By D’Shonda Brown — 2021
These black women and gender-nonconforming individuals have created a space for other young girls and nonbinary persons to feel seen and heard.
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In November 2020, Dr. Cross and her business partner, both Black women, opened Serenity Women’s Health & Med Spa in Pearland, a one-stop shop where women can get both a Pap smear and a massage in a single visit.
Treatment for breast cancer is difficult for any woman, but for a lesbian, it can be especially difficult.
All people, including those who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ), need sexual and reproductive health care.
A movement has formed around the idea that one’s ability to build a family should not be determined by wealth, sexuality, gender or biology.
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists endorses equitable treatment for lesbians and bisexual women and their families, not only for direct health care needs, but also for indirect health care issues.