“A virus may not discriminate, but preloaded health disparities do and the results can be tragic.” Our Deputy Director, Scout, lays bare the need for LGBTQ+ data collection in this Op-Ed! Read it here:
BREAKING: New LGBTQ+/COVID-19 Open Letter + shareables
LGBTQ+ AND ALLIED ORGANIZATIONS ISSUE SECOND OPEN LETTER URGING DECISIVE ACTION TO PREVENT COVID-19 DISCRIMINATION
For Immediate Release April 21, 2020 Contact: Scout, 401-267-8337, scout@cancer-network.org or Jewel Addy, 202-204-5531, jaddy@whitman-walker.org LGBTQ+ AND ALLIED ORGANIZATIONS ISSUE SECOND OPEN LETTER URGING DECISIVE ACTION TO PREVENT COVID-19 DISCRIMINATION 170 Organizations Highlight Need for Nondiscrimination, Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity Data Collection, and More Help for Economically Devastated Communities Washington, DC – One hundred… Read more »
New COVID LGBTQ+ Shareables
New COVID LGBTQ+ Resources: 2 Webinars + Story Portal Launches
March 2020 NETWORK UPDATES & NEWS
Press Release: OPEN LETTER ABOUT CORONAVIRUS AND THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITIES
For Immediate Release March 11, 2020 Contact: Scout, 401-267-8337, scout@cancer-network.org or Hector Vargas, hvargas@glma.org. OPEN LETTER ABOUT CORONAVIRUS AND THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITIES Over 100 Organizations Ask Media & Health Officials to Weigh Added Risk New York, NY – Over 100 national and local organizations have signed on to an open letter to health and media… Read more »
New Resource & Surgeon General’s Report
National Launch: State Scorecards
Let the Pride Love Fly Times Square Campaign
For Immediate Release January 8, 2020 For More Information Contact: Scout, 401-267-8337, scout@cancer-network.org HUGE QUEER HEALTH MESSAGE DEBUTS ON TIMES SQUARE After Historic Year of Discrimination LGBTQ People Are Especially Vulnerable New York, NY—2019 was a historic year in terms of federal initiatives aimed at allowing LGBTQ health discrimination. Some of these policies have resulted… Read more »