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HIV/AIDS and Communities of Color
The HIV/AIDS epidemic continues to ravage communities of color. The disease disproportionately affects men and women of color—gay and bisexual men of color, in particular—and the disparity is escalating.
Healthcare Equality Index
The Healthcare Equality Index is a project of the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. The HEI provides a quality indicator for healthcare facility policies related to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.
A Milestone in Lesbian Health Advocacy: The Institute of Medicine Report
For more than 20 years, lesbian health advocates have focused their attention on the need for quality health care services for lesbians as well as for research on lesbian health.
Lesbian Health
Lesbian and bisexual women face a medical and scientific establishment that often dismisses the validity of their health concerns. The Human Rights Campaign works hard to ensure that health care reform addresses the needs of lesbians and that national leaders in the research and health care fields include the needs of lesbians in their work.
Coming Out to Your Doctor
One of the keys to good healthcare is being open with your healthcare provider. Doctors, nurses, physician assistants, psychotherapists and other professionals treating you need to know about your sexual orientation and gender identity to give the best care possible.