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Blog post: New LGBT healthcare study

Jul 27, 2010 / Posted by Paul — 0 comments

Marriage equality is not about the ability to call someone wife or husband. It’s about the ability to protect our families from a variety of situations, the most important of which is healthcare.

A recent study by the UCLA School of Public Health and Lambda Legal Defense and Education ...

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Blog post: New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo Addresses ESPA and Pledges Support of LGBT Issues

May 25, 2010 / Posted by Allegra — 0 comments

In this video, which can also be found on the Empire State Pride Agenda's YouTube channel, New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo expresses his support for LGBT New Yorkers and his dedication to winning marriage equality, GENDA and the Dignity for All Students Act. Cuomo is a strong supporter ...

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Blog post: Obama Orders that Hospitals Respect Same-Sex Partners

Apr 20, 2010 / Posted by Allegra — 0 comments

Last week on April 15 President Obama sent a memorandum to the secretary of his Health and Human Services agency, Kathleen Sebelius, ordering that she ensure that all hospitals getting Medicaid or Medicare funding (which is most hospitals in the United States) honor all patients' advance care directives. This includes ...

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Blog post: Report Questions Excluding Gays From Some Studies

Mar 22, 2010 / Posted by Allegra — 0 comments

A story on 365gay.com today reports on gays, lesbians and bisexuals being excluded from health related research and studies on the basis of sexual orientation.

Part of the article states: In a letter in Thursday’s New England Journal of Medicine, three scientists from the Fox Chase Cancer Center ...

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Blog post: Institutionalized Discrimination Contributes to Mental Health Disparities Among LGBT Communities

Mar 11, 2010 / Posted by Allegra — 0 comments

A new study published in the American Journal of Public Health supports the correlation between institutionalized discrimination (such as same-sex marriage being illegal in most states including New York) and mental health disparities among LGBT communities.

GLMA reports: The researchers found a significant increase in the prevalence of mood disorders ...