapy and sexual health.The startup has...
Biphobia: Definition, effects on health, seeking help, and more – Medical News Today
Biphobia, or monosexism, refers to the belief that monosexuality is superior. Monosexuality refers to the sexual and romantic attraction to only one gender.The prevalence of this belief can have an impact...
Many LGBTQ Seniors Don’t Get The Health And End-Of-Life Care They Need. Some Coloradans...
On one of her many days in the hospital in 2017, Cathy asked her partner not to tell the nursing staff they were married. She’d been diagnosed with a rare form...
Biden calls for LGBTQ protections in Day 1 executive order, angering conservatives – The...
“Children should be able to learn without worrying about whether they will be denied access to the restroom, the locker room, or school sports,” Biden’s executive order states. “Adults should be...
In ‘nasty parting shot,’ HHS finalizes rule axing LGBTQ nondiscrimination protections – NBC News
With little more than a week left to the Trump administration, the Department of Health and Human Services has finalized a rule permitting social-service providers that receive government funds to discriminate...
Trump Administration Again Weakens LGBT Protections – Human Rights Watch
With less than two weeks left in office, the administration of US President Donald Trump has finalized yet another rule rolling back nondiscrimination protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT)...