Orchid Technology Helping LGBTQ People Feel More Welcome In Hospitals
BY BTL STAFF It is estimated that 1.4 million U.S. adults identify as transgender, according to an analysis based on new federal and state data. With such an [...]
AHIMA Practice Brief Stresses Importance of Inclusive Healthcare Practices
BY BTL STAFF Healthcare professional and health information management professionals can help create a healthcare environment that is non-judgmental and [...]
Local Doctor Offers Unique Care for Trans Patients
Dr. William Powers, DO, is well ahead of many practitioners in the state of Michigan when it comes to understanding and supporting LGBTQ healthcare issues. [...]
Small City Life for Gay Minorities: Implications for Sexual Health and Stigma
BY BTL STAFF There is an established link between levels of homophobic discrimination and depression, substance abuse and HIV vulnerability in gay men, [...]
Michigan LGBT Community Centers Offer 2016 Smoking Cessation Programs
BY AJ TRAGER In an effort to end nicotine and tobacco addiction for LGBT Michigan residents, LGBT community centers across the state have teamed up to provide [...]
Playing Ball' in the LGBT League
BY AJ TRAGER ROCHESTER HILLS – Fifteen years ago when Robert Hellar joined the Metro Detroit Softball League (MDSL), the 10-team league was largely a group [...]
From 'Love' to Love: LGBT Tennis in the Motor City
BY AJ TRAGER LIVONIA – Tim Ross loves tennis. He started playing the sport when he was in fifth grade and has continued to follow his passion for the sport, [...]
Webinar: Healthcare Stigma Facing Transgender Individuals
Hosted by the National Coalition for LGBT Health, an April 20 webinar will discuss the numerous stigmas impacting the delivery of healthcare for transgender [...]
Getting Sober
By Christopher Treacy It felt like I was circling the drain. I got stuck in a vicious cycle, allowing some evil mechanism within me to destroy everything I [...]
Kicking Detroit's Smoking Habit: Breaking The Cycle
BY AJ TRAGER Kunto Howard, 24, project coordinator for "Breaking The Cycle," a program of LGBT Detroit, is working to help people stop smoking. Howard says [...]
Addressing LGBT Health Disparities
BY AJ TRAGER DETROIT – The Fenway Institute and the Center for American Progress recently lobbied the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, who will [...]
Positive Thoughts: Q&A with Mondo Guerra
By Oriol R. Gutierrez Jr. I was hooked up to this and that, and in my heart and mind I was dying of AIDS. I still didnt talk about it. I hit rock bottom, and [...]
