working to achieve LGBTQ health equity

Olivia Homer

Jul 31, 2018

Intimate Partner Violence in Same-Sex Male Couples

Nearly half of same-sex male couples in a recent study reported experiencing any form of intimate partner violence (IPV).

Olivia Homer

Jul 24, 2018

Addressing Opioid Use Disorder in the LGBTQ Community

LGB adults are at greater risk than heterosexual adults for opioid use disorder.

Olivia Homer

Jul 17, 2018

Pediatricians and Gender Dysphoric Youth

Parents frequently turn to pediatricians when their children begin displaying signs of gender nonconformity–but many pediatricians don’t know how to care for these…

Olivia Homer

Jul 10, 2018

Aging with Pride Study Explores Health Outcomes of LGBT Seniors

According to a researcher of the Aging with Pride: National Health, Aging, and Sexuality/Gender Study, the relative invisibility of older…

Olivia Homer

Jul 3, 2018

LGBTQ Veterans Feel Uncomfortable Seeking Care at VA

Many LGBTQ US veterans feel uncomfortable seeking mental health care and substance abuse treatment from Veterans Affairs clinics, despite the repeal…

Olivia Homer

Jun 27, 2018

Transgender Patient Care at Breast Imaging Facilities

In a survey of US breast imaging facilities, researchers found that 73.4% of facilities lack explicit policies for the care of transgender patients…

Olivia Homer

Jun 19, 2018

AMA Adopts Policies for Transgender Prisoners and LGBT Family Leave

The American Medical Association (AMA) recently adopted two policies related to LGBTQ issues, one urging appropriate placement of…

Cameron McConkey

Jun 18, 2018

The Moral Hazard Paradox of PrEP and Condom Use

A recent study out of Australia now represents one of the strongest evidence bases for the association between PrEP and decreased condom use in men who have…

Olivia Homer

Jun 12, 2018

Sexual Minority Women Less Likely to Seek Mental Health and Alcohol Treatment

An Australian study found that very few same-sex attracted women (SSAW) utilize treatment for alcohol and mental health…

Cameron McConkey

Jun 7, 2018

Questions for BRCA1+ Trans-Feminine Youth

A new case study this week in the journal LGBT Health explores the story of a trans-feminine youth identified as BRCA1+ at the onset of hormone therapy. Little is…