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Bisexual People Have Worse Health Outcomes Than LGTQ+ People — Why?

Disparities within this community persist.

POLL: Thousands of U.K. Health Workers Believe in Gay 'Cure'

A new study shows alarming LGBT biases in the British health care system.

Trans 'Queer Eye' Subject Sues Employer Over Health Care

Skyler Jay is hoping to bring trans-inclusive health care to the University System of Georgia. 

LGBT Leaders Attend White House Health Summit

LGBT leaders were among 150 people invited to the White House for a health care forum in which the Obama administration launched an effort to reform the nation's health care system.

The Harrowing Experience of Fighting for Gender-Affirming Health Care

Tanya Asapansa-Johnson Walker talks about the immense barriers she's faced in the health care system. 

Michael Moore

The man who took on Bush and 9/11 has set his sights on another tragedy--the American health care system. In his latest documentary, Sicko, Michael Moore reveals the dark side of health care in a capitalist system. But the question remains: Will he ever make a movie about us?

When Homeless Trans Men Facing Violence Have Nowhere to Turn

Boys Do Cry: Shelter, foster care, mental health, and legal systems keep letting men like me fall through the cracks.

Arizona Gets Its First Clinic for Trans Veterans

The Transgender Treatment Team at Tucson's Southern Arizona Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care System is now open and ready to serve transgender veterans.

LGBTQs Out About Mental Health Concerns Are Resisting Assimilation

Queer and trans people talk about navigating a flawed health care system that divides us by race, gender identity, age, and socio-economic status. 

Trans veterans were promised access to gender-affirming surgeries — but it never happened

The Transgender American Veterans Association filed a lawsuit on Thursday over the Department of Veterans Affairs’ failure to act after years of inaction.

Trans People Shouldn't Be Alone in Fight for Health Care

Health care providers, business leaders, political policymakers, and more must join to fend off threats and expand access to gender-affirming care.

The Cost of Inaction on PEPFAR, the AIDS Relief Program That's Saved Millions

Leaders of Partners In Health, the international public health nonprofit, write about the danger of not funding PEPFAR, a program that's saved 25 million lives and prevented millions of HIV infections.

What Health Equity Means for Queer Liberation

The fight against barriers to health care must be part of the fight for equality.

Supreme Court Backs Health Care Law, LGBT Leaders Cheer

Except for gay conservative groups, advocates see the decision as a victory for the president and LGBT Americans who disproportionately face barriers to accessing health care.

How the Health Care Law Offers an Ounce of Prevention

The health care reform law includes free ways to stay healthy.

Health-Tech Start-Up Plume Brings Gender-Affirming Care Into Homes

The Denver company says it can provide gender-affirming care access to 90 percent of transgender Americans across 42 states.

GOP Health Care: Make Sure You're Healthy and Wealthy

Our most vulnerable -- including low-income people with HIV -- will be devastated if the Republicans get their way.

4 Questions Answered on the LGBT Health Care Bill of Rights

New York City made an important step toward equality.

Abortion Clinics Don't Just Serve Straight Women

HIV care, trans clinics, cancer screenings for lesbians and bi women — many abortion clinics offer these services, so the battle to keep them open is our fight too.

Op-ed: No One Is Invincible

One young man who's in a bout with cancer explains why no one should scoff at affordable health care.

For Young LGBTQ+ Folks, Emergency Contraception on Campus Is Essential

A nonbinary student advocates for queer people to have more control over their sexual and reproductive health.