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Blog post: People Are More Likely to Support Gay Individuals Than Causes

Dec 30, 2009 / Posted by Allegra — 3 comments

In Gay Candidates Get Support That Causes May Not, read about how gay candidates have made strides in the last election cycle and why being out and proud has been one of the most integral components to shifting societal attitudes over the past decade.

But, I wonder - is it really ...

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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: Safer Lesbian Sex

Oct 07, 2009 / Posted in bisexual women, lesbian, lesbians, S&M, sex, sex and drugs, transgender, youth — 0 comments

In terms of transmitting or contracting HIV during sex between women, safer sex is any type of sex which does not allow one woman's blood, vaginal fluid, or breast milk to get inside another woman's body. The following information is a list of some basic guidelines about how ...

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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 ...