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Gay and Lesbian Health Victoria
Link to GLHV website giving access to research, resources, links, etc.
Documents and links in this resource
- GLHV (web link)
Lesbian Health
Various research articles related to lesbian health.
Documents and links in this resource
- Caring for Lesbian Health (caring for lesbian health.pdf)
- Lesbian, Bisexual Health - cover, contents (2 cover foreword index intro.pdf)
- Lesbian health inequalities: a cultural minority issue for health professionals (eMJA.doc)
- Older Lesbians (older lesbians.rtf)
- Lesbians in New Zealand : their mental health and satisfaction with mental health services (Titre du document.doc)
- gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, health (web link)
- Lesbian Health & Research Centre (web link)
- Lesbian Health (web link)
- Lesbian.com (web link)
- Lesbian Resource Centre (web link)
- Lesbian Health Inequality (eMJA.doc)
- Lesbians at risk (Lesbians at risk.doc)
- Lesbians in New Zealand (Titre du document.doc)
- Lesbians and health - bibliography 1 (lesbians1.htm)
- Lesbians and health - bibliography 2 (lesbians 2.htm)
- Lesbians and health - bibliography 3 (lesbians 3.htm)
- Lesbians and health - bibliography 4 (lesbians not HIV.htm)
- Older Lesbians (older lesbians.rtf)
- New National Survey Shows Financial Concerns and Lack of Adequate Health Insurance are Top Causes for Delay by Lesbians in Obtaining Health Care (New National Survey Shows Financial Concerns and Lack of Adequate Health Insurance are Top Causes for Delay by Lesbians in Obtaining Health Care.htm)
- Overweight and Obesity in Sexual-Minority Women: Evidence From Population-Based Data (obesity in lesbian.doc)
- Program Discusses Lesbian Health Study (Program Discusses Lesbian Health Study.doc)
- UK Lesbian Health Survey (lesbian.pdf)
- 10 years of lesbian health (10 years.pdf)
- Chewing The Fat - The Real Risks Of Lesbian Obesity (Chewing The Fat.doc)
- LESBIANS 'ARE LESS HEALTHY' (lesbians less healthy.doc)
- Healthcare of the Lesbian and Bisexual Population (Healthcare of the Lesbian and Bisexual Population.doc)
- LESBIAN BREAST CANCER RISK HIGHER (breast cancer.doc)
- Lesbians' stress levels higher than straight women's during holidays (Lesbians stress levels.doc)
- Lesbians and cancer (172.Lesbians_Cancer_Leaflet.pdf)
- Australian Lesbian Health Strategy (aus draft lesbian.doc)
- A prescription for cure, Stonewall's Lesbian Health Survey (prescription_for_change_1.pdf)
- Lesbian STD (web link)
- Lesbian Health Research Centre (web link)
- The Mautner Project (Lesbians and Cancer) (web link)
Lesbian Health Matters
An excellent lecture on Lesbian Health Matters from the USA, but much of content is applicable to UK.
Useful training video. Covers all aspects of lesbian health.
Documents and links in this resource
- Lesbian Health Matters (web link)
LGBTs & Health - News from Abroad (1)
Relevant news.
Documents and links in this resource
- Tool to help LGBT patients talk to their doctor (tool.doc)
- AIDS remained the No. 1 health concern (AIDS remained the No.doc)
- Are Lesbians at Greater Risk for Breast Cancer? (Are Lesbians at Greater Risk for Breast Cancer.doc)
- Breast cancer outreach targets lesbians in Delaware (Breast cancer outreach targets lesbians in Delaware.doc)
- Same-Sex Marriage Ban Puts Hex on Lesbian Health (cancer.doc)
- Discrimination Threatens Gay, Lesbian Elders' Health (Discrimination Threatens Gay.doc)
- Health professionals meet to assess status on GLBT issues (From DallasVoice.doc)
- Gay advocates lobby for better health care (Gay advocates lobby for better health care.doc)
- Gay Health Week Draws Attention To LGBT Concerns (Gay Health Week Draws Attention To LGBT Concerns.doc)
- Health advice in bars proves effective, says study (Health advice in bars proves effective.doc)
- Lesbian researchers confront health problems of gay women (HEALTH NEWS.doc)
- Lesbian's Health Endangered By Health Care Provider Court Told (Lesbian.doc)
- Lesbians assess healthcare (Lesbians assess healthcare.doc)
- Lesbians More Prone To Ovarian Dysfunction? (Lesbians More Prone To Ovarian Dysfunction.doc)
- Lesbians Struggle To Fit In To Health System (Lesbians Struggle To Fit In To Health System.doc)
- LGBT health reps upbeat at spring meeting (LGBT health reps upbeat at spring meeting.doc)
- Mautner Project launches health program for African-American lesbians (Mautner Project launches health program for African.doc)
- National LGBT Health Awareness Week set to begin March 13 (National LGBT Health Awareness Week set to begin March 13.doc)
- National LGBT Health Awareness Week to be held March 14-20 (National LGBT Health Awareness Week to be held March 14.doc)
- Red Tape Stretches Between Lesbians, Providers (Red Tape Stretches Between Lesbians.doc)
- Survey assesses health of Kansas City's gays and lesbians (Survey assesses health of Kansas City.doc)
- The Politics of Breast Cancer (The Politics of Breast Cancer.doc)
- Groups release tool to help LGBT patients talk to their doctors (tool1.doc)
- 'Treated Exactly Like Every Other Woman' (Treated Exactly Like Every Other Woman.doc)
- Sexual minorities face special health risks (Tuesday.doc)
- Health/Fitness: LGBTI Health Summit 2004 (us conf.doc)
- Why Lesbians Stay Away (Why Lesbians Stay Away.doc)
- Lesbian and bisexual teens more likely to smoke than both heterosexual and gay male teenagers (Lesbian and bisexual teens are more likely to smoke than both heterosexual and gay male young people.doc)
- Affirmations to hold fourth annual health fair (Affirmations to host fourth annual Health Fair.doc)
- Healthcare Providers React More Positively To Men Than Women Who Reveal They're Gay (Healthcare Providers React More Positively To Men Than Women Who Reveal They.doc)
- Patient's Sexuality May Have Impact on Care (Patient.doc)
- The LGBT Community and the New Surgeon General's Report on Secondhand Smoke (The LGBT Community and the New Surgeon General.doc)
- ?Attitudes, Beliefs, and Practices Related to Cardiovascular Health and Risk Reduction among Lesbian (Newswise.doc)
- More than just an apple (More than just an apple a day.doc)
- Fenway gets federal grant to study LGBT populations (research funding.doc)
LGBTs & Health Research (2)
Related research uploaded from March 2007.
Documents and links in this resource
- New York Lesbian and Gay Health Report (New York City Department of Health.doc)
- Pride and Diversity (NCADI Pride and Diveristy among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Communities.htm)
- Journal of Gay and Lesbian Medical Association (web link)
- Sexual orientation and cancer (Sexual Orientation and Cancer.doc)
- LGBT Health Scotlant link (web link)
- GAY, LESBIAN, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER HEALTH ISSUES GETTING SHORT SHRIFT AT U.S. SCHOOLS OF PUBLIC HEALTH (Source.doc)
- Doctoring for gay men (doctoring for gay men.pdf)
- Health Care Access Among Individuals Involved in Same-Sex Relationships (access.doc)
- Health care attitudes and experiences during gynecologic care among lesbians and bisexuals. (health care attitudes.doc)
- Physical Health Complaints Among Lesbians, Gay Men, and Bisexual and Homosexually Experienced Heterosexual Individuals: Results from the California Quality of Life Survey (physical health.doc)
- Research, Curricula, and Resources Related to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Health in US Schools of Public Health (us public schools.doc)
- Inside Out, Scotland (inside out.pdf)
- Men not immune to eating disorder (Men not immune to eating disorders.doc)
- Count me in too, Brighton (web link)
- Being the gay one: experiences of LGB people in the health and social care sector (DH_075567.pdf)
- More abstracts (J Epidemiol Community Health.doc)
- Bradford LGB Health Needs Assessment (Microsoft Word - Bradford LGB Health Needs Assessment Report.pdf)
- Bradford LGB Health Needs Presentation (Health needs presentation.ppt)
- Sexual orientation research review (stonewall research.pdf)
- Health care use among gay, lesbian and bisexual Canadians (Health care use among gay.doc)
- Study: Health care use among gay, lesbian and bisexual Canadians (Canadian Study.doc)
- Serves you right Lesbian and gay people’s expectations (servesyouright.pdf)
- Physical Health Complaints Among LGBs (physical health complaints among lgb.pdf)
- Health Service Journal (Health Service Journal.doc)
- Study finds many gay men not out to their doctor (Study finds many gay men not out to their doctor.doc)
- Many Gays Don’t Tell Doctors Their Sexuality, Study Finds (new york gay men not out to doctors.doc)
- count me in brighton (Count_me_in_strategy_final.pdf)
- count me in strategy (Count_me_in_strategy_final.pdf)
- count me in 1 (CMIT_AcademicReport_final_June07.pdf)
- count me in 2 (CMIT_General_Health_July08.pdf)
- count me in 3 (CMIT_InitialFindings_LGBTCommunityReport_June07.pdf)
- count me in 4 (CMIT_MentalHealth_Report_Final_29.5.08.pdf)
- count me in 5 (Count_me_in_strategy_final.pdf)
LGBTS & Health: News from Abroad (2)
Related items uploaded from March 2007.
Documents and links in this resource
- Activists launch gay-friendly medical guide (Activists launch gay.doc)
- Canada: Gays twice as likely to smoke (Canada.doc)
- Conference on gays and cancer, October 13–14 in San Francisco (conference on cancer.doc)
- Hepititus website launched (hepatitius.doc)
- Queer youth out in the world, but not to doctors (Queer youth out in the world.doc)
- LGBTI Health Elective 2007 (LGBTI Health Elective 2007.doc)
- LGBT cancer conference breaks new ground (LGBT cancer conference breaks new ground.doc)
- LGBT HEART Unveils State-Specific Advanced Planning Tools (LGBT HEART Unveils State.doc)
- Study claims a third of lesbians have had a baby (Study claims a third of US lesbians have had a baby.doc)
- Fighting cancer in lesbians (Fighting Cancer in Lesbians.doc)
- Cleveland opens dedicated clinic (Cleveland Opens New Clinic Dedicated to Treating GLBT Patients.doc)
- Cancer doctors consider Pap smears for gay men (Cancer doctors consider Pap smears for gay men.doc)
- Church-dictated Health Care Policy? (Church.doc)
- Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual And Transgender Health Issues Getting Short Shrift At U.S. Schools Of Public Health (training.doc)
- “Right to refuse” (Published.doc)
- Lesbians more likely to be overweight: Study (Lesbians more likely to be overweight.doc)
- Government lagging on gay health, Australia (GOVERNMENT.doc)
- Doctors accused of using faith to violate gay bias laws (Doctors accused of using faith to violate gay bias laws.doc)
- US Launches national LGBT Cancer Project (US Launches national LGBT Cancer Project.doc)
- GLBT HEALTH: ONE COMMUNITY, MANY ISSUES (GLBT health.doc)
- LGBT health care movement gains momentum (LGBT health care movement gains momentum.doc)
- Med Students Focus on Health Care for LGBTQ Youth (med care for LGBTQ youth.doc)
- Gay input sought for ‘Healthy People 2020’ (Gay input sought for.doc)
- LGBT Survivors Resource, USA (Finally.doc)
- A prescription to cure homophobic doctors (A prescription to cure homophobic doctors.doc)
- Cultural Competency: Hospitals More Receptive to LGBT Concerns (Cultural Competency of hospitals.doc)
- DEFINED HEALTH STRATEGY FOR LESBIANS, australia (DEFINED HEALTH STRATEGY FOR LESBIANS.doc)
LGBTs & Health: Research (1)
Relevant research papers.
Documents and links in this resource
- BMJ Articles (web link)
- What's the Difference? Australia (aus1.pdf)
- Health and Sexual Diversity, Australia (aus21.pdf)
- Lesbian Health Care (annotated bib2.doc)
- Annotated Bibliography: Lesbians and Health Care (Annotated Bibliography2.doc)
- Wellbeing of gay, lesbian, and bisexual doctors (BMJ 20011.doc)
- Double Jeopardy: How Racism and Homophobia (BPHCLGBTLatinoBlackHealthDispar1.doc)
- A Comparison of Breast Cancer Risk Factor Distributions Between Lesbian and Bisexual Women (BREAST CANCER1.doc)
- lgbt health in greater cleveland, USA (cleveland1.pdf)
- Comparisons in the Women's Health Initiative Sample (comparison hets and lesbians1.doc)
- LGBT Health Findings and Concerns, USA (dean et al1.pdf)
- An Enquiry into Gay and Lesbian Issues in British Medical and Dental Schools (deansurv1.pdf)
- Sexual Exclusion: Homophobia and Health Inequalities (gay mens report1.pdf)
- Helath needs of women who have sex with women (health1.pdf)
- A Population-Based Study of Lesbian, Bisexual, and Heterosexual Women (Health Behaviors1.doc)
- Lemon and Lavender , Australia (lemonandlavender1.doc)
- Scottish Survey (Scotland22.pdf)
- Study: Lesbian, Bisexual Girls More Likely to Smoke (smoking1.doc)
- Stigma Keeps Lesbians Out Of Doctors' Offices (Stigma Keeps Lesbians Out Of Doctors1.doc)
- Scientific Workshop on Lesbian Health 2000 (swlh_report1.pdf)
- Various abstracts - lesbian health (HEALTH1.doc)
- Health behaviours, health status and access to & use of health care (behaviours.pdf)
- Gay men and lesbians in Medicine: has discrimination left the room? (discrimination.pdf)
- Sexual Orientation and Health: Comparisons in the women's health initiative sample (sex or and health.pdf)
- Private Lives: a report on the health and well-being of GLBTI Australians (privatelives1.pdf)
- N Ireland Needs Assessment (initial_needs_assessment.doc)
- Count Me In (Count Me In.doc)
LGBTs & Health: Policies
Relevant policies.
Documents and links in this resource
- Advancing gay and lesbian health; 2000 (LAGLCRoundTable2000.pdf)
- LGBT Health Round Table 2001 (LAGLCRoundTable2001.pdf)
- Not 'Just' a Friend (RCN not just.pdf)
- Santa Clara LGBT Needs Assessment (santa clara.pdf)
- A Health Strategy for Lesbians and Gay Men in North West Lancashire (THE NAVAJO PROJECT.doc)
- Ministerial Advisory Committee, Victoria (Home Ministerial Advisory Committee on Gay&Lesbian Health - Victorian Government Health Information, Australia.htm)
- United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW Report - Word Version.doc)
- Researching LGBT Issues in N Ireland (ireland policies.pdf)
- Human rights in health (human rights in health.pdf)
- What small-town queers want from would-be Ontario MPPs (What small town queers.doc)
- Gay and Lesbian Medical Association release inaugural Healthcare Equality Index (index.doc)
- The Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights of LGBT (choices.pdf)
- Equality Audit (equalityauditv4300408[1].doc)
- Brighton and Hove (brighton hove health.pdf)
LGBTs & Health: Resources
Relevant resources.
Documents and links in this resource
- Creating a safe clinical space for LGBTI individuals (access.pdf)
- Dignity at work for lesbian and gay doctos and dentists (gladd.pdf)
- Ten things gay men should discuss with their health care providers (TEN THINGS GAY MEN SHOULD DISCUSS WITH THEIR HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS.doc)
- Ten things lesbians should discuss with their health care providers (TEN THINGS LESBIANS SHOULD DISCUSS WITH THEIR HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS.doc)
- Stoke Rainbow Charter (stoke.doc)
- Second Navajo Lesbian and Gay Health Conference Report (Navajo.txt)
- How and why to be out to your doctor (How and why to be out to your doctor.doc)
- An introduction to working with lesbian, gay and bisexual people (DH_074253.pdf)
- With gay teens, doctors remain phobic (WHAT TO TELL YOUR PATIENTS.doc)
- Fenway to publish medical textbook on LGBT health (Fenway to publish medical textbook on LGBT health.doc)
- Gay men and cancer (172.Gay_Men_Cancer_Leaflet.pdf)
LGBTs & Health: UK News
Relevant news items from Britain.
Documents and links in this resource
- Alzheimer?s Society launches lesbian and gay network (Alzheimer1.doc)
- BRIGHTON, July 20, 2005 (BRIGHTON1.doc)
- Doctors fear sexist and racist slurs ruin careers (Doctors fear sexist and racist slurs ruin careers1.doc)
- Gay doctors blocked from success, says BMA (Gay doctors blocked from success1.doc)
- Gay doctors worry about discrimination, report finds (Gay doctors worry about discrimination1.doc)
- Majority of gay men unlikely to be "out" with GP (Majority of gay men unlikely to be1.doc)
- NHS doctors 'face discrimination' (NHS doctors1.doc)
- 'Treated Exactly Like Every Other Woman' (Treated Exactly Like Every Other Woman1.doc)
- One in 4 gays say NHS prejudiced (One in 4 gays say NHS prejudiced.doc)
- Deep-rooted homophobia plagues the NHS (Deep.doc)
- Stonewall targets homophobic doctors (Stonewall targets homophobic doctors.doc)
- Shortfalls listed in social care survey (Shortfalls listed in social care survey.doc)
- New guidelines over the rights of lesbian, gay and bisexual partners over hospital visiting and involvement in treatment decisions (partner rights.doc)
- NHS Trust unveils gay-specific cancer information (NHS Trust unveils gay cancer.doc)
- New rules for doctors raise gay fertility treatment questions (New rules for doctors raise gay fertility treatment questions.doc)
- Medical council denies gay fertility discrimination (Medical council denies gay fertility discrimination.doc)
- Volunteer call over gay health issues (Volunteer call over gay health issues.doc)
- NHS in Wales to improve services for gays and lesbians (NHS in Wales to improve services for gays and lesbians.doc)
- Groundbreaking survey accuses NHS of failing lesbian and bisexual women (Groundbreaking survey accuses NHS of failing lesbian and bisexual women.doc)
- Royal College Of Nursing Re-Elects Gay Man To Chair Its Annual Congress (Royal College Of Nursing Re.doc)