Sixth Annual Genderevolution 2014 Conference: Love Your Queer Body Saturday, November 15th, 2014 The purpose of the Genderevolution is to: Foster community building among trans* folk and allies alike, to help create a strong and safe space to push gender boundaries in the Salt Lake City area. Educate employees, cisgender/non-trans* folk, trans* folk, health and mental care providers,Continue reading “Upcoming! Sixth Annual Genderevolution conference, Salt Lake City UT”
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“It’s Your Time To Shine!” 2014 LGBTQ Youth Regional Retreats Recap
National Youth Pride Services recently hosted it’s 2014 “It’s Your Time To Shine” Regional Retreat series in Detroit, Michigan (Midwest), Columbia, South Carolina (South) and Washington D.C. (East) thanks to sponsors CenterLink, Lambda Legal, 3LW TV, South Carolina Black Pride, Palmetto AIDS Life Support Services and Al Sura. The retreat was designed to uplift, inspireContinue reading ““It’s Your Time To Shine!” 2014 LGBTQ Youth Regional Retreats Recap”
Missouri Case Study 10 – Making LGBT Health Matter in Missouri Hospitals
Andrew Shaughnessy Manager of Public Policy, PROMO Missouri @andrewshag This year has proven to be a monumental year for LGBT Missourians. Those monumental steps have been the recognition of out-of-state marriages by the State of Missouri, and the leadership of nearly 47 Missouri hospitals, who have included 105 new LGBT welcoming policies to their coreContinue reading “Missouri Case Study 10 – Making LGBT Health Matter in Missouri Hospitals”
LGBT Wellness Roundup: October 5
As published on Huffington Post’s new LGBT Wellness blog, see original at: http://ow.ly/DhVNO Each week HuffPost Gay Voices, in a partnership with bloggers Liz Margolies and Scout, brings you a round up of some of the biggest LGBT wellness stories from the past seven days. For more LGBT Wellness, visit our page dedicated to the topic here. TheContinue reading “LGBT Wellness Roundup: October 5”
Passing the Skinny, Young, Good-Looking Guys
As published on Huffington Post’s new LGBT Wellness blog, see original at: As I travel around the country for the Network for LGBT Health Equity, I get to hear the greatest stories from people. I heard a local newspaper profiled Robert Boo’s incredible wellness story, so I asked him to tell me more. It all started withContinue reading “Passing the Skinny, Young, Good-Looking Guys”
Queer Health, Part III: Our Selves, Our Community
Corey Prachniak is an LGBT rights, HIV policy, and healthcare attorney. He serves on the Steering Committee of the Network for LGBT Health Equity and tweets @LGBTadvocacy. Views expressed herein are solely those of the author. Part I and Part II of this series were published previously. Over the past few weeks, I’ve argued thatContinue reading “Queer Health, Part III: Our Selves, Our Community”
Queer Health, Part II: When Trickle-Down Equality Isn’t Enough
Corey Prachniak is an LGBT rights, HIV policy, and healthcare attorney. He serves on the Steering Committee of the Network for LGBT Health Equity and tweets @LGBTadvocacy. Part I of this series can be found here. As marriage and workplace equality pick up steam, some LGBT people and their allies think theContinue reading “Queer Health, Part II: When Trickle-Down Equality Isn’t Enough”
Queer Health, Part I: Marriage Won’t Save You
Corey Prachniak is an LGBT rights, HIV policy, and healthcare attorney. He serves on the Steering Committee of the Network for LGBT Health Equity and tweets @LGBTadvocacy. So, is that it? In the relatively progressive parts of America, same-sex marriage is fast becoming law. Employment and housing discrimination is already banned by manyContinue reading “Queer Health, Part I: Marriage Won’t Save You”
Upcoming Conference! Unity through Diversity: A national LGBT people of color health summit
Upcoming conference calls for proposals Unity Through Diversity: A National People of Color Health Summit February 20-23rd, 2014 | Albany, NY The Unity Through Diversity: A National LGBT People of Color Health Conference, being held in Albany NY, february 20-23rd is seeking workshop proposals! This year’s focus is on “The Power ofContinue reading “Upcoming Conference! Unity through Diversity: A national LGBT people of color health summit”
Out2Enroll: Getting LGBT communities connected to care!
Network for LGBT Health Equity Out2Enroll LGBT Communities #GetCovered The Network for LGBT Health Equity, along with CenterLink: The Community of LGBT Centers would like to announce the roll-out of our #GetCovered ad campaign, highlighting the experiences of uninsured and underinsured LGBT folks and the barriers they faced accessing healthcare prior toContinue reading “Out2Enroll: Getting LGBT communities connected to care!”