GLBT health


Standing Up for the Right to Be Ourselves

Gay nurses bring diversity and unique perspectives to the nursing workplace. So why should they have to play “don’t ask, don’t tell” at work?

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Fighting Tobacco Disparities in the Gay Community

Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) persons are 50% to 200% more likely to smoke than the rest of the population, according to the National LGBT Tobacco Control Network.

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Gay Advocacy Groups Campaign for Same-Sex Hospital Visitation Rights

According to the Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, a national advocacy group for gay civil rights, hospitals don't always recognize same-sex partners as family because of homophobia, inadequate staff training or other policy flaws.

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Get All the Facts About the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association

The Gay and Lesbian Medical Association (GLMA) is a national nonprofit organization based in San Francisco. GLMA’s mission is to make the health care environment "a place of empathy, justice and equity." The organization began in 1981 as the American Association of Physicians for Human Rights. It became the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association in 1994 to broaden its visibility, leadership, education and advocacy.

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Out at Work: Diversity in the Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Industries

Employer-sanctioned resource groups assist lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender employees

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