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Here are some resources to help you.Keys to the Closethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14712869178294822227noreply@blogger.comBlogger347125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1534671512590283941.post-13505386606164346562015-08-05T18:15:00.001-04:002015-08-05T18:15:17.391-04:002020 Vision: Our Updated National HIV/AIDS Strategy <span style="font-size: small;"> </span>Posted by <span class="author"><a class="author-name" href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/author/Valerie%20Jarrett">Valerie Jarrett</a></span> on July 30, 2015. Reposted at http://keystothecloset.blogspot.com,<br />
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Today, the Obama Administration is releasing the National
HIV/AIDS Strategy: Updated to 2020 (“Updated Strategy”). Since we
released the nation’s first comprehensive HIV/AIDS strategy in 2010,
we’ve made tremendous progress in the fight against HIV/AIDS. More
people living with HIV know their status and are linked to care. We have
better medications to treat the disease and better tools to prevent its
transmission, like pre-exposure prophylaxis (“PrEP”) —a daily pill that
can reduce a person’s risk of acquiring HIV by more than 90 percent
when taken consistently.<br />
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Yet, despite this progress, there is still an HIV epidemic in the
U.S. Not only has there been a recent HIV outbreak among injection drug
users in Indiana, there has also been a national increase in the number
of diagnoses of HIV infection among young gay and bisexual men. This
disease is preventable and if a person is infected, there are ways to
drastically minimize transmission to others. Too many people living with
HIV are unaware of their status or are diagnosed late. Many people may
not realize that while being HIV-positive may once have been a death
sentence, they can now live long, healthy lives with HIV if they are
diagnosed and treated.<br />
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There is a great discrepancy between the number of people who are
diagnosed with HIV and those who are in care. Of the 1.2 million people
living with HIV in the U.S., 87% (or about 1 million) of them know they
have HIV, yet only 39% are engaged in care. This means that the majority
of folks with HIV are not consistently getting the care they need to
stay healthy and decrease their chances of transmitting HIV to others.<br />
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Groundbreaking research is unlocking new tools and methods to help
keep people in care, prevent and treat the disease, and find a cure. A
critical part of making the best use of current investments and
maximizing impact is to focus attention and resources on persons living
with HIV infection and those who are at greatest risk for acquisition.
That’s why the Updated Strategy’s update calls for a focus on the right
people, the right places, and the right practices…right now.<br />
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Our efforts under the Updated Strategy will prioritize the groups
most affected by HIV: gay and bisexual men of all races/ethnicities
(especially young Black gay and bisexual men), Black women and men,
Latinos and Latinas, people who inject drugs, youth aged 13 to 24 years,
and transgender women (particularly Black transgender women). We will
also focus on the areas with the highest burden of disease, such as the
Southern United States.<br />
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<a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/image/nhas-update-5-things1.png" target="_blank">Learn about the five major changes to the strategy since 2010 here.</a><br />
In 2015, we know what works, and to make a significant impact on the
epidemic, the Updated Strategy calls for a focus on the following
actions that will move us toward the 2020 goals:<br />
<ul>
<li>
Widespread testing and linkage to care, enabling people living with HIV to access treatment early.</li>
<li>
Broad support (from housing and transportation to treatment adherence)
for people living with HIV to remain engaged in comprehensive care.</li>
<li>
Universal viral suppression among people living with HIV.</li>
<li>
Full access to comprehensive pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) services for those whom it is appropriate and desired.</li>
</ul>
Obtaining health care coverage is an important step to keep ourselves
and our families healthy. More than 16 million people have taken this
step since the passage of the Affordable Care Act, contributing to the
largest reduction in the nation's uninsured rate in four decades. But we
only realize the full value of that coverage when we use it to access
the types of preventive services that will keep us healthy. The ACA
provides access to precisely those services. Thanks to the ACA, most
private plans, Medicare, and Medicaid coverage offer HIV testing without
requiring a co-pay or deductible. PrEP is also covered by many
insurance programs. Promoting testing, linkage to and staying in care,
having the support services to achieve viral suppression, and using
PrEP, are all parts of how the Updated Strategy encourages Americans be
their healthiest selves.<br />
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Still, too many people lack either the health insurance coverage or
the financial resources to obtain treatment and care. The Ryan White
HIV/AIDS Program helps to fill that gap. It provides critical coverage
completion services to nearly half of all Americans living with HIV and
remains an essential part of our national response to HIV.<br />
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I encourage all Americans to take advantage of the preventive
services available to them, get tested for HIV if they haven’t been, and
consider using PrEP if they are at substantial risk of contracting the
disease. With the release of our Updated Strategy, let’s all commit to
double down on our efforts, and focus our HIV outreach on the right
people, in the right places, with the right practices, right now. We’ve
made great progress, but there’s more work to be done. The Updated
Strategy will enable our nation to become a place where new HIV
infections are rare, and where every affected person will have access to
life-extending care, regardless of their circumstances, and live free
from stigma and discrimination.<br />
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There's an overview of everything you need to know about the Update Strategy, at https://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2015/07/30/2020-vision-our-updated-national-hivaids-strategy<br />
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<br />Keys to the Closethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14712869178294822227noreply@blogger.com108tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1534671512590283941.post-14326713212817265852015-07-30T11:15:00.001-04:002015-07-30T11:15:39.973-04:00THe Need for Full Federal LGBT Equaility<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="container" style="width: 580px;"><tbody>
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As you know, same-sex couples can now get married in all 50 states and territories across the United States of America...</div>
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<b>But get this</b>: the fundamental right to marriage does <b><u>not</u></b>
protect lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Americans from
discrimination in the workplace, housing and public spaces. </div>
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<em>Seriously.</em></div>
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HRC
has put together a helpful infographic that you can share that outlines
the areas where LGBT Americans regularly face discrimination and the
risks they face on a daily basis.</div>
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Here's why we're asking you to share our infographic: <a href="https://3c-lxa.mail.com/mail/client/dereferrer?redirectUrl=http%3A%2F%2Faction.hrc.org%2Fsite%2FR%3Fi%3DAmQL8KHaeTwNcZdJKUGKww" style="color: #1b3764; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Most
Americans that live in one of the 31 states lacking LGBT
non-discrimination protections have no idea that LGBT people lack
explicit federal non-discrimination protections.</a></div>
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<a href="https://3c-lxa.mail.com/mail/client/dereferrer?redirectUrl=http%3A%2F%2Faction.hrc.org%2Fsite%2FR%3Fi%3D2mEY5HVsn__XUi7rkBEfNA" style="margin: 0; padding: 0;" target="_blank" title="Human Rights Campaign"><img alt="Click to see the full infographic" class="resp-img" src="https://secure3.convio.net/hrc/images/content/pagebuilder/hrc-email-EF-teaser-rd1.gif" style="border: none; margin: 0; padding: 0;" title="Click to see the Infographic" width="532" /></a></div>
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HRC
has launched a campaign for full federal equality — nothing more,
nothing less. To get there, we must pass the Equality Act — a
comprehensive federal LGBT non-discrimination bill that was introduced
in Congress last week. This effort has been heralded as the next major
fight for the LGBT community by both the Washington Post and the
Huffington Post. </div>
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Within
24 hours of the introduction of this unprecedented bill, millions of
Americans learned about the discrimination LGBT people face and the
Equality Act from HRC and through dozens of national news stories. HRC
members in <i><u>every single</u></i> congressional district across the
country sent messages to their legislators. Corporations immediately
stepped up, as well — including Apple, Microsoft, and General Mills —
and the list continues to grow. </div>
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We
need to keep the momentum going and make sure even more people learn
about the Equality Act and the very real discrimination LGBT people
encounter every day all across the country.</div>
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<a href="https://3c-lxa.mail.com/mail/client/dereferrer?redirectUrl=http%3A%2F%2Faction.hrc.org%2Fsite%2FR%3Fi%3DJ4U4IPdnYI62ZvQ5Gmdxdg" style="color: #1b3764; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">You
can keep the drumbeat going with HRC today. Share this infographic to
spread the word about how many forms of discrimination LGBT people face
in their daily lives.</a></div>
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By
informing others of just how many forms of discrimination LGBT people
continue to face, you will help lay the groundwork for the passage of
this crucial bill. It's time for a comprehensive federal LGBT
non-discrimination law. It's time for the Equality Act. </div>
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Fairlawn West, United Church of Christ, 2095 West Market Street, Akron, OH
44313<br />
4 pm Friday, October 24 -- 4 pm Sunday, October 26<br />
Special Clergy Session 9 am -- 3 pm, Friday, October 24
<br />
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Come and be part of an inspiring statewide community of faith to support LGBTQ
inclusion! In Ohio, the state legislature will be considering a vote on
statewide protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBTQ) people
in the workplace, housing and public accommodations.
<br />
<br />
This training will prepare over 200 people of faith to make a bold impact
within their congregations for LGBTQ justice; to educate people about the harms
caused to LGBTQ people by discrimination; and, to ready their congregations,
we'll train lay leaders and clergy how to build relationships with legislators
around Ohio.<br />
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REGISTER NOW!<br />
(<a href="http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=9oIMJSOtGgILJSNCH&s=gkJWKcNULlJSK2MKJqG&m=gqKNJ0OEKeLLL6J">http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=9oIMJSOtGgILJSNCH&s=gkJWKcNULlJSK2MKJqG&m=gqKNJ0OEKeLLL6J</a>)
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Training topics are both for people at the beginning of their welcoming journey
and for those who have been on the path for a while. These include:
<br />
<br />
--Why is transgender justice key to an LGBTQ welcoming movement of faith?
<br />
<br />
--How can we increase our skills and knowledge about transgender people's needs
in our congregations and in public life to become the best allies we can be?
<br />
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--Understand and use conversations with people you know to lift up listening as
a spiritual practice within individual conversations and learn how people you
know feel about LGBTQ inclusion.
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<br />
--Learn how to be a congregational leader and effectively develop teams of
people to advance LGBTQ justice through strategic key activities including:
educational conversations, visibility, letter-writing to legislators, letters
to the editor, relationship building with questioning legislators and
non-welcoming people of faith.
<br />
<br />
--Clergy facilitation includes media training, writing op eds, sermons about
the harms caused to LGBTQ people and the need for redress and visibility.
<br />
<br />
--From idea to event: clear and effective action steps planning, including
inspiring invitations.
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<br />
--The Ohio Faith Council and the Equality Ohio Education Fund faith organizer
will deliver a campaign update on the work toward a statewide
non-discrimination law.
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Logistics:<br />
--Our training site is Fairlawn West, United Church of Christ, 2095 West Market
Street, Akron, OH 44313<br />
<br />
--Meals provided: Friday dinner, Sat & Sun cold breakfasts and lunches<br />
<br />
--Materials include a participator list, all training materials and a next
steps work plan template<br />
<br />
--Training fee is $100.00. Scholarships are available and we encourage you to request
one.<br />
<br />
--Request a Scholarship<br />
(<a href="http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=chKSK1MFIjLRL2PPG&s=gkJWKcNULlJSK2MKJqG&m=gqKNJ0OEKeLLL6J">http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=chKSK1MFIjLRL2PPG&s=gkJWKcNULlJSK2MKJqG&m=gqKNJ0OEKeLLL6J</a>)<br />
<br />
--Gas stipends will be offered for people who request them.<br />
<br />
--Our preferred hotel is the Holiday Inn, 4073 Medina Rd, Akron, OH 44333. The
hotel is 7-10 minutes away from the training. Call Tami Mahoney, 330.666.4422
to make a reservation.<br />
<br />
--Limited community housing will be offered, so please request that on the
registration form.
<br />
<br />
<br />
For More Information:<br />
<br />
Call or text Kathleen Campisano, 202-577-3139; <a href="mailto:kcampisano@thetaskforce.org">kcampisano@thetaskforce.org</a>.
<br />
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Sponsoring faith organizations include:<br />
The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force's Institute for Welcoming Resources,
Integrity Episcopalians, More Light Presbyterians, Open and Affirming Coalition
of the United Church of Christ, Reconciling Works: Lutherans for Full
Participation, Reconciling Ministries Network, Equality Ohio Education Fund,
the Ohio Faith Council, the Overbrook Foundation, the Evelyn and Walter Haas,
Jr. Fund, and Believe OUT LOUD. <br />
<br />
<br />
The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force builds the power of the lesbian, gay,
bisexual, and transgender community from the ground up. The Task Force is the
country's premier social justice organization fighting to improve the lives of
LGBT people, and working to create positive, lasting change and opportunity for
all. The Task Force is a 501(c)(3) corporation incorporated in Washington, D.C.
Contributions to the Task Force are tax-deductible to the full extent allowed
by law. (C) National Gay and Lesbian Task Force. 1325 Massachusetts Ave NW,
Suite 600, Washington, DC 20005. Phone 202.393.5177. Fax 202.393.2241. TTY
202.393.2284. <a href="mailto:theTaskForce@theTaskForce.org">theTaskForce@theTaskForce.org</a>.
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BUILD POWER TAKE ACTION CREATE
CHANGE <br />
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="_GoBack"></a>Call for
Papers: <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">2015 UNC Asheville Queer Studies
Conference </span></b>April 2-4, Asheville, NC</div>
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“Navigating Normativities,
Queering Institutions and Challenging Inequalities”</div>
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Abstract Deadline Monday, November 24, 2014</div>
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The UNC Asheville Queer Studies
Conference, a biennial event established in 1998, attracts an international
audience of activists, academics, and artists who showcase a range of creative
and scholarly pursuits related to the investigation of genders and sexualities.
All GLBTQ-related proposals will be considered. We invite a diverse
representation of approaches and participants, including faculty, staff,
graduate students, community members and undergraduate students. All
formats will be considered, including paper presentations (15 minutes), panels
(60 to 75 minutes), workshops, exhibitions, film screenings, and performances.
Paper presentations will be organized into groups of 3 to 4.</div>
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Elaborations on the theme
Navigating Normativities might include:</div>
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</span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">what gets lost with gained rights?</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">queer gains and losses in the
classroom, health care, military, and workplaces</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">navigating legal, cultural,
educational, professional or faith-based discourses</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">navigating race, disability, ethnicity,
class</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">queering gender borders, identities,
spaces</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">navigating our queer bodies through
straight spaces</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">transgender, gay, lesbian, bisexual
and/or intersexed action or voices</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">queer activism: measured means and/or
outcomes</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">investigations of shame, privilege,
home, space, reclamation</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">queer youth/older adults: lived
experience and activism</span></div>
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cultures in art, literature, craft, and performance</span></div>
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In addition, we are issuing a
special call for papers, presentations or performances on the theme of Black
Mountain College. Inquiries and submissions for this special theme should be
sent to Dr. Brian Butler, <a href="mailto:bbutler@unca.edu">bbutler@unca.edu</a>.<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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Panel proposals, paper abstracts,
and proposals for art exhibitions, workshops, film screenings and performances
are due as a PDF or .Doc file attachment no later than Monday, November 24,
2014.</div>
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Please email individual paper
abstracts (up to 500 words), panel and workshop proposals (up to 700 words) and
other proposals (up to 1000 words when appropriate include images, samples, or
clips). All proposals should include a title for the presentation, panel or
performance, type of format preferred, length of time preferred, audio/visual
and accessibility needs as well as full names, email addresses and affiliations
of all the authors. Send your completed abstract/proposal to: <a href="mailto:qsconf@unca.edu">qsconf@unca.edu</a>.</div>
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Registration: To register, please
fill out and mail the registration form. All speakers must register for the
conference. Registration (due February 23, 2015) is $100 for faculty/professional,
$80 for graduate students/non-profit professionals, and $60 for undergraduate
students/unemployed or underemployed. Late registration (after February 23rd)
is $125 for faculty, $100 for graduate students, and $70 for undergraduate students
(includes breakfasts and lunches). Daily community passes (to attend sessions)
will be available at the conference ($20); the fee to attend only a keynote
address will be $20.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Keynote Presenters</span></b></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Kate Clinton
- Thursday Evening, April 2</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Urvashi Vaid
- Friday Afternoon, April 3</span></div>
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For additional
information, email questions to Lori Horvitz: <a href="mailto:lhorvitz@unca.edu">lhorvitz@unca.edu</a>, or Sophie Mills: smills@unca.edu</div>
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For more information: <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">https://wgss.unca.edu/queer-studies-conference</b></div>
Keys to the Closethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14712869178294822227noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1534671512590283941.post-32734642736457994782014-09-23T16:44:00.001-04:002014-09-23T16:44:06.514-04:00Public Policy Priorities for the Bisexual CommunityBisexual people have been a driving force in the LGBTQ community <a href="http://southfloridagaynews.com/Guest-Columnists/column-important-bi-cons-of-the-60s-and-70s.html">since before</a>
Stonewall and continue to be leaders within local, regional and
national organizations and issue-based campaigns. Every day, bisexuals
work side by side with the larger LGBT community to effect change and
equality.<br />
What does it mean to be bisexual? Renowned gender and sexuality
advocate Robyn Ochs puts it this way: “Bisexuals are people who
acknowledge in themselves the potential to be attracted—romantically
and/or sexually—to people of more than one gender, not necessarily at
the same time, not necessarily in the same way, and not necessarily to
the same degree.”<br />
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<a href="http://bisexualweek.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/whitehouse_roundtable_2013.jpg"><img alt="whitehouse_roundtable_2013" class="wp-image-52 size-large" height="211" src="http://bisexualweek.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/whitehouse_roundtable_2013-1024x367.jpg" width="590" /></a><div class="wp-caption-text">
2013 Bisexual Community Issues Roundtable at the White House *Source: BiNet USA</div>
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<h2>
<b>Bisexual Public Policy Priorities</b></h2>
Statistics show quite clearly that bisexual people report higher levels of<a href="http://biresource.net/bihealthmonthlinks.shtml"> physical and mental health disparities</a>,
sexual and domestic violence, and poverty than gays and lesbians. Often
these disparities can be attributed to bisexual discrimination and
anti-bisexual bias.<a href="http://binetusa.blogspot.com/2014/04/wendy-bostwick-on-bisexual-specific-microaggressions.html"> Wendy Bostwick’s study on microaggressions</a>
against bisexual people points out that many of these negative
interactions are initiated by lesbian and gay people, so it is not
surprising that<a href="http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2013/06/13/a-survey-of-lgbt-americans/"> Pew research</a>
has shown that bisexual people report much lower levels of feeling
connected to the LGBTQ community. For more on the important issues
facing Bisexual Americans please check out Movement Advancement
Project’s <em>Understanding Issues Facing Bisexual Americans </em><a href="http://www.lgbtmap.org/understanding-issues-facing-bisexual-americans">report</a>.<br />
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<a href="http://bisexualweek.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/brc_bisexual_violence_data.jpg"><img alt="brc_bisexual_violence_data" class="wp-image-53 size-large" height="759" src="http://bisexualweek.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/brc_bisexual_violence_data-795x1024.jpg" width="590" /></a><div class="wp-caption-text">
The
Bisexual Resource Center has designated March as Bisexual Health
Awareness Month to raise awareness about bisexual health disparities.
Source: Bisexual Resource Center</div>
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<h2>
<b>About Bisexual Erasure</b></h2>
Bisexual erasure/bisexual invisibility is a pervasive problem in
which the existence or legitimacy of bisexuality (either in general or
in regard to an individual) is questioned or denied outright. For
example, two married women might spend time in community spaces
dominated by lesbians. Perhaps one of the women is bisexual and objects
to the assumption that she is a lesbian (i.e., when others call the two
women a “lesbian couple”). However, every time she mentions this, others
insist that she can’t really be bisexual or that her orientation
doesn’t matter (perhaps with the subtext that she shouldn’t talk about
it) now that she is partnered. Bisexual scholar, activist and theorist, <a href="http://sacredsexualities.org/" target="_blank">Dr. Herukhuti</a> has <a href="http://www.bilerico.com/2014/04/bi_erasure_is_psychic_murder_the_quest_for_bi_cult.php" target="_blank">cautioned</a>,
“By selecting which loved ones and sexual partners in someone’s life
are worthy of being recognized, bisexual erasure is a violent amputation
of a person’s chosen family and community.”<br />
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_54" style="width: 600px;">
<a href="http://bisexualweek.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/brc_bi-erasure.jpg"><img alt="brc_bi-erasure" class="wp-image-54 size-large" height="759" src="http://bisexualweek.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/brc_bi-erasure-795x1024.jpg" width="590" /></a><div class="wp-caption-text">
Bisexual
erasure plays a critical role in reducing access to the resources and
support opportunities bisexually oriented people so desperately need.
Source: Bisexual Resource Center</div>
</div>
<h2>
<b>Talking about bisexuals can help save lives.</b></h2>
Thankfully the bisexual community has displayed a high level of
resiliency and despite many challenges has worked to create awareness of
important bisexual public policy priorities. Whether it be speaking
with President Obama about the bisexual community, launching bisexuality
related social media campaigns or advocating for fair treatment in the
media, the bisexual community’s hard work towards equality should be
recognized and supported.<br />
Every day is a day you can support people who identify as bisexual,
pansexual, fluid, queer, non-monosexual, no labels, pomosexual,
bi-romantic, pan-romantic, polysexual, multisexual or any of the several
dozen “labels” the bisexual community celebrates and supports as
equally valid and equally brave.<br />
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_55" style="width: 600px;">
<a href="http://bisexualweek.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/24-BiAntiStigma.png"><img alt="24-BiAntiStigma" class="wp-image-55 size-large" height="331" src="http://bisexualweek.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/24-BiAntiStigma-1024x576.png" width="590" /></a><div class="wp-caption-text">
Examples
of anti-stigma campaign done by the Centre for Addiction & Mental
Health, Toronto. Posters, buttons, and postcards available for sale at
http://www.rainbowhealthontario.ca/rhostore</div>
</div>
<b>Bisexual cultural competency training is a necessity to understand bisexual history, identity, culture, politics and community. </b>Please
contact one of the three U.S. based bisexual non-profit community
organizations to be connected to trainers affiliated with The Bisexual
Resource Center, Bisexual Organizing Project and/or BiNet USA.<br />
Keys to the Closethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14712869178294822227noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1534671512590283941.post-67636857353209699952014-09-23T16:42:00.002-04:002014-09-23T16:42:19.528-04:00Bisexual Awareness Week Reporting Best Practices<h2>
</h2>
<h3>
<b>For more best practices, see </b><a href="http://www.glaad.org/reference/bisexual"><b>GLAAD Media Reference Guide – In Focus: Covering the Bisexual Community</b></a><b> at </b><b><a href="http://glaad.org/reference/bisexual">glaad.org/reference/bisexual</a></b><b>. </b></h3>
<ul>
<li>Don’t make assumptions about how someone identifies. For example, do
not refer to a married male couple as a gay couple unless you know they
both identify as such. The same goes for a female couple or a
different-sex couple; any of the people in any of these types of
relationships may identify as bisexual. The same goes for single
individuals; do not assume they are lesbian, gay or straight unless they
identify themselves that way.</li>
<li>Don’t assume that bisexuals cannot be monogamous. Monogamy,
non-monogamy and polyamory are separate from bisexuality; there are
people of all orientations with those relationship styles, and there are
bisexuals with various types of relationship styles. Don’t conflate
sexual orientation with relationship type.</li>
<li>Don’t assume that bisexuals necessarily are interested in
threesomes, open relationships or casual sex. Do not choose sexualized
photos/illustrations/videos for pieces about bisexuals unless it is
germane to the specific story. For example, a profile of a bisexual
woman should not be illustrated with clip art or photos that allude to
group sex.</li>
<li>Don’t assume or imply that a bisexual who is in a monogamous
relationship has “chosen” an orientation and/or become lesbian, gay, or
straight.</li>
<li>Don’t assume that a person must have had sexual experiences with
both men and women (or any particular set of sexual experiences) in
order to be bisexual. Just as many lesbian and gay people come out
without having had a same-sex sexual experience, bisexuals, too, often
go through a coming out process without having had either a same-sex or
different-sex sexual encounter.</li>
<li>Don’t assume that bisexuality is a less valid identity because you
know of someone who once identified as bisexual and now identifies as
lesbian or gay. The reverse is also true; there are people who once
identified as lesbian, gay or straight who have since come out as
bisexual. Coming out is a process, and sometimes identity evolves. That
does not invalidate bisexuality.</li>
<li>Ask people how they identify if the information is relevant to your story.</li>
<li>Avoid implying that someone’s orientation or gender identity is
suspect. For example, don’t call someone a “self-identified bisexual” or
say she or he “currently identifies as bisexual” when you would not use
such phrases to refer to a lesbian, gay or straight source.</li>
<li>Don’t imply that bisexuals are inherently transphobic or only
recognize two genders. Many bisexual people have transgender partners,
and many bisexual people are themselves transgender or genderqueer.</li>
<li>If a source identifies as pansexual or fluid, use their identity
word to describe them—but do so without making or repeating assumptions
about those who identify as bisexual. For instance, a source may say
that she or he identifies as pansexual because of a capacity to be
attracted to people of any/all genders. Do not assume that the same is
not true for someone who uses the term bisexual.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>Do recognize that people who fall under the “community identity
label” bisexual may use “personal identity labels” such as fluid,
multisexual, pansexual, polysexual, pomosexual and omnisexual. The use
of these labels may vary by region, ethnicity and socioeconomic class.
Understand that the bisexual community (and the LGBT community as a
whole) has ongoing conversations about labels. Those conversations do
not invalidate the label bisexual–or the labels lesbian, gay,
transgender, queer, etc.</li>
<li>Do not assume that someone must be equally attracted to men and
women to be bisexual. Within the bisexual community, you will find that
people have a broad array of attractions. Some bisexuals may be more
attracted to people of a particular sex/gender identity, while others
may experience attraction as unrelated to sex/gender identity.</li>
<li>The Kinsey Scale is one metric that expressed the concept of a
continuum of attractions; that tool tracks a spectrum of attractions
from 0 (heterosexual) to 6 (homosexual) with shades of bisexuality
between the two poles.</li>
<li>Another metric is the Klein Sexual Orientation Grid, which charts
multiple factors–including sexual attraction, experiences,
fantasies–over time.</li>
<li>When reporting broadly about LGBT issues, don’t make assumptions or
statements that exclude bisexuals. For example, it is not accurate to
state that LGBT couples do not have to worry about birth control or
unintentional pregnancy, which are relevant to bisexuals who have
relationships with partners of other sexes/gender identities.</li>
<li>Recognize that bisexuals are part of the LGBT community, regardless
of their current relationship status. Don’t refer to bisexual people as
straight, and do not call them “allies” of the LGBT movement. For
example, media coverage of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie frequently
characterized both as supporters or allies of the LGBT movement (or, in
some cases, their support has been questioned). In fact, Jolie is a
bisexual woman who has been out for years. The fact that she married a
different-sex partner does not change that she is part of the LGBT
community, not an ally/supporter.</li>
<li>Understand that bisexual people frequently encounter prejudice from
lesbian and gay people as well as from straight people. They may face
the perception that their identity makes them inherently indecisive,
greedy, untrustworthy and/or promiscuous. Don’t assume that any of those
things are true of a bisexual person.</li>
<li>Do not hyphenate the words bisexual or bisexuality.</li>
<li>Spell out the word bisexual on first reference. The abbreviation bi
is often acceptable on subsequent references; however, some members of
the bisexual community prefer that the full word always be used. Ask
your sources and respect their preferences. Other abbreviations of
bisexual may include bi* and bi+ to indicate the diversity of identities
within the bisexual community (i.e. pansexual, non-monosexual, fluid,
queer). The label bi* maybe considered analogous to the abbreviation
trans*, which is similarly used to indicate diversity within the
transgender community. These abbreviations are not widespread, and if
you use them you will most likely want to include a note of explanation
for readers.</li>
<li>Avoid phrases that are frequently used to mock the idea of
bisexuality. For example, do not say someone “plays for both teams,” is
“on the fence,” gets “the best of both worlds” or has twice as many
chances to get a date.</li>
<li>Avoid using the word gay as an umbrella term for the LGBT community.
Likewise, “gay and transgender” is not inclusive of the whole community
and should be used only if you’re referring only to gay men and
transgender people. If your intention is to refer to the whole
community, LGBT is the most commonly accepted term. In some cases, it
may be acceptable or preferable to use: LGBTQ; LGBT and questioning; or
queer.</li>
<li>Avoid using the phrase “gay marriage” in favor of “marriage
equality.” Likewise, “same-sex couple” should be used instead of “gay
couple” or “lesbian couple” unless you know the people referenced
identify as gay or lesbian. See <a href="http://www.glaad.org/reference/marriage">glaad.org/reference/marriage</a> for more on covering marriage equality.</li>
<li>Don’t assume or advise that coming out as bisexual is anything to be
ashamed of. Don’t imply that saying you are bisexual is suggesting that
you are sexually available or saying anything about your sex life.
Bisexuality is a sexual orientation, just like being straight, lesbian
or gay; it should not be stigmatized.</li>
</ul>
Keys to the Closethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14712869178294822227noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1534671512590283941.post-86102360540455747382014-09-23T16:41:00.000-04:002014-09-23T16:41:18.313-04:00Thank you to Our Supporters<h3>
Working collaboratively BiNet USA, Bisexual Resource Center, The
Bisexual Organizing Project and GLAAD wrote the “Open Letter Supporting
Bisexual Awareness Week”. We asked that LGBT service providers,
organizations and media outlets join us during #biweek by agreeing to:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Write blog posts by bisexual, pansexual, fluid or non-monosexual identified writers sharing their pride</li>
<li>Write blog posts by allies sharing their support for bisexual communities and bisexual culture</li>
<li>Post on Twitter, Facebook and other social media engagements that visibly affirm, celebrate and support bisexual people</li>
<li>Host an event to celebrate Bi Pride Day on September 23rd or another day during the awareness week</li>
</ul>
<h3>
Bisexual Awareness Week co-partners have also committed to having
their staff trained in bisexual cultural competency by the end of 2015.</h3>
<h2>
<b>Co-partners of Bisexual Awareness Week include:</b></h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.glaad.org/" target="_blank">GLAAD</a></li>
<li><a href="http://biresource.net/index.shtml" target="_blank">Bisexual Resource Center</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.bisexualorganizingproject.org/" target="_blank">Bisexual Organizing Project</a></li>
<li><a href="http://sacredsexualities.org/" target="_blank">Center for Culture, Sexuality, and Spirituality</a></li>
<li><a href="http://nbjc.org/" target="_blank">National Black Justice Coalition</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.hrc.org/" target="_blank">Human Rights Campaign</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.thetaskforce.org/" target="_blank">National Gay and Lesbian Task Force</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.lgbtmap.org/" target="_blank">Movement Advancement Project</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/" target="_blank">Huffington Post</a></li>
<li><a href="http://sf-hrc.org/" target="_blank">San Francisco Human Rights Commission</a></li>
<li><a href="http://pridelines.org/" target="_blank">Pridelines Youth Services</a></li>
<li>Alliance of Multicultural Bisexuals of Metro DC</li>
<li><a href="http://www.birequest.org/index.php" target="_blank">BiRequest NYC</a></li>
<li><a href="http://bimagazine.org/"><span style="font-family: arial;">BiMagazine.org</span></a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.thebicast.org/" target="_blank">The BiCast</a></li>
<li>Center Bi</li>
<li><a href="https://www.equalitymi.org/" target="_blank">Equality Michigan</a></li>
<li><a href="http://bicommunitynews.co.uk/" target="_blank">Bi Community News</a></li>
<li><a href="http://labicenter.org/" target="_blank">Los Angeles Bi Task Force</a></li>
<li><a href="http://biwomenboston.org/newsletter/" target="_blank">Bi Women’s Quarterly</a></li>
<li><a href="http://bimedia.org/" target="_blank">BiMedia</a></li>
<li><a href="http://bisexual-books.tumblr.com/">bisexual-books.tumblr.com</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.bisexualindex.org.uk/" target="_blank">The Bisexual Index</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.transviolencetracker.org/" target="_blank">Transgender Violence Tracking Portal</a></li>
<li>Transgender Human Rights Institute</li>
<li><a href="http://www.nehirim.org/" target="_blank">Nehirim</a></li>
<li>Boston Bisexual Women’s Network</li>
<li><a href="http://www.bayareabisexualnetwork.org/" target="_blank">Bay Area Bisexual Network</a></li>
<li><a href="http://elixher.com/">Elixher</a></li>
</ul>
<h2 style="text-align: center;">
Download the Open Letter Supporting Bisexual Awareness week <a href="http://www.binetusa.org/OpenLetterSupportingBisexualAwarenessWeek-Final-091814.docx">here</a>.</h2>
<h2 style="text-align: center;">
To join us as co-partners please email <a href="mailto:binetusa@binetusa.org">binetusa@binetusa.org</a></h2>
Keys to the Closethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14712869178294822227noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1534671512590283941.post-50329378287340322312014-09-23T16:39:00.005-04:002014-09-23T16:39:58.389-04:00Why We Use The Word Bisexual<h2>
</h2>
Bisexual is a <b>Community Identity Label </b>(similar to “lesbian,” “gay,” “straight,” or “queer”).<br />
Many bisexuals use <b>Personal Identity Labels </b>that serve a vital function in describing differences while giving each individual a space to be unique.<br />
Personal Identity Labels can include (<b>but would never be limited to</b>): fluid, multisexual, non-monosexual, pansexual, polysexual, pomosexual, and omnisexual.<br />
The internal conversation between bi, pan, fluid, queer community
members about labels should not be used as a rationale for not serving
the needs of the same community.<br />
“Bisexual or Pansexual?” can be considered the bisexual equivalent to
internal community conversations many gay and lesbian people have
regarding personal approaches to identification (e.g. “masculine,”
“butch,” “femme,” or “queer”). Some older bisexuals only prefer
bisexual, some younger folks only prefer bi, and some only prefer using a
personal identity label like non-monosexual or pansexual. All
identifications are equally valid so don’t “identity police” but DO
spend time acknowledging the diversity that exists within the “B in
LGBT”.<br />
<h2>
<b>Bisexual, bi definition</b></h2>
<a href="http://bisexualweek.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/5-BisexualDefinition.png"><img alt="5-BisexualDefinition" class="size-large wp-image-63 aligncenter" height="331" src="http://bisexualweek.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/5-BisexualDefinition-1024x576.png" width="590" /></a><br />
<h2>
<b>From the <a href="http://binetusa.blogspot.com/2014/01/1990-bi-manifesto.html">1990 Bisexual Manifesto</a></b></h2>
<b>Bisexuality </b><b>is a whole, fluid identity. Do not assume </b>that bisexuality is binary or duogamous in nature: <b>that we have </b><b><i>“two”</i></b><b> sides </b>or that we <b>must be involved simultaneously with both genders </b>to be fulfilled human beings. In fact, <b>don’t assume that there are only two genders</b>. <b>Do not mistake our fluidity for confusion</b>, irresponsibility, or an inability to commit. <b>Do not equate promiscuity</b>, infidelity, or unsafe sexual behavior <b>with bisexuality</b>. Those are <b>human traits </b>that <b>cross all sexual orientations</b>. <b>Nothing should be assumed about anyone’s sexuality, including your own. </b><br />
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_6" style="width: 730px;">
<a href="http://bisexualweek.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/BiPrideGroup1991.jpg"><img alt="BiPrideGroupMarchingin1991" class="wp-image-6 size-full" height="450" src="http://bisexualweek.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/BiPrideGroup1991.jpg" width="720" /></a><div class="wp-caption-text">
New York Area Bisexual Network Marching, 1991</div>
</div>
<h2>
<b>Some bisexual identity reporting best practice tips</b></h2>
<ul>
<li>If a source identifies as pansexual or fluid, use their identity
word to describe them—but do so without making or repeating assumptions
about those who identify as bisexual. For instance, a source may say
that she or he identifies as pansexual because of a capacity to be
attracted to people of any/all genders. Do not assume that the same is
not true for someone who uses the term bisexual.</li>
<li>Do recognize that people who fall under the “community identity
label” bisexual may use “personal identity labels” such as fluid,
multisexual, pansexual, polysexual, pomosexual and omnisexual. The use
of these labels may vary by region, ethnicity and socioeconomic class.
Understand that the bisexual community (and the LGBT community as a
whole) has ongoing conversations about labels. Those conversations do
not invalidate the label bisexual–or the labels lesbian, gay,
transgender, queer, etc.</li>
<li>Do not assume that someone must be equally attracted to men and
women to be bisexual. Within the bisexual community, you will find that
people have a broad array of attractions. Some bisexuals may be more
attracted to people of a particular sex/gender identity, while others
may experience attraction as unrelated to sex/gender identity.</li>
<li>Recognize that bisexuals are part of the LGBT community, regardless
of their current relationship status. Don’t refer to bisexual people as
straight, and do not call them “allies” of the LGBT movement. For
example, media coverage of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie frequently
characterized both as supporters or allies of the LGBT movement (or, in
some cases, their support has been questioned). In fact, Jolie is a
bisexual woman who has been out for years. The fact that she married a
different-sex partner does not change that she is part of the LGBT
community, not an ally/supporter.</li>
<li>Do not hyphenate the words bisexual or bisexuality.</li>
<li>Spell out the word bisexual on first reference. The abbreviation bi
is often acceptable on subsequent references; however, some members of
the bisexual community prefer that the full word always be used. Ask
your sources and respect their preferences. Other abbreviations of
bisexual may include bi* and bi+ to indicate the diversity of identities
within the bisexual community (i.e. pansexual, non-monosexual, fluid,
queer). The label bi* maybe considered analogous to the abbreviation
trans*, which is similarly used to indicate diversity within the
transgender community. These abbreviations are not widespread, and if
you use them you will most likely want to include a note of explanation
for readers.</li>
</ul>
<h3>
<b>For more best practices, see </b><a href="http://www.glaad.org/reference/bisexual"><b>GLAAD Media Reference Guide – In Focus: Covering the Bisexual Community</b></a><b> at </b><b><a href="http://glaad.org/reference/bisexual">glaad.org/reference/bisexual</a></b><b>. </b></h3>
Keys to the Closethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14712869178294822227noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1534671512590283941.post-11384816150068235212014-09-23T16:39:00.001-04:002014-09-23T16:39:07.513-04:00About Bisexual Awareness WeekIn celebration of the 15th anniversary of Celebrate Bisexuality Day,
held every September 23rd, GLAAD, BiNet USA and other bisexual
organizations are launching Bisexual Awareness Week.<br />
Bisexual Awareness Week (#biweek) exists to help draw attention to
the public policy concerns of bisexual people while also celebrating the
great resiliency of bisexual culture and community.<br />
Bisexual Awareness Week will utilize a social media campaign that
provides daily themes to keep changing hearts and minds about bisexual
people, and bi lives. Themes will focus on the history, culture,
community and current policy priorities of bisexual communities.<br />
<h2>
<b>Themes and Hashtags For Bisexual Awareness Week<br />
</b></h2>
In addition to the usual hashtags (#bipride, #bisexual, #BiDay, and
#BiVisibilityDay), the following hashtags will be used on given,
corresponding days during #biweek:<br />
<ul>
<li style="text-align: left;">Sunday 9/21 <strong>#BiHistory</strong> –
Post, status update and tweet about important moments in bisexual
movement history and/or the names and images of famous bi* people
throughout history</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Monday 9/22 <strong>#BiFacts</strong>
– Post, status update and tweet facts about being bi* e.g., stories and
statistics about bi* health, safety/security, quality of life, or
funding and social disparities</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Tuesday 9/23 “<strong>My #bisexuality looks like</strong>…”
– Post, status update and tweet “My #bisexuality looks like” finishing
the sentence to express bisexual, pansexual, fluid, queer and fluid
pride and experience</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Wednesday 9/24 <strong>#BiMedia</strong>
– Post, status update and tweet the names and images of your favorite
bisexual blogs, films, tv shows, authors, artists, cultural workers, and
thank them for their work</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Thursday 9/25 <strong>#RecognizeBiMen</strong>
– Post, status update and tweet selfies of bisexual men. Allies can
post, status update and tweet selfies with bisexual men in their lives
or holding up an image of the book <a href="http://biresource.net/recognize_bimensbook.shtml" target="_blank"><em>Recognize: The Voices of Bisexual Men</em></a></li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Friday 9/26 <strong>#BiTrans</strong> – Post, status update and tweet affirming statements and images about being bi* and trans*</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Saturday 9/27 <strong>#BiAllies</strong> – Post, status update and tweet selfies of bisexuals with people that love, support and champion them</li>
</ul>
<br />
<h2>
<b>About Celebrate Bisexuality Day</b></h2>
<table>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><b>Official name</b></td>
<td><b>Celebrate Bisexuality Day</b></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><b>Also called</b></td>
<td><b>Bisexual Pride Day, Bi Visibility Day, CBD, Bisexual Pride and Bi Visibility Day</b></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><b>Observed by</b></td>
<td><b>Bisexual, pansexual, fluid community and their families, friends, allies and supporters</b></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
September 23 is Celebrate Bisexuality Day (often abbreviated CBD), an
international awareness day that is also referred to as Bi Visibility
Day and Bisexual Pride Day. Three bisexual advocates–Wendy Curry,
Michael Page and Gigi Raven Wilbur–conceived of the event as a way to
combat bisexual invisibility. CDB, which began in 1999, is celebrated
with events around the world celebrating bisexual culture, community and
history. In 2013, the White House held its first bisexual community
issues roundtable on Celebrate Bisexuality Day.<br />
<br />
<h3 style="text-align: center;">
In addition to the usual hashtags
#bipride, #bisexual, #BiDay, and #BiVisibilityDay the following hashtags
will be used on given, corresponding days during <a href="http://twubs.com/biweek/">#biweek</a>:</h3>
<ul>
<li style="text-align: left;">Sunday 9/21 <strong>#BiHistory</strong> –
Post, status update and tweet about important moments in bisexual
movement history and/or the names and images of famous bi* people
throughout history</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Monday 9/22 <strong>#BiFacts</strong>
– Post, status update and tweet facts about being bi* e.g., stories and
statistics about bi* health, safety/security, quality of life, or
funding and social disparities</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Tuesday 9/23 “<strong>My #bisexuality looks like</strong>…”
– Post, status update and tweet “My #bisexuality looks like” finishing
the sentence to express bisexual, pansexual, fluid, queer and fluid
pride and experience</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Wednesday 9/24 <strong>#BiMedia</strong>
– Post, status update and tweet the names and images of your favorite
bisexual blogs, films, tv shows, authors, artists, cultural workers, and
thank them for their work</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Thursday 9/25 <strong>#RecognizeBiMen</strong>
– Post, status update and tweet selfies of bisexual men. Allies can
post, status update and tweet selfies with bisexual men in their lives
or holding up an image of the book <a href="http://biresource.net/recognize_bimensbook.shtml" target="_blank"><em>Recognize: The Voices of Bisexual Men</em></a></li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Friday 9/26 <strong>#BiTrans</strong> – Post, status update and tweet affirming statements and images about being bi* and trans*</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Saturday 9/27 <strong>#BiAllies</strong> – Post, status update and tweet selfies of bisexuals with people that love, support and champion them</li>
</ul>
<br />
<h2>
</h2>
Keys to the Closethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14712869178294822227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1534671512590283941.post-9899599738311835762014-09-23T16:29:00.005-04:002014-09-23T16:29:51.401-04:00It’s Bisexual Awareness Week! Here Are Five Ways To Celebrate<header class="entry-header">
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Bisexual people make up more than 50 percent of the LGB community,
but media, the mainstream, and even LGBT groups often erase our
experiences and specific needs or fold them into lesbian and gay
programs and statistics. BiNet USA, GLAAD and other organizations hope
the first ever Bisexual Awareness Week will be a step toward making more
space for for the B in LGBT.<br />
September 23, 1999 was the first Celebrate Bisexuality Day, and in
that tradition a big part of the week aims to celebrate what makes
bisexuality and bisexuals great, and honor our accomplishments
throughout history and today. Organizers also want to make people aware
of the stark realities non-monosexual people face, like poorer health,
higher rates of sexual assault and relatively low rates of being out as
bisexual — only 28 percent of bi people say they are out to the most
important people in their lives, compared to more than 70 percent of gay
and lesbian people.<br />
“Bisexuals are coming together to say we can’t live with this
anymore,” said Faith Cheltenham, the president of BiNet USA. “Because we
haven’t been living with it — there have been a lot of suicides. I’ve
lost three friends in this work since I started doing it because they
had no hope.”<br />
Bisexuals have successfully worked together to gain more visibility
and pursue proactive policies and services in recent years. There are
many ways to celebrate and honor Bisexual Awareness Week. Here are a
few! Add your own in the comments.<br />
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1. Educate yourself about the specific challenges of bisexual people and support efforts to improve our lives.</h3>
<a href="http://www.lgbtmap.org/file/understanding-issues-facing-bisexual-americans.pdf">A new report</a>
from the LGBT Movement Advancement Project uses data to demonstrate the
ways in which bisexual people face specific challenges and thus require
targeted solutions. The report collates a lot of data that has been
widely shared and discussed on this website and many other places — and
that’s because there simply isn’t much reliable data on bisexuals, said
Heron Greenesmith, a movement and policy analyst for LGBT MAP. It’s
startling and important to see so much data collected in one place. The
report highlights poor physical and mental health among bisexuals
compared to heterosexual, lesbian and gay people; higher levels of
poverty; and higher rates of intimate partner and sexual violence among
bisexual women.<br />
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This report gives the media, service providers and bi people a
comprehensive place to go to look for information and statistics about
bi people. Says Greenesmith:<br />
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I’m hoping that media will use it and all the resources
collected during the week to speak more competently about the LGBT
movement and understand that even the LGB part is not a monolith. I’m
hoping LGBT organizations will see it as an invitation to showcase their
bi-specific programming and for those who don’t have any to understand
the necessity and the importance of having bi-specific programming. I’m
hoping that bi folks will see it and know that not only are they not
alone but other people are going through the same challenges they are
facing in their lives and folks are out there who are supporting them.
I’m hoping that service providers and researchers will take it as an
invitation to be more culturally competent and precise in their language
around LGBT people and in their work.</blockquote>
The research presented demonstrates why it’s harmful to fold
bisexuals in with gays and lesbians or heterosexual people when doing
research and providing services. For example, Cheltenham noted that many
LGBT-oriented health centers can’t or won’t provide bi-specific health
care and may even turn away bisexual patients. The lack of information
and awareness has very real consequences. As Greenesmith said, there is a
dearth of research on bisexuals, and not much of what does exist
accounts for the intersections of oppression that put some bisexual
people, like those who are transgender, gender nonconforming or
non-binary, of color or low-income at greater risk. With more knowledge,
policymakers and service providers can better target their work to
reach the most people and improve outcomes for bisexuals and everyone in
the larger LGBTQ community.<br />
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2. Read and share books about bisexuality.</h3>
I semi-regret getting the incredible <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Bi-Bisexual-Revolution-Shiri-Eisner-ebook/dp/B00BE65KIG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp=&qid=1411434580&amp=&sr=8-1&amp=&keywords=Bi%3A+Notes+From+A+Bisexual+Revolution&amp=&tag=amaflink-20&tag=autowin-20"><em>Bi: Notes From A Bisexual Revolution </em></a>by
Shiri Eisner on Kindle because it makes it harder to foist it upon
people and make them read it. Before I read it, I was timid about
identifying as bi because I felt like it carried baggage I wasn’t
prepared to handle. After reading Eisner’s book, I became excited and
proud to call myself bi (in addition to queer) and quote it at anyone
who will listen. Now I’m making my way through <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Getting-Bi-Voices-Bisexuals-Around-ebook/dp/B00AEKLVTK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp=&qid=1411434605&amp=&sr=8-1&amp=&keywords=Getting+Bi%3A+Voices+of+Bisexuals+Around+The+World&amp=&tag=amaflink-20&tag=autowin-20"><em>Getting Bi: Voices of Bisexuals Around The World</em></a>,
an anthology of more than 200 essays from bisexual people from 42
countries who speak from many different experiences of gender, race,
class and more. Its editors, Robyn Ochs and Sarah Rowley, are among the
most trusted and active bi women in the U.S. and internationally. Next
up on my list is <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Bisexuality-Transgenderism-InterSEXions-Fritz-Klein-ebook/dp/B00AZ4RM0C/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp=&qid=1411434625&amp=&sr=8-1&amp=&keywords=Bisexuality+and+Transgenderism%3A+Intersexions+of+the+Other&amp=&tag=amaflink-20&tag=autowin-20"><em>Bisexuality and</em> </a><em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Bisexuality-Transgenderism-InterSEXions-Fritz-Klein-ebook/dp/B00AZ4RM0C/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp=&qid=1411434625&amp=&sr=8-1&amp=&keywords=Bisexuality+and+Transgenderism%3A+Intersexions+of+the+Other&amp=&tag=amaflink-20&tag=autowin-20">Transgenderism: Intersexions of the Other</a>.</em> It’s
a textbook, so it’s expensive and hard to track down, but it is an
important resource for people interested in the ways bisexual and
transgender identities, movements and oppressions overlap and diverge.
Because bisexuals are often erased in mainstream works about lesbian and
gay people, bisexuals are creating our own texts, with many awesome
results.<br />
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3. Donate to organizations that support bisexuals.</h3>
Although bisexual people make up a very large portion of the LGBT
community, funding for bi-specific work makes up a small part of funding
for LGBT programs. If you’ve got extra dollars floating around, put
them toward the work of improving quality of life for bisexual people.
National organizations like <a href="http://www.binetusa.org/donate">BiNet USA</a> and <a href="http://www.biresource.net/support.shtml">Bisexual Resource Center</a> are
collecting resources, energizing communities and working directly with
LGBT and mainstream leaders to promote bisexual causes and get
information into the public. Find out if your local LGBT resource center
provides bi-specific programming and give a donation marked for that
program. <a href="http://www.autostraddle.com/join-autostraddle-plus/">Become an A+ member</a> to help financially support the bisexuals who work at this website, and so you can <a href="http://www.autostraddle.com/the-autostraddle-insider-issue-three-september-2014-254204/">read our staff emails</a> where we finally explain bisexual orgasms (hint: they involve ghosts).<br />
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4. Engage with people online and in real life about bisexuality.</h3>
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<img alt="Cats are like "I always knew I was different but didn't have the words to express it before." via bidyke.tumblr.com" class="wp-image-255708 size-medium" height="640" src="http://www.autostraddle.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/bicat-480x640.jpg" width="480" /><div class="wp-caption-text">
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BiNet has a series of hashtags for the week to highlight different aspects of the bisexual movement, which <a href="http://www.bisexualweek.com/about/">you can find on their site.</a> The
hashtags so far — #bihistory and #bifacts — have provided some amazing
insights and resources, so check them out on the twitters and
contribute! There are also a ton of <a href="http://www.bisexualweek.com/events/">official events</a>, like meetups, trainings and concerts, plus online activities like a <a href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/events/c3peep0reha8vc5oc9o0mg2lo1k">Google Hangout </a>with
bisexual Christian heartthrob Eliel Cruz hosted by Campus Pride. If
none of that is your bag, just paint your face blue, purple and pink and
go to brunch.<br />
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5. Acknowledge and celebrate bisexuals and bisexuality.</h3>
It seems so simple, but it often doesn’t happen. Bisexuals are often
an afterthought, lumped in with bigger headings like gay, queer and LGBT
without being named as our own community with specific needs. Subtle
changes to daily language — the simple act of naming bisexuality and
actively including bisexual people and concerns in activism, policy
language and service provision will make an impact. The fight is so much
bigger than visibility, but reversing the damaging impact of erasure
and silencing is an important first step toward caring for bisexual
people and communities. Some people aren’t comfortable with using the
term bisexual for themselves or as an umbrella term, and
all these suggestions apply to people of many non-monosexual identities.<br />
<img alt="bisexual umbrella" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-255714" height="563" src="http://www.autostraddle.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/bisexual-umbrella-640x563.jpg" width="640" /><br />
Bisexual Awareness Week is about more than awareness — it’s a chance
to loudly declare our presence in the LGBT community and the world and
work for the rights, respect and services that will keep us alive and
help our community become healthy and vibrant.Keys to the Closethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14712869178294822227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1534671512590283941.post-42026126402767916152014-09-23T16:22:00.001-04:002014-09-23T16:27:57.277-04:00Understanding Issues Facing Bisexual Americans<img alt="Movement Advancement Project" border="0" src="http://www.lgbtmap.org/img/logo.gif" vspace="2" />
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The report outlines how bisexual people experience significant health, safety, and economic disparities:</div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt;"><b>Poverty:</b></span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt;">
Approximately 25% of bisexual men and 30% of bisexual women live in
poverty, compared to 15% and 21% of heterosexual men and women,
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While 20% of bisexuals report experiencing a negative employment
decision based on their sexual orientation, almost 60% of bisexual
people report hearing anti-bisexual jokes and comments on the job.Nearly
half of bisexual people report that they are not out to any of their
coworkers (49%), compared to just 24% of lesbian and gay people. </span></div>
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Bisexual women experience significantly higher rates of violence-both
overall and intimate partner violence-compared to lesbians and straight
women: 46% of bisexual women have experienced rape, compared to 13% and
17% of lesbian and heterosexual women, respectively. Bisexual men also
report higher rates of sexual violence; nearly half of bisexual men
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One study found bisexuals were four times more likely, and lesbian and
gay adults two times more likely, to report attempted suicide than
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issues for LGBTQ youth, and shares intervention strategies and implications for
practice. This presentation was delivered at Grand Rounds for Psychiatric
Interns at the Tulane Medical School, New Orleans, Louisiana. (May 2014)<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">On Sept. 17, at 2 p.m. ET until 3 p.m. ET, Peerlink National Technical
Assistance Center is hosting “Employment over the Rainbow: Supporting LGBT
Peers with Their Employment Goals.” Peerlink NTAC writes: “This webinar is
dedicated to discussing the barriers and challenges that LGBT peers face when
seeking employment.” For more information or to register, </span><a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?MHASP/547507f098/e2bfa69929/7e2937f4d0"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">click here</span></a><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">. <a href="http://www.peerlinktac.org/webinar-events/">http://www.peerlinktac.org/webinar-events/</a></span></div>
Keys to the Closethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14712869178294822227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1534671512590283941.post-8145564849085723912014-07-11T15:13:00.000-04:002014-07-11T15:13:55.792-04:00GLMA Conference Preliminary Program Now Available The preliminary program for GLMA’s 32nd Annual
Conference is now available online. <a href="https://www.blogger.com/dereferrer?redirectUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.glma.org%2F_data%2Fn_0001%2Fresources%2Flive%2FGLMA%2520Annual%2520Conference%25202014_Preliminary%2520Program.pdf" target="_blank">Click here</a> to check out this year’s conference workshop,
research and plenary topics and speakers! Also included in the <a href="https://www.blogger.com/dereferrer?redirectUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.glma.org%2F_data%2Fn_0001%2Fresources%2Flive%2FGLMA%2520Annual%2520Conference%25202014_Preliminary%2520Program.pdf" target="_blank">preliminary program</a> is the schedule of events and helpful
information (and discounts) about travel to/from Baltimore.<br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><strong></strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br />We are
thrilled to announce the <strong>Keynote Address</strong>: <strong><em>LGBT
Health Priorities at the US Department of Health and Human Services
(HHS)</em></strong>
<ul>
<li><strong>Kathy Greenlee, JD</strong>, Administrator of the Administration for
Community Living and Assistant Secretary for Aging
</li>
<li><strong>Pam Hyde, JD</strong>, SAMHSA Administrator
</li>
<li><strong>Jim Scanlon, MPP</strong>, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Planning
and Evaluation, HHS
</li>
<li><strong>Juliet Choi</strong>, Chief of Staff, Office of Civil Rights and
Senior Advisory, HHS
</li>
<li><em>Moderator</em>: <strong>Matthew G Heinz, MD</strong>, Director, Provider
Outreach, HHS</li>
</ul>
<strong>Early bird registration for the Annual Conference
ends July 15th!</strong> <a href="https://www.blogger.com/dereferrer?redirectUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.glma.org%2Findex.cfm%3Ffuseaction%3DPage.viewPage%26pageId%3D996%26parentID%3D559%26nodeID%3D1" target="_blank">Click here</a> to register now or to learn more about GLMA’s
Annual Conference—the premier LGBT health conference and the world’s largest
scientific gathering devoted to LGBT health issues and concerns.
<strong>REMINDER:</strong> GLMA members receive a discount on registration! <a href="https://www.blogger.com/dereferrer?redirectUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.glma.org%2Findex.cfm%3Ffuseaction%3DPage.ViewPage%26PageID%3D632" target="_blank">Join NOW!</a><br /><br />We are also excited to announce the location
of this year’s Annual Achievement Award Gala on Saturday, September 13th:
<strong><a href="https://www.blogger.com/dereferrer?redirectUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aqua.org%2F" target="_blank">The National Aquarium</a></strong> in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor!
<br /><br /><strong><a href="https://www.blogger.com/dereferrer?redirectUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.glma.org%2Findex.cfm%3Ffuseaction%3DPage.viewPage%26pageId%3D919%26parentID%3D559%26nodeID%3D1" target="_blank">Get your tickets now!</a></strong><br />Gala tickets include
free admission to the National Aquarium’s exhibits for one hour prior to the
start of the Gala (6pm – 7pm)! <br /><br /><em>If you have already registered for
the conference, but would like to add Gala tickets, please <a href="https://www.blogger.com/mail/mailto;jsessionid=D80EB634BAEAC691C0B8E80746BD1C05-n2.lxa13a?to=annualconference%40glma.org&selection=tfol12311bababf8095c" target="_parent">contact us</a>!</em> </span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></div>
Keys to the Closethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14712869178294822227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1534671512590283941.post-15228098941451073122014-07-11T15:05:00.000-04:002014-07-11T15:05:29.752-04:00National Workgroup to Address the Needs of Children and Youth Who Are LGBTQI2-S<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="MsoNormalTable" style="width: 556px;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Arial , sans-serif;">National Workgroup to Address the Needs
of Children and Youth Who Are LGBTQI2-S and Their Families</span></h1>
<h1 align="center" style="line-height: 15.95pt; text-align: center;">
<b><i><span style="font-family: Arial , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">~Affirming LGBTQI2-S
youth and families through full inclusion~</span></i></b></h1>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana , sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Supported by the
American Institutes for Research, FindYouthInfo.gov has just released a
comprehensive update to the <a href="https://www.blogger.com/dereferrer?redirectUrl=http%3A%2F%2Ffindyouthinfo.gov%2Fyouth-topics%2Flgbtq-youth" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: none;">LGBT youth topic
page</span></a>. This U.S. government website helps to create, maintain, and
strengthen effective youth programs. Included are youth facts, funding
information, and tools to help you assess community assets, generate maps of
local and federal resources, search for evidence-based youth programs, and keep
up-to-date on the latest, youth-related news.</span></div>
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<span class="MsoHyperlink"><b><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: Georgia , serif; text-decoration: none;">Supreme
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</span></b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana , sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"><br />The U.S. Supreme
Court of declined to review a 2013 decision of the United States Court of
Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upholding California’s Senate Bill 1172, a law
that prohibits licensed counselors and therapists from engaging in dangerous
practices to try to change the sexual orientation or gender expression of LGBT
children. As <a href="https://www.blogger.com/dereferrer?redirectUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eqca.org%2Fsite%2Fapps%2Fnlnet%2Fcontent2.aspx%3Fc%3DkuLRJ9MRKrH%26b%3D5609563%26ct%3D14043285%26notoc%3D1" target="_blank"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;">this
</span><span style="text-decoration: none;">Equality California
article</span></a> notes, numerous medical and mental health organizations have
condemned reparative therapy because it is known to lead to depression and
suicide.</span></div>
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Article: <i>Choosing Who I Let In: I found Family in My Group
Home</i></span></b></span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><b><i><span style="font-family: Georgia , serif; text-decoration: none;">
</span></i></b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana , sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"><br />This <a href="https://www.blogger.com/dereferrer?redirectUrl=http%3A%2F%2Frepresentmag.org%2Ftopics%2Fgay%2Clesbian%2FChoosing_Who_I_Let_In.html%3Fstory_id%3DFCYU-2013-01-22" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: none;">article</span></a> from
Represent: The Voice of Youth in Care tells the story of an LGBT young person’s
experience with the child welfare system and coming out in it.
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<span style="font-family: Verdana , sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Workgroup Chair,
Captain Andrew Hunt, M.S.W., Public Health Advisor, <a href="https://www.blogger.com/dereferrer?redirectUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fsamhsa.gov%2F" target="_blank">Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
(SAMHSA)</a>, Center for Mental Health Services, Child, Adolescent and Family
Branch, <a href="https://www.blogger.com/mail/mailto;jsessionid=D80EB634BAEAC691C0B8E80746BD1C05-n2.lxa13a?to=andrew.hunt%40samhsa.hhs.gov&selection=tfol12311bababf8095c" target="_parent">andrew.hunt@samhsa.hhs.gov</a> </span></div>
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Keys to the Closethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14712869178294822227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1534671512590283941.post-46557219419044060902014-07-11T15:01:00.000-04:002014-07-11T15:01:13.770-04:00GLMA Concerned about LGBT Health Implications of Supreme Court Ruling<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">
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held corporations to deny insurance coverage of contraceptives to their
employees based on religious beliefs, GLMA executive director Hector Vargas
issued the following statement: </em><br />“We are disappointed at today’s
troubling ruling. This decision opens the door to employers interfering with the
healthcare decisions that should be between the employee and their healthcare
provider. We are very worried about the potential implications this decision
could have on LGBT-related healthcare, such as HIV and transgender-related care.
<br /><br />“Earlier this year, GLMA joined Lambda Legal and Pride at Work in <a href="https://www.blogger.com/dereferrer?redirectUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.glma.org%2Findex.cfm%3Ffuseaction%3DFeature.showFeature%26CategoryID%3D1%26FeatureID%3D772" target="_blank">submitting a friend-of-the-court brief</a> to the Supreme Court
because <strong>we know all too well how allowing personal beliefs to interfere
with healthcare services can result in biased care or departure from
scientifically sound standards of care, and can have disastrous effects for LGBT
patients</strong>. <br /><br />“The Affordable Care Act (ACA), which includes the
contraceptive coverage provision at issue in this case, is incredibly beneficial
to the health and well-being of the LGBT community, including important
non-discrimination provisions covering LGBT people. A decision, like the one
today, chipping away at benefits provided by the ACA is extremely
concerning.<br /><br />“The attempts by the majority decision to limit the effect of
its ruling are of little comfort to LGBT people and make GLMA’s educational and
policy work to expand access to healthcare for LGBT people, including ensuring
non-discrimination in healthcare, all the more critical.” <br /><br /></span></span></div>
Keys to the Closethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14712869178294822227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1534671512590283941.post-66711192295079606742014-07-11T13:14:00.001-04:002014-07-11T13:14:31.538-04:00GLMA Early Bird Registration Closes July 15th <span style="font-size: x-small;">
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of your colleagues in LGBT health this September in Baltimore, MD, for GLMA’s
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unique health needs of LGBT individuals and families.</strong> The conference is
a forum for discussion and exploration of how best to address these needs as
well as the needs of LGBT health professionals and health profession students.
GLMA’s Annual Conference also reports on research into the health needs of LGBT
people.<br /><br /><em>GLMA members receive a discount on registration!</em>
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pre-conference GLMA Nursing Summit on September 10th is also available! To
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Keys to the Closethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14712869178294822227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1534671512590283941.post-77170968896910706402014-07-11T13:12:00.000-04:002014-07-11T13:12:12.531-04:00Message from The Task Force on Opposing ENDAWe hope by now you have seen news reports about the Task Force's decision to
oppose the current version of the Employment NonDiscrimination Act (ENDA). I
walk through our reasoning in this Op-Ed in The Advocate (<a href="https://www.blogger.com/dereferrer?redirectUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kintera.org%2FTR.asp%3Fa%3D8nJHIOOpFdIEILMzD%26s%3DbpKMLXOAIgKIJNMqElH%26m%3DesIKKZPIKgJQIdI" target="_blank">http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=8nJHIOOpFdIEILMzD&s=bpKMLXOAIgKIJNMqElH&m=esIKKZPIKgJQIdI</a>)
and encourage you to read it. <br /><br />It was not a decision we made lightly. We
have appreciated hearing from so many of you through social media, phone calls
and e-mails, expressing support for doing the right thing regarding ENDA's broad
religious exemption. <br /><br />We simply couldn't continue to endorse a piece of
legislation that -- especially in the light of the Supreme Court's recent Hobby
Lobby ruling -- contains a huge loophole to discriminate against LGBT employees.
The overwhelming majority of people across this country believe that employers
shouldn't have a free pass to discriminate. Millions of people of faith believe
that discrimination is immoral. That's why we took the stand we took -- to
ensure that in the end we get the protections we have fought for and deserve.
<br /><br />We believe LGBT people deserve the same protections modeled on the
language that's in Title VII of the landmark federal Civil Rights Act of 1964.
This language contains protections and a reasonable religious accommodation.
Equality is equality. <br /><br />Please keep sharing your feedback with us as we
intensify the fight for legislation that really provides the employment
protections LGBT people deserve. <br /><br />My best,<br />Rea Carey, Executive
Director<br />National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Action Fund<br /><br /><br />PS: Read
more about our decision to oppose ENDA in an Advocate Op-Ed here (<a href="https://www.blogger.com/dereferrer?redirectUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kintera.org%2FTR.asp%3Fa%3DbqKNJXPBIgLKKVPMF%26s%3DbpKMLXOAIgKIJNMqElH%26m%3DesIKKZPIKgJQIdI" target="_blank">http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=bqKNJXPBIgLKKVPMF&s=bpKMLXOAIgKIJNMqElH&m=esIKKZPIKgJQIdI</a>).<br /><br />DONATE
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community. The Task Force Action Fund does this through direct and grassroots
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Keys to the Closethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14712869178294822227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1534671512590283941.post-6326250187899150742014-07-11T13:08:00.001-04:002014-07-11T13:08:32.296-04:00GLMA LGBT Health Digest<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">July 11, 2014 <br /></span><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">Table of Contents</span></b></span>
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<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;"><br /><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1534671512590283941#topic1"><strong>Early Bird Registration Ends Tuesday, July 15th
</strong></a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1534671512590283941#topic2"><strong>Supreme Court Decision Worries
LGBT Community </strong></a><br /><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1534671512590283941#topic3"><strong>NCLR Launches
<em>#BornPerfect: The Campaign to End Conversion Therapy</em>
</strong></a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1534671512590283941#topic4"><strong>Washington State Ends
Discriminatory Transgender Health Insurance Policies </strong></a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1534671512590283941#topic5"><strong>New Bisexual Research Collaborative on Health Formed
</strong></a><br /><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1534671512590283941#topic6"><strong>California’s Ban on Conversion
Therapy Stands After Supreme Court Declined Case </strong></a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1534671512590283941#topic7"><strong>Article: <em>Improving Nursing Care for Lesbian, Bisexual
and Transgender Women </em></strong></a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1534671512590283941#topic8"><strong>Resource: <em>Start Talking. Stop HIV
</em></strong></a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1534671512590283941#topic9"><strong>Event: LGBT Health Forum on
Global LGBT Health & Rights </strong></a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1534671512590283941#topic10"><strong>Webinar: The Foundations of Culturally Appropriate
Integrated Services for LGBT Individuals </strong></a><br /><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1534671512590283941#topic11"><strong>Webinars: Post-DOMA Federal Changes
</strong></a><br /><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;"><br /><strong><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="topic1" title="topic1"></a>Early Bird Registration Ends Tuesday, July 15th
</strong></span><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">GLMA’s 32nd Annual
Conference<br />September 10-13, 2014<br />Baltimore, MD<br /><br />Join over 400 of
your colleagues in LGBT health this September in Baltimore, MD, for GLMA’s 32nd
Annual Conference! GLMA’s Annual Conference is the premier LGBT health
conference and the world’s largest scientific gathering devoted to LGBT health
issues and concerns. GLMA’s Annual Conference educates practitioners and
students—<em>from across the health professions</em>—about the unique health
needs of LGBT individuals and families. <br /><br />Early bird registration ends
Tuesday, July 15th! <a href="https://www.blogger.com/dereferrer?redirectUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.glma.org%2Findex.cfm%3Ffuseaction%3DPage.viewPage%26pageId%3D559" target="_blank">Click here</a> to learn more and register for the conference.
<br /><br /><strong>Reminder:</strong> GLMA members receive a discount on
registration! <a href="https://www.blogger.com/dereferrer?redirectUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.glma.org%2Findex.cfm%3Ffuseaction%3DPage.ViewPage%26PageID%3D632" target="_blank">Become a member today</a>! <br /><br /><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1534671512590283941#toc"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Back to Table of Contents</span></a></span><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;"><br /><br /><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="topic2" title="topic2"></a><strong>Supreme
Court Decision Worries LGBT Community </strong></span><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;"><br />This June 30, 2014, <em><a href="https://www.blogger.com/dereferrer?redirectUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.advocate.com%2Fpolitics%2F2014%2F06%2F30%2Fwhy-lgbt-americans-are-leery-supreme-courts-hobby-lobby-ruling" target="_blank">Advocate</a></em> piece explores the potential impact of the US
Supreme Court decision in <em>Sebelius v Hobby Lobby</em> on the LGBT community.
The court ruled 5-4 that closely held corporations can deny insurance coverage
of contraceptives to their employees on the basis of religious beliefs. As the
article notes, although the justices stated this ruling was specific to the
contraceptive coverage component in the Affordable Care Act, LGBT advocates are
concerned about the potential implications this decision could have on
LGBT-related healthcare, such as HIV and transgender-related
care.<br /><br /><em>GLMA joined Lambda Legal and Pride at Work in submitting a <a href="https://www.blogger.com/dereferrer?redirectUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.glma.org%2Findex.cfm%3Ffuseaction%3DFeature.showFeature%26CategoryID%3D1%26FeatureID%3D772" target="_blank">friend-of-the-court brief</a> in the case earlier this year and
released a <a href="https://www.blogger.com/dereferrer?redirectUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.glma.org%2Findex.cfm%3Ffuseaction%3DFeature.showFeature%26CategoryID%3D1%26FeatureID%3D775" target="_blank">statement</a> in response to the ruling last week.
</em><br /><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1534671512590283941#toc">Back to Table of
Contents</a></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;"><br /><br /><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="topic3" title="topic3"></a><strong>NCLR Launches <em>#BornPerfect: The
Campaign to End Conversion Therapy</em> </strong></span><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;"><br />As reported in this June 23, 2014, <em><a href="https://www.blogger.com/dereferrer?redirectUrl=http%3A%2F%2Ftime.com%2F%232907989%2Fbornperfect-gay-conversion-reparative-therapy%2F" target="_blank">Time</a></em> article, the National Center for Lesbian Rights
(NCLR) launched a new campaign called #BornPerfect aimed at passing laws across
the US to protect LGBT youth, fighting in courtrooms to ensure their safety and
raising awareness about the serious harms caused by conversation
therapy.<br /><br /><em>GLMA is a supporter of the NCLR campaign. <a href="https://www.blogger.com/dereferrer?redirectUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nclrights.org%2Fbornperfect%2F" target="_blank">Click here</a> to read more about #BornPerfect and how to get
involved.</em> <br /><br /><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1534671512590283941#toc">Back to Table of
Contents</a></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;"><br /><br /><strong><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="topic4" title="topic4"></a>Washington
State Ends Discriminatory Transgender Health Insurance Policies
</strong></span><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;"><br />As reported in the <em><a href="https://www.blogger.com/dereferrer?redirectUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.advocate.com%2Fpolitics%2Ftransgender%2F2014%2F06%2F26%2Fwash-state-ends-discrimination-trans-health-care" target="_blank">Advocate</a></em> on June 26, 2014, the Washington State Office of
the Insurance Commissioner issued a clarification that all health insurance
policies (public and private) must cover transition-related care, and cannot
discriminate against transgender residents of Washington. Danielle Askini, a
member of the Coalition for Inclusive Healthcare and advocacy director of the
Gender Justice League, said, "Removing these outdated exclusions brings
Washington up to date with the latest information from medical experts and will
provide transgender Washingtonians with access to lifesaving and medically
necessary healthcare.” <br /><br /><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1534671512590283941#toc">Back to Table of
Contents</a></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;"><br /><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="topic5" title="topic5"></a><strong>New Bisexual Research Collaborative on
Health Formed </strong></span><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">According to
the <em><a href="https://www.blogger.com/dereferrer?redirectUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.therainbowtimesmass.com%2F2014%2F07%2F02%2Ffenway-institute-hosts-groundbreaking-meeting-bisexual-health-research%2F%3Futm_source%3Dfeedly%26utm_reader%3Dfeedly%26utm_medium%3Drss%26utm_campaign%3Dfenway-institute-hosts-groundbreaking-meeting-bisexual-health-research" target="_blank">Rainbow Times</a></em> on July 2, 2014, this June, leaders in
bisexual health research and community activists gathered to discuss the state
of the research on bisexual health. The meeting was hosted by the Fenway
Institute and was co-chaired by Judith Bradford, PhD, who was also a committee
member for the 2011 Institute of Medicine report on LGBT health. The Bisexual
Research Collaborative on Health (BiRCH) was formed at the meeting and will
foster high-level discussions of bisexual health research, host a national
conference and seek to advance public awareness of bisexual health issues.
<br /><br /><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1534671512590283941#toc">Back to Table of
Contents</a></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;"><br /><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="topic6" title="topic6"></a><strong>California’s Ban on Conversion Therapy
Stands After Supreme Court Declined Case </strong></span><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">According to this June 30, 2014, <em><a href="https://www.blogger.com/dereferrer?redirectUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2014%2F07%2F03%2Fopinion%2Fthe-court-and-gay-therapy.html" target="_blank">New York Times</a></em> article, the Supreme Court declined to
hear a challenge to a California law that bans conversion therapy aimed at
changing the sexual orientation of LGB minors. By not taking up the case, the
federal appeals court ruling that the state’s ban does not violate free speech
rights stands. In a <a href="https://www.blogger.com/dereferrer?redirectUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2014%2F07%2F03%2Fopinion%2Fthe-court-and-gay-therapy.html%3F_r%3D0" target="_blank">letter to the editor</a> in response to this article, the
Executive Director of Empire State Pride Agenda notes there was a
bipartisan-supported bill in the New York Assembly and the Senate that would
have enacted similar legislation to that of California’s, as well as New
Jersey’s. However, the Senate leadership refused to allow a vote on the bill.
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</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;"><br /><br /><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="topic7" title="topic7"></a><strong>Article: <em>Improving Nursing Care for Lesbian,
Bisexual and Transgender Women </em></strong></span><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">Healthcare needs of lesbian, bisexual and transgender (LBT)
women are inadequately addressed in nursing education and practice, which may
contribute to heterosexism and homophobia on the part of healthcare providers.
Nurses have an obligation to use available tools and resources to assess and
positively transform healthcare environments to ensure high-quality care for LBT
women. The context within which care for LBT women is learned, practiced and
experienced requires radical improvement. This article was published in the
recent issue of the <em>Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, & Neonatal
Nursing</em> and is <a href="https://www.blogger.com/dereferrer?redirectUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fonlinelibrary.wiley.com%2Fdoi%2F10.1111%2F1552-6909.12477%2Fabstract" target="_blank">available here</a>. <br /><br /><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1534671512590283941#toc">Back to
Table of Contents</a> </span></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;"><br /><br /><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="topic8" title="topic8"></a><strong>Resource:
<em>Start Talking. Stop HIV </em></strong></span><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;"><em>Start Talking. Stop HIV</em>., a new phase of CDC’s Act
Against AIDS initiative, seeks to reduce new HIV infections among gay, bisexual
and other men who have sex with men by encouraging open discussion about a range
of HIV prevention strategies and related sexual health issues between sex
partners. Effective partner communication about HIV can reduce HIV transmission
by supporting HIV testing, HIV status disclosure, condom use and the use of
medicines to prevent and treat HIV. Created by and for gay and bisexual men,
this new national HIV prevention campaign has a number of resources available <a href="https://www.blogger.com/dereferrer?redirectUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Factagainstaids%2Fcampaigns%2Fstarttalking%2Findex.html" target="_blank">online here</a>. <br /><br /><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1534671512590283941#toc">Back to Table
of Contents</a> </span></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;"><br /><br /><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="topic9" title="topic9"></a><strong>Event: LGBT Health Forum on Global LGBT
Health & Rights </strong></span><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">July
15, 2014<br />7:00pm<br />Washington, DC<br /><br />The 2nd annual LGBT Health Forum on
Global LGBT Health & Rights will be held at the George Washington University
in Washington, DC, Tuesday July 15th at 7:00 pm. The event is open to the public
and will be webcast live worldwide. The Forum showcases current health issues
for the LGBT community, this year examining the struggles of LGBT populations
worldwide including ongoing persecution and violence against LGBT people and
their care providers, HIV/AIDS and access to health services. Speakers include:
Dr. Nils Daulaire, former assistant secretary for Global Affairs at HHS, Julie
Dorf with the Council for Global Equality, Michael Weinstein, President of AIDS
Healthcare Foundation and Jack Andraka, a high school student who at age 15
developed a simple screening test for detecting several types of cancer. For
more information, <a href="https://www.blogger.com/dereferrer?redirectUrl=http%3A%2F%2Flgbt.columbian.gwu.edu%2F2014-lgbt-health-forum" target="_blank">click here</a>. <br /><br /><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1534671512590283941#toc">Back to Table
of Contents</a> </span></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;"><br /><br /><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="topic10" title="topic10"></a><strong>Webinar: The Foundations of Culturally
Appropriate Integrated Services for LGBT Individuals </strong></span><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">July 16, 2014<br />2:00-3:30pm EST<br /><br />Integrated
primary care and behavioral health providers can create culturally appropriate,
highly accessible integrated care to members of the LGBT community with
behavioral health conditions. Join CIHS and the CDC National Behavioral Health
Network for Tobacco & Cancer Control to discuss ways to evaluate current
organizational barriers to accessing care, strategies for reducing these
barriers and actionable steps for implementing culturally appropriate services.
Review how to internally evaluate your agency’s services, and leave with an
understanding of best practices and resources to increase engagement efforts
with the LGBT community. Presenters: Andrea Washington, LCSW-S, SUD and
Integrated Care Coordinator, Montrose Center; Dr. Scout, Director, Network for
LGBT Health Equity at CenterLink; and National LGBT Health Education Center, The
Fenway Institute. <a href="https://www.blogger.com/dereferrer?redirectUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fglmaimpak.networkats.com%2Fstaff_online%2Fstaff%2Fadmin%2Fwww.integration.samhsa.gov%2Fabout-us%2Fwebinars" target="_blank">Click here</a> to register.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1534671512590283941#toc">Back to Table of Contents</a> </span></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;"><br /><br /><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="topic11" title="topic11"></a><strong>Resource:
Webinars: Post-DOMA Federal Changes </strong></span><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">A year after the Supreme Court decision in <em>United States
v Windsor</em>, federal agencies have been issuing rules that affect same sex
couples regarding programs like Social Security, Supplemental Security Income,
Medicare and Medicaid. In this two-part webinar series, you will learn what’s
happened since the decision and what’s still needed to ensure the rights of LGBT
same sex couples are fully recognized by the Social Security Administration and
the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.<br /><br /><em><a href="https://www.blogger.com/dereferrer?redirectUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fattendee.gotowebinar.com%2Fregister%2F6568897339522292225" target="_blank">Social Security and SSI Post-DOMA: Changes for Same Gender
Couples?</a></em><br />July 22, 2014<br />2:00pm EST<br />Presenter: Gerald McIntyre,
NSCLC Directing Attorney <br /><br /><a href="https://www.blogger.com/dereferrer?redirectUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fattendee.gotowebinar.com%2Fregister%2F1277379983106332161" target="_blank"><em>Medicare & Medicaid Post-DOMA: Changes for Same Gender
Couples?</em></a>July 23, 2014<br />2:00pm EST<br />Presenters: Georgia Burke,
NSCLC Directing Attorney <br /><br /><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1534671512590283941#toc">Back to Table of
Contents</a> </span></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">GLMA’s <em>LGBT Health Digest</em> is an electronic newsletter with
information and resources for health professionals concerned about the health of
lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) populations. <br /><br />The
<em>Digest</em> highlights issues, events, publications and other newsworthy
items pertinent to LGBT health. Please feel free to circulate the
<em>Digest</em> to your colleagues. <br /><br /><strong>To sign up, send your
request to </strong></span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/mail/mailto;jsessionid=D80EB634BAEAC691C0B8E80746BD1C05-n2.lxa13a?to=digest%40glma.org&selection=tfol12311bababf8095c" target="_parent"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><strong>digest@glma.org</strong></span></a><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><strong>.</strong> Also, to submit an item to be considered for
publication in the <em>Digest</em>, please send your request to Emily Kane-Lee
at </span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/mail/mailto;jsessionid=D80EB634BAEAC691C0B8E80746BD1C05-n2.lxa13a?to=ekanelee%40glma.org&selection=tfol12311bababf8095c" target="_parent"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">ekanelee@glma.org</span></a><span style="font-size: xx-small;">
</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>Keys to the Closethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14712869178294822227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1534671512590283941.post-67269121921585097042014-07-10T12:43:00.001-04:002014-07-10T12:43:33.170-04:00<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;">
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and
transgender Americans smoke at much higher rates than average, so they suffer
more smoking-related death and illness. We are excited to launch a new video to help you raise awareness about
the impact smoking has on the LGBT community and also promote the 50th
Anniversary of the first Surgeon General’s Report on Smoking and Health. </div>
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<b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 12.0pt;">New Video Launched </span></b></div>
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<a href="http://youtu.be/qOdT-K66u3o"><img align="left" alt="DrScout Video Image" border="0" height="125" hspace="6" src="file:///C:\Users\kframe\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image002.jpg" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: -6px; margin-left: -6px; margin-right: 6px; margin-right: 6px; margin-top: 10px; margin-top: 10px;" width="201" /></a>Smoking
is the largest preventable cause of disease and death in the United States.
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Americans smoke at much higher rates
than average, so they suffer more smoking-related death and illness. In this
video, <a href="http://youtu.be/qOdT-K66u3o"><b>“Smoking Within the LGBT
Community,”</b></a><b> </b>Dr. Scout, director of the Network for LGBT Health
Equity at CenterLink, talks about what smoking does to LGBT communities,
including the tobacco industry’s long history of marketing to the LGBT community.</div>
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<b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 12.0pt;">What can I do to help spread the word?</span></b></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: black;">You can help us
to highlight this important tobacco-related health information by using this material in your </span>media, communication and
outreach to promote and share SGR50 findings. <span style="background: white; color: black;"> </span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: black;">You can also
continue to spread the word that free help is available for all who want to
quit – they can call 1-800-QUIT-NOW or go to the</span><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "Cambria","serif";"> </span><a href="http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/campaign/tips/quit-smoking/"><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">Tips From Former Smokers Web site</span></a><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "Cambria","serif";">.</span></div>
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Here are some sample Tweets and Facebook posts you can
consider using for your social media channels.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Sample Tweets</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><i><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">Learn
how the tobacco industry uses marketing to target the LGBT community. #SGR50
#LGBTPrideMonth </span></i><a href="http://youtu.be/qOdT-K66u3o">http://youtu.be/qOdT-K66u3o</a></div>
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</span></span></span>DYK that the LGBT community has higher smoking
rates than any other population? #SGR50 #LGBTPRideMonth <a href="http://youtu.be/qOdT-K66u3o">http://youtu.be/qOdT-K66u3o</a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>The truth behind the tobacco industry’s
eagerness to support the LGBT community. #LGBTPrideMonth #SGR50<span style="color: blue;"> </span><a href="http://youtu.be/qOdT-K66u3o">http://youtu.be/qOdT-K66u3o</a></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Sample Facebook Posts</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender
Americans smoke at much higher rates than average, so they suffer more
smoking-related death and illness. This video explores one of the main culprits
of this health disparity. <a href="http://youtu.be/qOdT-K66u3o">http://youtu.be/qOdT-K66u3o</a></div>
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deceptive strategies against the LGBT community by sharing this video <a href="http://youtu.be/qOdT-K66u3o">http://youtu.be/qOdT-K66u3o</a></span>Keys to the Closethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14712869178294822227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1534671512590283941.post-1459519768056024532014-06-25T16:11:00.001-04:002014-06-25T16:11:54.044-04:00The Foundations of Culturally Appropriate Integrated Services for LGBT Individuals<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<strong><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Date:</span></strong><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> Wednesday, July 16, 2:00-3:30pm
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Integrated
primary care and behavioral health providers can create culturally appropriate,
highly accessible integrated care to members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and
transgender (LGBT) community with behavioral health conditions. Join CIHS and
the CDC National Behavioral Health Network for Tobacco & Cancer Control to
discuss ways to evaluate current organizational barriers to accessing care,
strategies for reducing these barriers, and actionable steps for implementing
culturally appropriate services. Review how to internally evaluate your
agency’s services, and leave with an understanding of best practices and
resources to increase engagement efforts with the LGBT community.</span><br />
<br />
<strong><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Presenters:</span></strong><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> <em><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Andrea Washington, LCSW-S, SUD and Integrated Care
Coordinator, Montrose Center; Dr. Scout, Director, Network for LGBT Health
Equity at CenterLink; and National LGBT Health Education Center, The Fenway
Institute</span></em></span><br />
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<strong><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Register Today at </span></strong><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"><a href="http://echo4.bluehornet.com/ct/41392527:27005832720:m:1:2725902987:5C1866B89EB45818EAD792545FA02787:r"><strong><span style="color: #84171a; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">www.integration.samhsa.gov/about-us/webinars</span></strong></a></span><br />
Keys to the Closethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14712869178294822227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1534671512590283941.post-69218869126557087162014-06-20T16:02:00.002-04:002014-06-20T16:02:14.231-04:00New LGBT Policies Adopted by the AMA<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">
</span></span>
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<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">In GLMA’s second year participating as a voting Delegate in the
American Medical Association (AMA) Annual Meeting, the AMA addressed a handful
of important issues related to LGBT health. <br /><br />GLMA was capably represented
by board members Brian Hurley, who serves as GLMA’s Delegate, and Jeremy Toler,
Alternate Delegate, who worked closely with the AMA’s LGBT Advisory Committee
and other allies for LGBT health to ensure the needs of the LGBT community are
represented in advocacy and discussion during meeting and policy
discussions.<br /><br />The LGBT health policies adopted by the AMA include:
<ul>
<li><strong>Birth Certificate Policies for the Transgender Community</strong>:
In addition to reaffirming its policy supporting changes on birth certificates
on verification by a healthcare provider that an individual is undergoing gender
transition, the AMA adopted two additional policies related to <strong><a href="https://www.blogger.com/dereferrer?redirectUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.vice.com%2Farticle%2Fama-says-transgender-people-shouldnt-require-surgery-to-change-their-birth-certificate" target="_blank">transgender health and birth certificates</a></strong>. First, the
AMA now opposes any requirement that an individual undergo gender affirming
surgery in order to change a birth certificate. Second, the AMA adopted a policy
that an individual’s gender marker on a birth certificate not be a barrier to
appropriate healthcare for that individual.
</li>
<li><strong>Support for Decriminalization of HIV</strong>: The AMA also
addressed an important issue related to people living with HIV, calling for laws
to be consistent with current medical and scientific knowledge about HIV,
including <strong>avoiding criminalization of HIV status</strong>.
</li>
<li><strong>Leadership of Patient-Centered Medical Homes</strong>: The AMA also
adopted a policy that patient-centered medical homes be led only by physicians.
GLMA voted against this measure in the House of Delegates. As a
multidisciplinary organization, GLMA strongly believes <strong>all health
professionals, regardless of discipline</strong>, have important roles to play
in advancing the health of LGBT people.</li>
</ul>
In addition to these policies,
as <a href="https://www.blogger.com/dereferrer?redirectUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.glma.org%2Findex.cfm%3Ffuseaction%3DFeature.showFeature%26CategoryID%3D1%26FeatureID%3D774" target="_blank">reported previously</a>, the AMA House of Delegates elected GLMA
member Jesse Ehrenfeld to the AMA Board of Trustees, making Jesse the first
openly gay member to serve as an AMA Trustee. In addition to Jesse’s candidacy,
GLMA actively supported several LGBT allies for election to AMA leadership
positions.<br /><br />The LGBT health policies adopted by the AMA will be added to
<a href="https://www.blogger.com/dereferrer?redirectUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.glma.org%2Findex.cfm%3Ffuseaction%3DPage.viewPage%26pageId%3D1037%26parentID%3D568%26nodeID%3D1" target="_blank">GLMA’s <em>Compendium of Health Profession Association LGBT Policy
& Position Statements</em></a>, a multidisciplinary index of LGBT-related
policies adopted by health profession associations. If you have additions for
this resource from associations across the health professions, please <a href="https://www.blogger.com/mail/mailto;jsessionid=55220BFD10960DAB259460A4673F7D18-n1.lxa03b?to=info%40glma.org&selection=tfol12311bababf8095c" target="_parent" title="Updates to the GLMA Compendium">send them to us</a> for inclusion. <br /><br />GLMA’s work with the
AMA is just one example of how GLMA’s relationships with other health profession
associations can have a significant impact on LGBT health. We look forward to
continuing to build relationships with associations representing all disciplines
to help shape and influence policy initiatives that improve the health and
well-being of the LGBT community. </span></span></div>
Keys to the Closethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14712869178294822227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1534671512590283941.post-754313810993231942014-06-16T14:57:00.001-04:002014-06-16T14:57:30.374-04:00President Obama Signs Executive Order to Provide Workplace Protection to Federal Contractors<span style="font-family: arial , helvetica , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>In
a huge victory for equality, the White House just announced it intends to
protect 16 million more Americans from discrimination in the workplace.</strong>
The President plans to sign an executive order that will provide protections to
people working for federal contractors nationwide who could face everyday job
discrimination.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial , helvetica , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The news
also provides huge momentum to our efforts to pass the Employment
Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) in the U.S. House of Representatives.
</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial , helvetica , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Please,
send a note of thanks to President Obama now.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial , helvetica , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong style="color: #02448d; text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/dereferrer?redirectUrl=http%3A%2F%2Faction.hrc.org%2Fsite%2FR%3Fi%3DeR3tN0_MurnHG8lkbQAB4g" style="color: #02448d; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Join us in thanking President Obama, and ask him to issue a strong
executive order right away to provide badly-needed workplace protections to
millions of people.</a></strong></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial , helvetica , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">President
Obama is taking this bold step thanks to people like you pushing for what's
right. The news is the culmination of six years of advocacy by the members and
supporters of the Human Rights Campaign. After five million emails, principled
advocacy by our allies in the civil rights community and on Capitol Hill and a
mountain of compelling evidence, our efforts paid off. We won!
</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial , helvetica , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The number
of people affected by this historic decision is staggering. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial , helvetica , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Federal
contractors employ more than 20 percent of the American workforce. According to
the Williams Institute, an executive order would protect <strong>11 million more
American workers from discrimination based on sexual orientation</strong> and up
to <strong>16.5 million more American workers from discrimination based on
gender identity.</strong></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial , helvetica , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The
executive order will also require companies that have historically turned a
blind eye to workplace discrimination to change their policies.
</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial , helvetica , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Exxon Mobil
Corporation—<em>whose shareholders voted for the 17th time to reject an
anti-discrimination policy for its LGBT workers just days ago</em>—will now have
to provide non-discrimination protections to its LGBT employees and prospective
hires. Year after year, Exxon has held the lowest spot in HRC's Corporate
Equality Index, with a score of negative 25 out of a possible 100 points. No
other company has ever received a negative score.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial , helvetica , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Not only
will this order protect LGBT workers in companies like these—it will also speed
up the pace of change by declaring that our government will only award taxpayer
dollars to companies with pro-equality workplace policies.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial , helvetica , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Of course,
this is not the end of the fight for comprehensive workplace protection
nationwide. <strong>We still need our more than 1.5 million members and
supporters to speak out and push for a vote on the Employment Non-Discrimination
Act in the House to make workplace equality the law of the
land.</strong></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial , helvetica , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">But today
is proof that the momentum from ENDA's strong, bipartisan passage in the Senate
last fall is unyielding.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial , helvetica , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong style="color: #02448d; text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/dereferrer?redirectUrl=http%3A%2F%2Faction.hrc.org%2Fsite%2FR%3Fi%3Dlqt6fhkuMNksZMSICWTqNg" style="color: #02448d; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Send a letter of thanks to President Obama for once again standing
on the right side of history, and encourage him to promptly issue a strong
federal contractor executive order.</a></strong></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial , helvetica , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Together,
we are pushing the country we love to treat everyone equally—and today promises
great progress.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial , helvetica , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Thank you
for all that you do, and for sticking with us through to the day when workplace
equality is a reality for <em>all</em> Americans.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial , helvetica , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Sincerely,</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: arial , helvetica , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><img alt="Chad Griffin" border="0" height="45" src="http://action.hrc.org/images/content/pagebuilder/2014-04-24-HRC-signature.jpg" width="100" /><br />Chad Griffin<br />President<br />Human Rights Campaign
</span>Keys to the Closethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14712869178294822227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1534671512590283941.post-39352106212574369242014-06-16T14:53:00.001-04:002014-06-16T14:53:54.283-04:00GLMA Digest<a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1534671512590283941#topic3"><strong>HHS Lifts Medicare Ban on Gender-Affirming Surgery
</strong></a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1534671512590283941#topic4"><strong>NY State DOH Removes
Gender-Affirming Surgery Requirement for Birth Certificate Change
</strong></a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1534671512590283941#topic5"><strong>President Obama Issues
Proclamation Declaring June LGBT Pride Month </strong></a><br /><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1534671512590283941#topic6"><strong>Documentary: <em>Just Gender </em></strong></a><br /><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1534671512590283941#topic7"><strong>Publication: <em>Addressing Healthcare Disparities in the
LGBT Population: A Review of Best Practices</em> </strong></a><br /><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1534671512590283941#topic8"><strong>Resource: Best Practices in HIV Prevention
</strong></a><br /><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1534671512590283941#topic9"><strong>Call for Papers: Perspectives on
Sexual and Reproductive Health </strong></a><br /><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;"><strong>Washington to Lift Exclusions for Transgender Care for
State Employee Insurance Plans </strong></span><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;"><br />According to this June 2, 2014, <em>Olympian</em> <a href="https://www.blogger.com/dereferrer?redirectUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theolympian.com%2F2014%2F06%2F02%2F3161389%2Fstate-decides-to-pursue-coverage.html%3Fsp%3D%2F99%2F224%2F%26ihp%3D1" target="_blank">article</a>, in response to testimony by advocates, the Washington
state Public Employees Benefits Board recently announced it is considering
requiring health insurance plans for state employees and retirees to cover
transgender services by January 2016. The board is also considering removing
specific exclusions for coverage for hormone treatment and other care before
2016. While advocates applaud the move, they hope the change will be fully
implemented before 2016. “I personally know a number of Washington state
employees who need transgender health benefits. It seems that the 18-month time
line … (is) awfully long from our point of view,” said Bobbi Dalley, MD,
associate professor of radiology at the University of Washington’s School of
Medicine. “These people are suffering now and could use healthcare.”
<br /><br /><em>Bobbi Dalley, MD, serves as Treasure on GLMA’s Board of
Directors.</em><br /><br /><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1534671512590283941#toc">Back to Table of
Contents</a></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;"><br /><br /><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="topic3" title="topic3"></a><strong>HHS Lifts Medicare Ban on Gender-Affirming
Surgery </strong></span><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;"><br />As reported in the
<em><a href="https://www.blogger.com/dereferrer?redirectUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fnational%2Fhealth-science%2Fban-lifted-on-medicare-coverage-for-sex-change-surgery%2F2014%2F05%2F30%2F28bcd122-e818-11e3-a86b-362fd5443d19_story.html" target="_blank">Washington Post</a></em> on May 30, 2014, the US Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS) lifted Medicare’s 1981 ban on gender-affirming
surgeries after an independent board reviewed the past three decades of research
and found the bases for the exclusion are “not reasonable” anymore. Prior to the
lifting of the ban, Medicare had claimed the surgeries were “experimental” and
denied any and all requests for coverage. As noted in the article, the ruling is
likely to put pressure on more health insurers to provide this coverage as well.
<em>(This item is in follow up to an item on this topic included in the previous
(May 12, 2014) edition of the</em> LGBT Health Digest<em>.)</em> <br /><br /><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1534671512590283941#toc">Back to Table of Contents</a></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;"><br /><br /><strong><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="topic4" title="topic4"></a>NY
State DOH Removes Gender-Affirming Surgery Requirement for Birth Certificate
Change </strong></span><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;"><br />As reported in this
June 5, 2014, <em>Out</em> <a href="https://www.blogger.com/dereferrer?redirectUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.out.com%2Fnews-opinion%2F2014%2F06%2F05%2Ftrans-new-yorkers-celebrate-birth-certificate-news" target="_blank">article</a>, the New York State Department of Health issued
updated guidelines which no longer require a transgender individual to undergo
surgery to change the gender marker on their birth certificate. Five other
states and the District of Columbia have already made this change. As noted in
the article, the <a href="https://www.blogger.com/dereferrer?redirectUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.advocate.com%2Fpolitics%2Ftransgender%2F2014%2F06%2F03%2Fworld-health-org-calls-removal-surgical-requirements-legal-gender" target="_blank">World Health Organization</a> recently issued a report urging
governments to remove the surgical requirement for legal gender recognition.
<br /><br /><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1534671512590283941#toc">Back to Table of
Contents</a></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;"><br /><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="topic5" title="topic5"></a><strong>President Obama Issues Proclamation
Declaring June LGBT Pride Month </strong></span><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">On May 30, 2014, President Obama issued a proclamation
declaring June LGBT Pride Month. “Despite this progress, LGBT workers in too
many States can be fired just because of their sexual orientation or gender
identity; I continue to call on the Congress to correct this injustice by
passing the Employment Non-Discrimination Act,” President Obama said. “And in
the years ahead, we will remain dedicated to addressing health disparities
within the LGBT community by implementing the Affordable Care Act and the
National HIV/AIDS Strategy -- which focuses on improving care while decreasing
HIV transmission rates among communities most at risk.” <a href="https://www.blogger.com/dereferrer?redirectUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.huffingtonpost.com%2F2014%2F06%2F02%2Fobama-pride-month_n_5431801.html" target="_blank">Click here</a> to read the full proclamation. <br /><br /><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1534671512590283941#toc">Back to Table of Contents</a></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;"><br /><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="topic6" title="topic6"></a><strong>Documentary: <em>Just Gender
</em></strong></span><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;"><em>Just Gender</em>,
a new documentary that will begin screenings in major US cities in conjunction
with Pride month, tackles the all too often misunderstood world of transgender.
Although <em>Just Gender</em> utilizes some archival footage and stills, it is
largely built on a series of original footage and interviews of transgendered
persons, their family members and friends, healthcare experts, community leaders
and others who work with the transgender community. The film explores the common
myths and misunderstandings about transgendered people. It also explores the
confusion between sexual orientation and gender identity, as reflected in the
rigid binary view of the world generally held by society. <br /><br />GLMA Board
Member Gal Mayer, MD, was interviewed for the film and included in a clip <a href="https://www.blogger.com/dereferrer?redirectUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.huffingtonpost.com%2F2014%2F06%2F02%2Fjust-gender-transgender_n_5432621.html" target="_blank">available here</a>. To learn more about the film and watch the
trailer, <a href="https://www.blogger.com/dereferrer?redirectUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.justgender.com%2Fpage8%2Findex.html" target="_blank">click here</a>. <br /><br /><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1534671512590283941#toc">Back to Table
of Contents</a> </span></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;"><br /><br /><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="topic7" title="topic7"></a><strong>Publication: <em>Addressing Healthcare
Disparities in the LGBT Population: A Review of Best Practices</em>
</strong></span><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">The healthcare needs of
people who are LGBT have received significant attention from policymakers in the
last several years. Recent reports from the Institute of Medicine, <em>Healthy
People 2020</em> and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality have all
highlighted the need for such long-overdue attention. The healthcare disparities
that affect this population are closely tied to sexual and social stigma.
Furthermore, LGBT people aren't all alike; an understanding of the various
subgroups and demographic factors is vital to providing patient-centered care.
This <em>American Journal of Nursing</em> article by Fidelindo Lim, DNP, RN,
explores LGBT health issues and healthcare disparities, and offers
recommendations for best practices based on current evidence and standards of
care. The article examines gaps in curriculum, health promotion efforts and
cultural competency. <a href="https://www.blogger.com/dereferrer?redirectUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fjournals.lww.com%2Fajnonline%2FFulltext%2F2014%2F06000%2FCE___Addressing_Health_Care_Disparities_in_the.21.aspx" target="_blank">Click here</a> to read more. <br /><br /><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1534671512590283941#toc">Back to Table of Contents</a> </span></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;"><br /><br /><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="topic8" title="topic8"></a><strong>Resource:
Best Practices in HIV Prevention </strong></span><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;">The National LGBT Health Education Center published “Best
Practices in HIV Prevention: Translating Innovation into Action.” This PDF brief
combines expert recommendations with links to over 3.5 hours of video education.
Continuing education credits are available. This report follows a summit of 15
experts convened in Boston to discuss the most innovative and evidence-based HIV
prevention strategies and how to implement these strategies into clinical
practice. Participants included leaders in HIV prevention research, education,
policy, and community engagement. The meeting covered interventions,
professional experiences, and research findings, and included a debate about
next best steps to ending the epidemic among the vulnerable populations of gay
and bisexual men and transgender women. <a href="https://www.blogger.com/dereferrer?redirectUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fthefenwayinstitute.org%2Fhiv-aids-prevention%2F" target="_blank">Click here</a> to access this resource.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1534671512590283941#toc">Back to Table of Contents</a> </span></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;"><br /><br /><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="topic9" title="topic9"></a><strong>Call for
Papers: Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health </strong></span><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;"><em>Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive
Health</em>, a quarterly, peer-reviewed journal, is planning a special issue
with a section devoted to understudied populations, including the LGBTQ
community. Sexual and reproductive health services are most effective when
tailored to the specific circumstances of particular populations. To that end,
much research and programmatic effort has gone toward understanding the
behaviors and service needs of teenagers, members of racial and ethnic minority
groups and socioeconomically disadvantaged men and women. Other groups, however,
have received less attention: individuals with disabilities, incarcerated
persons, homeless men and women, military personnel and transgender people, to
name but a few. The December 2015 issue of <em>Perspectives on Sexual and
Reproductive Health</em> will include a special section devoted to exploring the
sexual and reproductive health needs of understudied populations—those mentioned
above and others whose distinctive situations have been largely overlooked in
the literature and in the policy and service arenas. Deadline for submission is
January 31, 2015. <a href="https://www.blogger.com/dereferrer?redirectUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.guttmacher.org%2Fjournals%2Fcall_psrh.html" target="_blank">Click here</a> for more information and the guidelines for
submissions. <br /><br /><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1534671512590283941#toc">Back to Table of Contents</a>
</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">GLMA’s <em>LGBT Health Digest</em> is an
electronic newsletter with information and resources for health professionals
concerned about the health of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT)
populations. <br /><br />The <em>Digest</em> highlights issues, events, publications
and other newsworthy items pertinent to LGBT health. Please feel free to
circulate the <em>Digest</em> to your colleagues. <br /><br /><strong>To sign up,
send your request to </strong></span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/mail/mailto;jsessionid=85748D340F30D1AD00A422AD28302250-n2.lxa10b?to=digest%40glma.org&selection=vfol1" target="_parent"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><strong>digest@glma.org</strong></span></a><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><strong>.</strong></span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/mail/mailto;jsessionid=85748D340F30D1AD00A422AD28302250-n2.lxa10b?to=ekanelee%40glma.org&selection=vfol1" target="_parent"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"></span></a><span style="font-size: xx-small;">
</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>Keys to the Closethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14712869178294822227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1534671512590283941.post-13424687454317461152014-06-16T14:27:00.000-04:002014-06-16T15:00:03.871-04:00Digital Media Syndication <h2>
Find free health content for your websites, apps, and social media</h2>
CDC, FDA, NIH, and HHS are partnering for public health to create an easy way
for our public health partners to access digital resources—like web content,
images, video, data, infographics, social media content, and more—that can
support your existing local activities. Through digital media syndication,
Federal science-based resources can be combined with your ongoing communication
activities to coordinate health messaging for maximum impact and reach those at
greatest risk.<br />
<br />
<b>Q: What Does this Really Mean? </b><br />
<b>A: Convenient and Free Access to Valuable Digital Tools </b><br />
High-quality content and multimedia developed at the federal level can be
used locally in a number of ways and is designed to be easily distributed using
existing channels, including: <br />
<ul>
<li>Local websites – Textual content is unbranded and displayed within your
site's structure, maintaining its look-and-feel. </li>
<li>Social media profiles – Posts are science-based and formatted for quick
dissemination on your social profiles, like Facebook and Twitter. </li>
<li>Video and image sharing sites – Videos, images, and infographics can be
easily added to your YouTube, Flickr, and Pinterest profiles. </li>
<li>Newsletters and e-mails – Narrative text provides relevant content for your
outreach activities and existing audiences. </li>
<li>Data Visualization – Data and data visualizations bring timely federal and
state data to you.</li>
</ul>
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<br />
<b>Q: Do I Need It? </b><br />
<b>A: Yes! Expand Your Reach, Engage Your Audiences, and Save Time &
Money </b><br />
This is a valuable opportunity to do more with less. <br />
<ul>
<li>Expand your public health impact with high-quality multimedia and
science-based content provided by trusted partners</li>
<li>Find and use timely social and digital content from a growing communications
library for your existing initiatives. </li>
<li>Worry less about content development and upkeep with automatically updating,
low-maintenance tools. </li>
</ul>
You can find content for syndication from multiple sites, including: <br />
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<a href="https://syndication.hhs.gov/"><b>Health and Human
Services</b></a><br />
<a href="http://tools.cdc.gov/"><b>Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention</b></a><br />
<a href="http://tools.fda.gov/"><b>Food and Drug
Administration</b></a><br />
<a href="http://tools.niaid.nih.gov/"><b>National Institutes of
Health</b></a></blockquote>
<b>Q: Sounds Great! How Do I Get Started? </b><br />
<b>A: Three Easy Steps to More Health Content </b><br />
These resources are offered through federal digital media syndication sites
that are easy to use, regardless of your technical expertise or size of your
team. When you syndicate content, automatic updates mean minimal maintenance on
your part, and technical assistance and support mean help is always available.
<br />
<b>1. </b><a href="https://tools.fda.gov/CSStorefront/"><b>Register</b></a> and get
anytime access to high-quality content, plus alerts when new content is added.
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<b>2.</b> <b>Discover</b> content across
agencies</div>
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<b>3. Send feedback</b> and ask
questions</div>
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