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Human Rights Campaign gets a lot of criticism for everything from catering to rich gays to not having a more visible impact on national politics, but I think HRC does some good work. For example, they recently issued this year’s Health Equality Index, a report on the LGBT policies of nearly 200 health care providers. [...]
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A few weeks after being featured on the TV One series Unsung, Sylvester continues to impact people’s lives. A story in the Bay Area Reporter revealed that Sylvester’s estate is donating nearly $140,000 to Project Open Hand and the AIDS Emergency Fund in San Francisco. When Sylvester died in 1988, he bequeathed his royalties to [...]
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As I celebrate another year of sobriety I’ve come across a story that confirms the worst suspicions of the rehabilitatation industry. The Clear Haven Centre, a facility located outside Montreal, abruptly closed and dropped its patients off at the airport. Patients were given 30 minutes to make other arrangements, as internet access was disconnected. At [...]
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Back in 1991, Michael Franti wrote a song called “Television, Drug Of The Nation.” And thanks to new research, television, like most drugs, can now be conclusively linked with health problems. An article in a journal published by the American Heart Association reports that each hour spent watching television shortens your life. More specifically, television [...]
In August 2009, I wrote about the LGBTI Health Summit in Chicago. The summit happened as the health care debate was kicking into high gear, and there were hopes that the LGBT community would be adequately represented in any federal legislation. Now that Congress appears ready to pass health care reform, it is worth noting [...]
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On this World AIDS Day, an ugly development in Uganda shows how gay people, HIV, and homophobia are intertwined. Last year, Uganda received $287 million American tax dollars for HIV prevention. The funds were part of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). The latest round of money is now under scrutiny due to [...]
With President Obama’s efforts to reform health care dominating the headlines in recent weeks, it was with great anticipation that I attended the National LGBTI Health Summit in Chicago from August 14 – 18. Over the course of the summit, dozens of workshops were held, as well as plenary panels and group discussions. Presenters described [...]
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