Category Archives: Education

LGBTQ Cultures, 2nd edition, now available on Kindle!

Posted on January 11, 2016 by Peggy L Chinn

We are delighted to let everyone know that the 2nd edition of the book we use on the LavenderHealth.org website as the recommended text for education is now available on all ebook outlets. The book is LGBTQ Cultures: What Healthcare Professionals … Continue reading →

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LGBTQ Cultures 2nd Edition!

Posted on December 3, 2015 by Peggy L Chinn

Mickey Eliason and I are delighted to announce that the 2nd Edition of this book has just appeared – LGBTQ Cultures: What Healthcare Professionals Need to Know About Sexual and Gender Diversity! It is available now on the publisher’s website, and … Continue reading →

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John-Manuel Andriote on Gay Men’s Resilience

Posted on August 18, 2015 by Thomas Lawrence Long

As we’ve written before, the capacity to bend in life’s storms without breaking is an important virtue, which is cultivated not by coddling a “cloistered virtue” but by testing and using these psychic “muscles,” is essential to mental and physical wellness. Also known … Continue reading →

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Looking for an LGBTQ-friendly college?

Posted on July 30, 2015 by Peggy L Chinn

LGBTQ people who are making plans for undergraduate or graduate study have the extra challenge of wondering what campuses will be the most welcoming, if not the least hostile. It is stressful enough to select a place that provides the … Continue reading →

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Caring for Transgender Patients

Posted on January 10, 2015 by Peggy L Chinn

An article by GLMA nursing colleagues Laura Hein and Nathan Leavitt appears in the November/December 2014 issue of Nursing Made Incredibly Easy. The article is free, and you can earn Continuing Education based on the article! Another article in this … Continue reading →