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Could the other SCOTUS ruling improve health for the LGBT community?

Photo: Matt Popovich via Flickr All eyes were on the U.S. Supreme Court last week as it handed down its highly anticipated decision in King v. Burwell, affirming subsidies in the Affordable Care Act....

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Older same-sex couples gain financial protection in SCOTUS decision

Photo: Matt Popovich via Flickr In the wake of last month’s Supreme Court ruling on marriage, same-sex married couples in all 50 states should now qualify for financial protection against...

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U.S. report tackles issue of conversion therapy for LGBT youth

Photo: Lesbian Romance via photopin (license)A new report by the Obama Administration presses for an end to so-called “conversion therapy” for young LGBT people. Controversial conversion therapy...

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LGBT youth expert to discuss health issues in webcast

Lawrence D’Angelo This week, six national advocacy organizations called for greater efforts to educate LGBT youth about sex, because they say research shows they are at greater risk for dating violence...

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New tip sheet offers assistance in covering LGBT aging issues

Image by Ulrich Joho via flickr. Covering LGBT aging can be an exercise in frustration for journalists. Though more older adults are living openly as LGBT these days, health data on this segment of the...

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Check out this new primer on LGBT health issues

ILO HIV/AIDS human ribbon, 2010 via photopin (license)AHCJ’s Social Determinants & Disparities section now includes more information on covering health issues related to the lesbian, gay, bisexual...

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Planning for AHCJ’s annual conference with an eye on disparities

Stokes Federal Courthouse – Superior Avenue Bridge – Shoreway Bridge – Cleveland Ohio via photopin (license)Cleveland, home to areas still reeling from the loss of manufacturing jobs, hosts AHCJ’s 2016...

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Another look at blood donation in wake of Orlando shooting

Photo: Fibonacci Blue via Flickr Last month’s shooting in Orlando in drew attention not only to the city’s gay community but also to limits in how the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community...

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After Orlando outcry, FDA seeks comments on blood donation policy for gay men

Photo: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/Amanda Mills (2011) In the wake of criticism following the June attack at a gay nightclub in Florida, U.S. regulators are taking another look at the...

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Covering the many challenges LGBTQ adults face as they age

Photo: lewishamdreamer via Flickr Health concerns for aging members of the LGBT community are numerous and varied – from battling multiple chronic diseases due to lack of preventive care to fighting...

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