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Sex Ed That Excludes LGBTQ+ People Is Tied To Worse Health Outcomes

October 14, 2020

Affectionate Lesbian Couple — LGBTQ+ young people face higher rates of sexual health issues, bullying, and sexual violence, in … [+] part due to a lack of inclusive sex education policies.

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In September, the Texas Board of Education rejected a proposed sex education curriculum that would have taught middle and high school students about sexual orientation and gender identity. If the final vote in November doesn’t reverse that decision, advocates say it could have significant health consequences for young people.

Ruben Cortez, a Brownsville Democrat, introduced the proposal in part because he has a personal connection to the topic. “One of my children this summer came out to us and the fact that she had to bottle that in for years thinking that we wouldn’t accept her,” he said, according to the Texas Tribune. “It’s difficult to imagine what other students who don’t live in a tolerant house would go through if

New AHA Scientific Statement on Heart Health for LGBTQ Adults

October 9, 2020

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Cardiovascular health should be routinely assessed and addressed in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer or questioning (LGBTQ) adults, the American Heart Association (AHA) concludes in a new scientific statement.

“Among the most important takeaways from this scientific statement is the need for healthcare providers in clinical settings to routinely assess sexual orientation and gender identity,” Billy A. Caceres, PhD, RN, chair of the statement writing group, told theheart.org | Medscape Cardiology.

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“This will help healthcare providers engage LGBTQ patients in discussions about their heart health that account for the unique experiences of this population,” said Caceres, assistant professor, Columbia University School of Nursing, New York.

The statement was published online October 8 in Circulation.

“Invisible” Population

There are roughly 11 million LGBTQ adults in the United States, yet they are often “invisible in healthcare settings and cardiovascular research,” Caceres noted. The AHA scientific statement

Heart health report aims to bolster research, boost care for LGBTQ patients

October 8, 2020

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LGBTQ adults face distinct threats to their heart health – and health care providers can do more to identify and thwart those risks, says a new report that aims to point the way toward better research and care.

The report, issued Thursday as a scientific statement from the American Heart Association, pulls together what scientists have learned about LGBTQ health, highlighting known problems and identifying gaps, said Dr. Nicole Rosendale, a member of the committee that wrote the report.

It aims to serve as a “one-stop shop” for heart health findings on a group that in the past has been “largely invisible within health care research and studies,” said Rosendale, an assistant professor of neurology at the University of California, San Francisco.

Among the findings:

– Bisexual men have twice the odds of having high blood pressure as heterosexual men.

– LGBTQ adults, particularly women, are more likely to use

Multi-faceted approach required to improve cardiovascular health of LGBTQ population

October 8, 2020

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More than half (56%) of LGBTQ adults and 70% of those who are transgender or gender non-conforming report experiencing some form of discrimination, including the use of harsh or abusive language, from a health care professional.

A new American Heart Association Scientific Statement, “Assessing and Addressing Cardiovascular Health in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (or Questioning) Adults,” published today in the Association’s flagship journal Circulation, suggests improving the cardiovascular health of the LGBTQ population will require a multi-faceted approach that includes researchers, clinicians and public health experts.

In terms of health, LGBTQ orientation is considered a “sexual minority,” and transgender or gender non-conforming is considered a “gender minority.”

The statement examines existing research about LGBTQ-specific links to cardiovascular health disparities, identifies gaps in the body of knowledge and provides suggestions for improving cardiovascular research and care of LGBTQ people.

“This

Discrimination contributes to poorer heart health for LGBTQ adults

October 8, 2020

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DALLAS — More than half (56%) of LGBTQ adults and 70% of those who are transgender or gender non-conforming report experiencing some form of discrimination, including the use of harsh or abusive language, from a health care professional. A new American Heart Association Scientific Statement, “Assessing and Addressing Cardiovascular Health in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (or Questioning) Adults,” published today in the Association’s flagship journal Circulation, suggests improving the cardiovascular health of the LGBTQ population will require a multi-faceted approach that includes researchers, clinicians and public health experts.

In terms of health, LGBTQ orientation is considered a “sexual minority,” and transgender or gender non-conforming is considered a “gender minority.”

The statement examines existing research about LGBTQ-specific links to cardiovascular health disparities, identifies gaps in the body of knowledge and provides suggestions for improving cardiovascular research and care of LGBTQ people.

“This is particularly important now, at a

The State of the LGBTQ Community in 2020

October 6, 2020

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Introduction and summary

As the country continues to deal with the ongoing COVID-19 health and economic crises, the complexity of experiences and attitudes among LGBTQ Americans remains underexamined. How are LGBTQ individuals handling the coronavirus pandemic? What barriers are these groups facing in accessing and receiving effective health care? More broadly speaking, are LGBTQ individuals facing ongoing discrimination due to their sexual orientation or gender identity? And what effects might these experiences have upon their personal and financial well-being?

To better understand these and other questions, the Center for American Progress, in conjunction with the independent and nonpartisan research group NORC at the University of Chicago, designed one of the most comprehensive surveys to date exploring the lives, attitudes, and experiences of LGBTQ Americans.

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The survey included interviews with 1,528 self-identified LGBTQ adults ages 18 or older, recruited and administered through NORC’s AmeriSpeak online

California Has New Laws Protecting Trans Prisoners, LGBTQ+ Health

September 28, 2020

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California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law two bills that provide added protections for the LGBTQ+ community. The laws ensure queer Californias are represented in tracking of communicable diseases and mandate transgender prisoners be housed according to their identified gender rather than the gender assigned at birth. Both bills were authored by State Senator Scott Wiener and were co-sponsored by Equality California among others.

“California has some of the strongest pro LGBTQ+ laws in the nation and with the bills signed today, our march toward equality takes an additional step forward,” Governor Newsom said in a statement.

“Today, California took a big step toward LGBTQ equality and inclusion,” Senator Wiener concurred.

Senate Bill 932 requires health care providers in the state provide the sexual orientation and gender identity, if known, for reportable communicable diseases. It is the first of its kind in the nation and came in response to issues

California requires COVID tracking in LGBTQ community under bill signed by Newsom

September 28, 2020

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Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a measure requiring health providers to track COVID-19 and all other communicable diseases in the LGBTQ community, a step that advocates called crucial for catching outbreaks early and combating stigma in the public-health system.

Scott Wiener and Gavin Newsom during a get-out-the-vote rally at Balboa Park in San Francisco on Nov. 5, 2016. On Saturday, Gov. Newsom signed a pair of bills by state Sen. Wiener, requiring the state to track COVID-19 and all other communicable diseases in the LGBTQ community, and to allow transgender, intersex and gender nonbinary people incarcerated in California to decide whether to be housed in a men’s or women’s prison.

SB932 by Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, will mandate that health workers ask patients infected with the coronavirus and about 90 other diseases about their sexual orientation and gender identity. Patients could decline to answer.

Standardized data collection and training to help reduce health disparities for LGBTQ patients

September 27, 2020

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OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill., Sep 24, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE via COMTEX) —
OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill., Sept. 24, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Sexual and gender minority individuals experience disparate access to and outcomes within health care, including higher all-cause mortality. Although these disparities are multifactorial, one element is the “invisibility” of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) individuals within health care systems driven by lack of systemic collection of sexual orientation and gender identity (SO/GI) data.¹

A new study in the October issue of The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety, “Systematic Collection of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in a Public Health System: The San Francisco Health Network SO/GI Systems-Change Initiative,” describes how the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) standardized data collection for every patient/client, as well as provided staff education

Virtual mask design benefits Baltimore LGBTQ fund

September 27, 2020

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Virtual mask design benefits Baltimore LGBTQ fund

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MEGAN PRINGLE, WBAL-TV 11 NEWS. JENNIFER: THANKS, MEG. A VIRTUAL MASK DESIGN COMPETITION IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW TO BENEFIT THE LGBTQ FUND OF THE BALTIMORE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION. JOINING US TO TALK MORE ABOUT IT, BALTIMORE ARTIST JOAN FOX. THANKS FOR JOINING US THIS MORNING >> GOOD MORNING. >> TELL US ABOUT THE EVENT. >> THE EVENT I TO RAISE FUNDS FOR THE LGBTQ FUNDS. MARYLAND ART PLACE WILL HANDLE THE AUCTION AND THE ARTISTS AND ALL ARTISTS ARE WELCOME TO CREATE A MASK. EVEN THOSE WHO DON’T THINK THEY’RE AN ARTIST BUT YOU LIKE TO CRAFT AND GLUE OR DO ANYTHING AT ALL ARE WELCOME TO CREATE A MASK AND IT WILL BE AUCTIONED OFF. 60% GOING TO THE FUND. JENNIFER: COULD THEY BE DIFFERENT TYPES OF MASKS, LIKE THE NEW ORLEANS

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