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The Dinah’s 30th anniversary: How the Palm Springs event celebrates queer womanhood
The five-day event in California — filled with music, comedy and pool parties — has changed with the times. |
14 Open-Air Restaurants on Palm Canyon Drive to Dine at This Fall
“Palm Springs is the perfect place to visit if you’re not ready for summer to be over. The region’s year-round sunshine, balmy nights and bustling outdoor dining scene might make you forget it’s even fall. |
The Dinah Shore Weekend's Creator Looks Back on 30 Years (Q&A)
The Dinah Shore Weekend aka “The Dinah” is universally recognized as the biggest and best known queer gathering in the U.S., save for national Pride celebrations. Held in Palm Springs, the super-party is notable and exceptional because it is a lesbian event, and hence, offers a unique sisterhood energy that brings regulars back year after […] |
Transgender Youth Face Multiple Barriers to Health Care, Study Finds
Discrimination, delays and systemic hurdles prevent young trans people from reaching the care they need, a new study finds. |
Pharma outreach to LGBTQ community lacking, reveals untapped market beyond HIV and PrEP
The healthcare needs of the LGBTQ community go beyond HIV testing and prevention, of course, but you wouldn’t know it from watching typical pharma TV ads. In fact, nearly half of the people surveyed in a new study think pharma companies aren’t doing enough to reach out to members of the LGBTQ community, |
FOLX Health Introduces First-of-its Kind LGBTQ+ Health and Wellness Summit
The month-long, virtual celebration will focus on the holistic care of the queer and trans community and features curated events led by world-renowned leaders dedicated to the spiritual, emotional, and physical well-being of LGBTQ+ people. |
Oscar Health unveils tool for LGBTQ+ community
The move comes as the care challenges faced by the LGBTQIA+ community increasingly catch policymakers and investors' eyes. |
Fostering a Healthy Workplace Requires a Holistic Approach
Employers have the power to create a foundation for strong mental health and growth. |
Ending The Invisibility: 180 Organizations Call for Routine LGBTQI+ Health Data Collection
Over 180 LGBTQI and allied community organizations have signed on to an open letter to health leaders calling for an end to the invisibility of LGBTQI people in health data. Community leaders ask for data collection in health records, research, surveillance, clinical trials and more. They provide sample measures and urge health leaders not to wait further before making LGBTQI health data collection routine. |
Grand Rounds and Doctor On Demand agree to acquire Included Health for improving LGBTQ+ health care
As Pride approaches, a San Francisco digital health behemoth has picked up a health care navigation company focused specifically on the LGBTQ+ population. |
‘Life and Death’ for Patients: Startups Fill LGBTQ Wellness Gap
Services aimed at the trans community are a matter of “life and death” as government policies aim to restrict support. |
Demetre Daskalakis named senior vaccine equity lead at CDC
Demetre Daskalakis, who previously oversaw disease control in New York City, will take on one of the most vexing challenges in the immunization campaign. |
Some LGBTQ People Are Saying 'No Thanks' to the Covid Vaccine
Evidence suggests that some sexual and gender minorities — especially people of color — are hesitant to get vaccinated due to mistrust of the medical establishment. |
CDC report signals work on LGBTQ+ health will resume, advocates say
The data itself is not new, and advocates are urging the Biden administration to step up efforts to reach queer Americans. |
Aetna will expand coverage for gender-affirming surgeries
The major insurance carrier will cover breast augmentation. |
How One Company Hopes To Make Healthcare More Caring Towards The For LGBTQIA+ Community
A company named FOLX Health recently launched as "the first-ever digital healthcare service provider specifically designed to provide customized medical plans for the LGBTQIA+ community" to address the frequent discrimination and even violence in healthcare. |
Joe Biden taps Pa. Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine to serve as assistant health secretary
Pennsylvania Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine has been selected by President-elect Joe Biden to serve as the assistant secretary of health and human services in the forthcoming administration. Levine, who has served as the state's top health official since 2017, would become the first openly transgender federal official if confirmed by the U.S. Senate. |
20 Queer Q's with Activist Raif Derrazi
Get to know HIV Activist and +Life fitness expert, Raif Derrazi! |
Folx is a new healthcare provider by and for the queer community
>15% of overall LGBTQ participants in a 2020 Center for American Progress survey, and 28% of transgender participants, postponed or avoided care due to discrimination. |