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Blog post: Lambda Legal, GLMA & NHeLP Share Concerns About Obama's April 15 Memorandum

Sep 08, 2010 / Posted by Allegra — 0 comments

Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association and the National Health Law Program have voiced that they believe changes are warranted in the proposed language of Obama's April 15th memorandum (published in June) which mandates hospitals receiving Medicare or Medicaid funding to honor all ...

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Blog post: Know your health insurance options

Mar 05, 2010 / Posted by Allegra — 0 comments

Studies show 1 in 4 gay and lesbian adults have no health insurance (twice the rate of heterosexuals). Lack of health insurance is a serious concern. Learn about the kinds of insurance that might be available to you and those you love---and support and advocate for health coverage that includes ...

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Article: Cervical Cancer in Lesbian and Queer Women

Oct 07, 2009 / Posted in cancer, cervical cancer, chlamydia, diet, family history, gardasil, health insurance, HPV, lesbian, lesbians, physical, queer women, sex and drugs, sexual health, STDs, transgender, women, youth — 0 comments

Cervical cancer is an important issue to be aware of for all women. But much like breast cancer, it may be the case that lesbian and queer women are at greater risk of developing cervical cancer at some point during their lives. This is because many of the risk factors ...

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Article: Marriage as a Health Issue

Oct 05, 2009 / Posted in aging, health insurance, healthcare, marriage, men, relationship and emotional, social and political, spiritual, substance use, transgender, women, youth — 0 comments

The past couple of years have been a real rollercoaster for gay marriage! There were high points---early in 2008 our own community here in the Rochester area took center stage with a court decision, in favor of a local couple, ruling that legal out-of-state marriages should be recognized by New ...

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Article: Breast Health

Oct 02, 2009 / Posted in BMI, breast cancer, breast health, breasts, cancer, health insurance, homophobia, lesbians, low income, mammogram, physical, pregnancy, smoke, smoking, transgender, women, youth — 0 comments

Breast cancer is clearly an issue of relevance for all women---an alarming one in eight women will develop breast cancer at some point in her lifetime!---but we’re going to talk a little bit about why it is a particularly important issue for lesbian and queer women. You might ...