Does Your Gym Help or Hurt?
MARK THIESMEYER, MS, MPH, RD Mark Thiesmeyer, MS, MPH, RD The stereotype of gay men being obsessed with our appearance aside, it's a sad fact that LGBTQ people [...]
Detroit HealthLink Project Awarded Grant to Research LGBTQ Cancer Disparities
BY DREW HOWARD A program purposed with addressing cancer-related needs in Metro Detroit has received additional funding that will go toward researching cancer [...]
Corktown Health Center Puts Detroit on the Map for Advances in LGBTQ Health
BY PATRICK YANKEE The opening of Corktown Health Center (CHC) as Michigan's first nonprofit focused on delivering health care services to the LGBTQ community [...]
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 [...]
SAGE Metro Detroit Director Reflects on Two Busy Years in the State
SAGE, which stands for Services & Advocacy for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Elders, has been around for nearly 30 years. Based in New York, it is [...]
Opening the Doors to LGBTQ-Focused Care
HELPs staff has grown in the last 30 years from just a handful of dedicated individuals to around 30 people, who will provide culturally-competent care to [...]
Dem Gubernatorial Candidates Call for Reform of State's HIV-Specific Law
Abdul El-Sayed Gretchen Whitmer LANSING – Calling Michigan's HIV-specific felony law "discriminatory" and "wrong to criminalize sickness," the two declared [...]
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 [...]
National LGBTQ Task Force Urges Congress to Stop Trumpcare
BY BTL STAFF The National LGBTQ Task Force Action Fund is celebrating the seventh anniversary of the enactment of Obamacare with a call to action urging [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
