Tag: LGBTQ
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Every Hospital System Needs An LGBTQ Health Director
[ad_1] If you’re a queer person who has ever set foot in a doctor’s office, then you know that the medical industrial system was not built with us in mind. There is still a lot of ignorance around queer sex, and confusion (or resistance) to trans and nonbinary people’s identities. And while several hospitals have…
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Breast Cancer Treatment As A LGBTQ Person Was Awful
[ad_1] I was scared as I approached the receptionist at my oncologists’ office. I had recently been diagnosed with breast cancer at age 56 after my annual mammogram. I didn’t know yet how bad things were. Was I going to die? Had they caught it early enough? “Hi, I’m Gina, I have an appointment,” I…
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A gay doctor says Louisiana laws targeting the LGBTQ community are his cue to leave
[ad_1] As It Happens6:35A gay doctor says Louisiana laws targeting the LGBTQ community are his cue to leave Dr. Jake Kleinmahon is one of three doctors in Louisiana with his kind of pediatric cardiology specialty. While he has a hard time leaving his patients, their families understand why he’s making the decision to move out…
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LGBTQ+ abuse in care homes revealed – Channel 4 News
[ad_1] One of the joys of growing old is being able to unashamedly be yourself – but sadly that isn’t proving to be the case for many older LGBTQ+ people living in care. A report by the charity Compassion in Care seen exclusively by this programme found hundreds of cases of elderly people experiencing homophobic…
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LGBTQ+ culture war enters Riverside County congressional race
[ad_1] What could have been a routine vote in Congress to approve transportation funding has become a culture war flashpoint in one of the nation’s most competitive House races — the fight for a Riverside County seat, with GOP Rep. Ken Calvert facing a challenge from a Democrat in a race that is drawing national…
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Newsom threatens to fine Temecula school district in LGBTQ+ controversy
[ad_1] SACRAMENTO — Two San Francisco Democrats were at the center of a chaotic school board meeting in Southern California on Tuesday: Gov. Gavin Newsom and slain gay rights leader Harvey Milk. During the nine-hour Temecula Valley Unified meeting, which ran past midnight, some parents spoke in support of the conservative majority on the school board…
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Ron DeSantis defends video going after Trump on LGBTQ issues: ‘Totally fair game’
[ad_1] Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis defended a controversial video Wednesday that went after former President Donald Trump over LGBTQ rights and was shared by his campaign. “Identifying Donald Trump as really being a pioneer in injecting gender ideology into the mainstream, where he was having men compete against women in his beauty pageants — I…
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Buttigieg Rips DeSantis for Trying to Prove Manhood in ‘Oiled Up’ LGBTQ+ Ad
[ad_1] Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg ripped Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Sunday for trying to “prove” his “manhood” in an “oiled up” LGBTQ+ attack ad that was published this week. The Florida governor is facing criticism from Democrats and Republicans after the “DeSantis War Room” Twitter account posted a video on Friday calling attention to…
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LGBTQ workplace discrimination: How to deal with bias
[ad_1] Aditya Tiwari, a PR professional, hasn’t faced blatant workplace discrimination. But he hopes that one day, little things that mean the world to the LGBTQ+ community – having genderless washrooms or the use of right pronouns – become a norm in a professional and personal space. Some of his friends have had a different…
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How MoveOn Is Working to Support the LGBTQ+ Community
[ad_1] By MoveOn. Thursday, June 15 2023 The LGBTQ+ neighborhood, notably transgender people, is beneath assault from Republicans. In line with the American Civil Liberties Union, practically 500 anti-LGBTQ+ payments have gone earlier than state legislatures for the reason that begin of this 12 months alone, and anti-trans payments have doubled since 2022. Florida…