Author Archives: Thomas Lawrence Long

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About Thomas Lawrence Long

Professor Emeritus, School of Nursing, University of Connecticut; editor and writing coach

Bad Blood?

Posted on October 15, 2014 by Thomas Lawrence Long

What if you could potentially save nearly two million people with a simple regulatory policy change? That question, according to a recent study by Ayako Miyashita and  Gary J. Gates for the UCLA School of Law’s Williams Institute, is not rhetorical. Ending … Continue reading →

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Binary No More: The Transgender Challenge

Posted on September 19, 2014 by Thomas Lawrence Long

My first transgender friend I met in 1976 when I was a graduate student at the University of Illinois. Formerly “Donny,” Lydia lived at the periphery of the campus community. For part of that bicentennial summer I dated a friend … Continue reading →

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Gimme That Oldtime Religion: Stigma, Epidemic Disease, and Sexual Minorities

Posted on August 21, 2014 by Thomas Lawrence Long

Few things evoke humans’ atavistic reactions as do natural disasters, including epidemics. The scale of epidemic disease and its elusive causes and treatments prompt us to revert to primitive prejudices and fears. We saw this at work when a virus … Continue reading →

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Should Gay Men Take Preventive HIV Medications?

Posted on July 24, 2014 by Thomas Lawrence Long

A recent recommendation by the World Health Organization (WHO) was announced in mass media with headlines like “WHO Says All Gay Men Should Consider Taking Antitretroviral Drugs,” “Healthy Gay Men Urged to Take HIV Drugs,” and “The WHO Wants All Gay Men … Continue reading →

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New LGBT Policies Adopted by the AMA

Posted on June 18, 2014 by Thomas Lawrence Long

Announcement from Gay Lesbian Medical Association (GLMA): In GLMA’s second year participating as a voting Delegate in the American Medical Association (AMA) Annual Meeting, the AMA addressed a handful of important issues related to LGBT health. GLMA was capably represented … Continue reading →

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