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How Doctors’ Assumptions about LGBTQ Patients Can Be Harmful to Their Health

By Sara M Moniuszko — 2021

Experts say the lack of LGBTQ-inclusive care is caused by a variety of factors, but the need to improve the system is vital in preventing potential detrimental outcomes for people in this community.

Read on www.usatoday.com

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How Wrestler Mack Beggs Found a Higher Calling as a Trans Activist

In 2018, high school wrestler Mack Beggs made international headlines with a photograph showing him performing a winning move against an opponent in the Texas State girl’s wrestling tournament.

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Walking in Two Worlds: Canada’s ‘Two-Spirit’ Doctor Guiding Trans Teenagers

Sitting on the floor of a teepee, in a circle of patients, friends and relatives, Doctor James Makokis cried as he remembered his father struggling to accept him when he came out as gay at the age of 17.

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The Risks of Coming Out at Work

Although society has made many strides in queer acceptance and visibility, coming out at work is still a monumental—and sometimes risky—task for many LGBTQ workers.

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When this Gay College Soccer Player Was Called a Slur by an Opponent, His Team Rallied around Him to a 5–0 Win

Couper Gunn had talked openly with his team about gay slurs and their impact on him. It impacted him that night.

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When James Becomes Janice: What Not to Ask a Transgender Friend

Steven Petrow addresses questions about gay and straight etiquette for a boomer-age audience.

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LGBTQIA Well-Being