Key LGBTQ Organizations
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LGBTQ Health
Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Center
The L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center provides a broad array of services for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community, welcoming nearly a quarter-million client visits from ethnically diverse youth and adults each year. Through its Jeffrey Goodman Special Care Clinic and on-site pharmacy, the Center offers free and low-cost health, mental health, HIV/AIDS medical
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Gender Affirming Care for Transgender and Gender Diverse People Experiencing Homelessness
Housing instability, employment, and other social determinants of health intersect to create barriers to achieving health equity for transgender and gender diverse (TGD) people. This session will address the needs of and considerations for TGD patients experiencing homelessness. Speakers: Alex Keuroghlian, MD, MPH, Director of the Division of Education and Training, Fenway Institute Session Materials:
Gender-Affirming Care and Homelessness: An Annotated Bibliography
Gender diversity is a social determinant of both health and housing. Trans homelessness has increased 113% since 20163 and trans individuals disproportionately experience unsheltered homelessness, further exacerbating health inequities that exist among this population. As such, gender-affirming care is an important component of Health Care for the Homeless (HCH) services. This annotated bibliography provides a
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Housing, Health, and LGBTQIA+ Older Adults
Housing is a key social determinant of health because it affects all aspects of health and quality of life. Housing instability and homelessness cause high levels of stress and increase vulnerability to disease, violence, and injury.1 Whether someone has stable housing directly affects their ability to safely store medication, get to appointments, eat well, and
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Gender-Affirming Care and Homelessness: An Annotated Bibliography
Pediatric providers serve a critically important role in guiding and supporting the families of children under their care. Because of this role, the parents, guardians, and other caregivers (hereafter referred to as families) of transgender and gender diverse (TGD) children and adolescents may reach out to their pediatric providers soon after learning of their child’s
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Supportive Housing and Health Services for LGBTQIA+ Youth Experiencing Homelessness: Promising Practices
Presented by National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center. This publication addresses health disparities that LGBTQIA+ youth experiencing homelessness face and focuses on ways to increase engagement of LGBTQIA+ youth into health and housing programs. Download Research (Link)
Cultural Humility When Working with LGBTQ Youth
Presented at the National Health Care for the Homeless Conference. View Slides (PDF)
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