Share the links below to help spread the word! More information Background Information on Section 1557 of the ACA On July 25, 2022, the US Department of Health and Human Services announced a proposed rule implementing Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). These regulations make clear that Section 1557 protects LGBTQI+ people from… Read more »
LGBTQ+ Joint Letter to FDA on Menthol
August 2, 2022 Dear Food & Drug Administration, According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, menthol continues to widen tobacco health disparities for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) communities.1 Tobacco use causes cancer, heart disease, stroke, lung diseases, diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and accelerates HIV-related co-morbidities, an additional… Read more »
Proposed Actions Menthol Ban
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has finally proposed ending the sale of menthol-flavored tobacco products! These products have disproportionately harmed Black and LGBTQ+ communities for decades. For these reasons, we need to make our voices heard and urge the FDA to follow through with the proposed policy to end menthol sales. We are gathering organizational… Read more »
We joined The American Cancer Society National Consortium for Cancer Screening and Care
Over half a million cancer screenings. That’s how many screenings LGBTQ+ people are estimated to have skipped since COVID-19 began. To change this, we joined The American Cancer Society’s National Consortium in developing a new Consensus Recommendations Report to advance our recovery from the pandemic. What’s the best news from this report? Where it urges… Read more »
Press release on The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’ Open Letter to Health, Education, Corporate, Government & Other Policy Leaders
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Cathy Renna, crenna@thetaskforce.org, 917-757-6123 190 ORGANIZATIONS CALL FOR LGBTQI DATA COLLECTION AS NATIONAL ACADEMIES OF SCIENCES, ENGINEERING, AND MEDICINE (NASEM) RELEASES HISTORIC REPORT ON MEASURING SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, & GENDER IDENTITY Washington, DC, March 9, 2022 — Today an ad hoc panel of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine… Read more »
An Open Letter to Health, Education, Corporate, Government & Other Policy Leaders
March 9, 2022 An Open Letter to Health, Education, Corporate, Government & Other Policy Leaders: The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine have just released the NIH-commissioned expert consensus study report on how to collect data on sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, and intersex status across domains that include clinical settings, population surveys, and… Read more »
A Guide to Best Practices in LGBTQIA+ Cultural Competency Training
Biden’s Cancer Moonshot Initiative is Good News for LGBTQI People
Transgender Day of Remembrance 2021
Tyianna Alexander, Samuel Edmund Damián Valentín, Bianca “Muffin” Bankz, Dominique Jackson, Fifty Bandz… Today is National Trans Day of Remembrance, the day we honor and memorialize the trans people who were murdered in the last year. It is a time to consider how the number of trans people whose lives are tragically cut short each… Read more »
Groundbreaking LGBTQ Cancer Survey Report Release
The National LGBT Cancer Network has released “Out: The National Cancer Survey”, the largest-ever LGBTQIA+ cancer survivor survey. The report is based on findings from over 2700 respondents across the United States, and is a massive step in understanding the ways in which LGBTQIA+ people experience cancer and cancer care.