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Shaunti Meyer, medical director at the STRIDE Community Health Center in Aurora, Colo., says she discloses her sexual orientation to patients when it feels appropriate.

Some physicians are uneasy as Colorado collects providers' diversity data

Apr 25, 2022
To advance health equity, the state is requiring insurers that offer public option plans to collect demographic data on providers, including race and sexual orientation, raising privacy concerns.
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A high number of LGBTQ teens and youth struggle with mental health issues, according to a new survey by The Trevor Project.

Thoughts Of Suicide, Other Mental Health Struggles Still High For LGBTQ Youth

Jul 24, 2020
A survey by The Trevor Project found that 40% of young LGBTQ people have considered suicide in the last year. The pandemic has only exacerbated mental health issues LGBTQ youth already face.
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Bamby Salcedo, here speaking at a 2017 rally, is president and CEO of the TransLatin@ Coalition, one of the plaintiffs in a lawsuit filed to keep Obama-era civil rights protections in place. "Everyone deserves easy access to health care," Salcedo says, "

LGBTQ Clinics Sue Trump Administration Over Discrimination In Trans Health Care

Jun 22, 2020
A lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's rule affecting LGBTQ discrimination in health care is filed Monday. Plaintiffs say last week's Supreme Court decision has put "wind in our sails."
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Home But Not Safe, Some LGBTQ Young People Face Rejection From Families in Lockdown

May 17, 2020
For many young people, going to college allows them to finally express their sexual orientation or gender identity. Now with schools closed, many are suffering with families that don't accept them.
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Supporters of LGBTQ rights took to the street in a demonstration in front of the U.S. Supreme Court last October.

'Whiplash' Of LGBTQ Protections And Rights, From Obama To Trump

Mar 02, 2020
The Obama and Trump administrations have used their power to shape legal interpretations of "sex discrimination" in very different ways. Here's a rundown on what's changed for LGBTQ rights in the U.S.
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Researchers looked for genetic variants linked to sexual behavior in new genetic research that analyzed DNA from donated blood samples from nearly half a million middle-aged people from Britain who participated in a project called UK Biobank.

Search For 'Gay Genes' Comes Up Short In Large New Study

Aug 29, 2019
Researchers have long hoped to find out if genes contribute to sexual orientation. A new study of genetic data from thousands of people hints there may be some link, but it's still far from clear.
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