A 24 year old friend of mine had a stroke a couple of weeks ago. He was shocked when he found out that he had suffered a stroke as it is thought of as something that only happens in old age.  Strokes are less common and often go unnoticed in ...

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*Masculine of center (MoC) recognizes the cultural breadth and depth of identity for lesbian/queer womyn who tilt toward the masculine side of the gender scale, and the term includes a wide range of identities such as butch, stud, aggressive/AG, tom, macha, boi, dom, etc.

-B. Cole, 2008

*From ...

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For many these resolutions often involve debt reduction, losing weight, increasing exercise, or cutting out habits such as smoking or drinking.  My bucket list for 2012 is relatively short.  Some health items, increasing my savings, and even the challenge to learn a couple new skills that will make my life ...

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We've organized an online toolkit to get your started on your health and financial New Year's Resolutions. Below you'll find common resolutions and local as well as national resources to help you get started. If you're not sure what resolutions to make, we've also offered ...

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The following fact sheet for lesbian and queer women was created by the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association (GLMA), the largest and oldest organization of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender health care professionals in the world. Their mission is to advocate for inclusive public policy around LGBT health issues, to ...

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I can only create so many individual blogs per day, but there have been so many important stories about transgender individuals. Thus, this blog post will be a summary of a handful of news stories featuring transgender individuals.

Uplifting Stories/Profiles of Transgender Individuals

Led By the Child Who Simply ...

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The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) issued a press release November 21, 2011 that ob-gyns need to be prepared to provide routine treatment and screenings for transgender patients, or prepare to refer them to other physicians. In addition, the Opinion Committee within ACOG also states its opposition to ...

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Within the contexts of a conversation I was having with someone about sexual risks the subject of Watersports came up.  Watersports also known by the more clinical term urolagnia is sexual excitement derived through urine or urination.  Under this heading there are many fetishes, bdsm, and sexual role play that ...

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A CDC panel has recommended vaccination of boys as young as 9 and as old as 26 to prevent possible HPV infection.  This is a huge step forward in the prevention of HPV and anal/oral cancers in both boys and men.  Previously the vaccination was only approved for females ...

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Wednesday Liz Margolies, director for the National LGBT Cancer Network, published an Op-Ed in The Advocate urging the LGBT community to rally in support for inclusive cancer prevention and care services for lesbian and bisexual, as well as transgender men.

I agree with her whole heartedly. I believe that the ...

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