Monthly Archives: May 2015

What’s sexual orientation got to do with it? LGBTQI reproductive health

Posted on May 28, 2015 by monashattell

Co-authored by Monica McLemore, PhD, MPH, RN, assistant professor at the University of California San Francisco, and Candace W. Burton, PhD, RN, AFN-BC, AGN-BC, FNAP assistant professor at Virginia Commonwealth University. In 2002, the first ever, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, … Continue reading →

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American Academy of Nursing Issues 2 LGBTQ Policy Statements

Posted on May 25, 2015 by Peggy L Chinn

This month the American Academy of Nursing has issued two important policy statements that affirm LGBTQ health! Both statements are available for download from the Nursing Outlook web site: American Academy of Nursing position statement on reparative therapy – this statement … Continue reading →

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Happy & Healthy Queer Vacations

Posted on May 20, 2015 by Thomas Lawrence Long

With the arrival of the Memorial Day holiday in the U.S., the American vacation season begins. While some of us of a certain age will recall that “gay vacation” or “gay resort” usually meant something that was not “family friendly” … Continue reading →

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Docubank – An Exemplar of LGBTQ Inclusion

Posted on May 18, 2015 by Peggy L Chinn

Although it is still rare to discover a mainstream service or organization that is clearly and openly LGBTQ-inclusive, it is, thankfully, becoming more common. I stumbled across just such a service recently, when I was reminded to update my personal … Continue reading →

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Award-winning article on “Caring for Transgender Patients”

Posted on May 12, 2015 by Peggy L Chinn

We have just learned that the article “Caring for Transgender Patients” by nurse authors Laura C. Hein, PhD, RN, NP and Nathan Levitt, RN from Nursing made Incredibly Easy’s November/December 2014 Diversity Issue has just won a 2015 American Society of Healthcare … Continue reading →