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The Center for LGBTQ Health Equity | Chase Brexton Health Care

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And as a health care leader that began as a gay men’s health clinic in 1978, we know firsthand how LGBTQ patients have been traditionally overlooked, ignored, and discriminated against by health care systems.The Center for LGBTQ Health Equity at Chase Brexton Health Care was created to change this. Through health care services, education, training, research, and advocacy, we are working to end the health disparities that exist within LGBTQ communities and give patients worldwide—regardless of how they identify—the opportunity to live the healthiest life possible.

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The coronavirus pandemic has upended our daily lives and is causing increased stress and anxiety for many. Here we offer resources to help the LGBTQ community during this time. You will find information on local organizations, virtual peer support groups, and helplines.

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Maryland has a number of Pride events each year including Baltimore Pride which began as a rally in 1975 and has continually grown in popularity.

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Student Leadership - Pride - Montgomery County Public Schools | Montgomery County Public Schools | Rockville, MD

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MCPS Gender Identity Guidelines for Students

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MCPS Gender Identity Guidelines for Students

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Safe Schools Coalition - An International Public-Private Partnership in Support of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Youth.

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trans and queer youth uniting for racial and gender justice

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GLAAD | GLAAD rewrites the script for LGBTQ acceptance.

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GLAAD is a non-profit LGBTQ advocacy organization focused on cultural change to ensure fair, accurate, and inclusive representation to advance LGBTQ acceptance.

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Positive environments are important to help all youth thrive. However, the health needs of LGBTQ+ Youth can differ from their heterosexual peers. On this page, find resources from the CDC, other government agencies, and community organizations for LGBTQ+ Youth, their friends, educators, parents, and family members to support positive environments.

Because some LGBTQ+ Youth are more likely than their heterosexual peers to experience bullying or other aggression in school, it is important that educators, counselors, and school administrators have access to resources and support to create a safe, healthy learning environment for all students.

American Psychological Association (APA) Resources:

Because some LGBT Youth are more likely than their heterosexual peers to experience bullying or other aggression in school, it is important that educators, counselors, and school administrators have access to resources and support to create a safe, healthy learning environment for all students.

Some LGBT Youth are more likely than their heterosexual peers to experience bullying or other aggression in school. It is important that educators, counselors, and school administrators have access to resources and support to create a safe, healthy learning environment for all students.

Links to non-Federal organizations found at this site are provided solely as a service to our users. These links do not constitute an endorsement of these organizations or their programs by CDC or the Federal Government, and none should be inferred. CDC is not responsible for the content of the individual organization Web pages found at these links.

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lesbian gay bisexual and transgender (lgbt) health

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Resources for LGBT youth as well as friends, family, and school administrators to support LGBT youth.

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Stomp Out Bullying

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Making Schools Safe for LGBTQ+ Community

Schools should be a young person's primary center for learning, growing, and building a foundation for success in the world. High school can be challenging for any student, but LGBTQ+ youth face additional obstacles of harassment, abuse, and violence.

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer bullying is alarming. In fact 9 out of 10 LGBTQ+ students reported being harassed and bullied last year.

Over one-third of LGBTQ+ students are physically assaulted at school because their sexual orientation and gender identity are different than those of heterosexual students.

About two-thirds of LGBTQ+ students reported having ever been sexually harassed (e.g., sexual remarks made, being touched inappropriately) in school in the past year.

Over half of all students report hearing homophobic remarks often at school. More than 30% reported missing at least a day of school in the past month out of fear for their personal safety.

LGBTQ+ students at schools with comprehensive policies on bullying and harassment are much more likely to report harassment to school authorities who, in turn, were more likely to respond effectively.

The average GPA for students who were frequently physically harassed because of their sexual orientation was half a grade lower than that of other students.

LGBTQ+ students are twice as likely to say that they were not planning on completing high school or going on to college.

Gay teens are 8.4 times more likely to report having attempted suicide and 5.9 times more likely to report high levels of depression compared with peers from families that reported no or low levels of family rejection.

Treating LGBTQ+ Students With Respect

The language used against LGBTQ+ students is unconscionable. LGBTQ+ Students, like any other students deserve to be treated with tolerance, respect and dignity because the reality is, it should never matter what your sexual orientation or identity is.

Principles guiding the rights approach on sexual orientation relate to equality and non-discrimination. Human rights advocates and other activists seek to ensure social justice and guarantee the dignity of LGBTQ+'s because like anyone else an LGBTQ+ student is a person just like you are. The ONLY difference is their sexual orientation.

Maybe you're different because you're tall, underweight or dress differently than others. NO MATTER what our differences are everyone one deserves to be treated with respect and dignity!

We cannot accept ignorance

We cannot accept intolerance

We cannot accept name-calling

We must all respect each other

We must all accept others

We must all be tolerant of others

We must all be allies

We are ALL the same - NO MATTER™! We are ALL people!

Let's create a world of love, kindness, compassion and respect. There is no reason to call someone a name for any reason! If you don't understand an LGBTQ+'s sexual orientation -- learn more. Educate yourself! Educate others!

Creating a safe environment for all students - LGBTQ+ and straight alike - begins with being acceptance, tolerance and respect.

CELEBRATE our differences and HONOR our similarities! NO MATTER™!

LGBTQ+ Bullying Prevention | Start a Gay-Straight Alliance at Your School

Establish a GSA the same way you would establish any other club. Look in your Student Handbook for the rules at your school. You will need permission from a school administrator, as well as finding a faculty adviser and writing a constitution.

Find a faculty advisor teacher who you feel would be supportive or who already has proven to be an ally around sexual orientation issues.

Discuss your plans with school administrators at the onset. You want an administrator on your side who will be your school liaison with administration, teachers, students, parents, community members and the school board. Share your plans with school guidance counselors and social workers. Forming a GSA is protected under the Federal Equal Access Act.

Select a meeting place that is private and offers confidentiality. If your meeting place is high-profile members may be discouraged to participate.

Advertise your alliance through fliers at school, school bulletin announcements, and word of mouth. If your advertising materials are torn down or defaced, keep putting them back up. Posting fliers with words like "end homophobia" or "discuss sexual orientation" can help raise awareness and can make other students feel safer - even if they don't attend meetings.

Start out with a discussion about why people think the group is important. You can also brainstorm things your club would like to do this year. Offer snacks.

Create ground rules to ensure that group discussions are safe, confidential and respectful. Adopt a rule that no assumptions or labels are used about a group member's sexual orientation. This helps all members gay and straight to feel comfortable about attending meetings.

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lgbtq bullying, bullying, anti gay bullying, Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer bullying is alarming. In fact 9 out of 10 LGBTQ students reported being harassed and bullied last year. Over one-third of LGBTQ students are physically assaulted at school because their sexual orientation and gender identity are different than those of heterosexual students.

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Gender Spectrum | Groups & ResourcesGender Spectrum

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Gender Spectrum hosts online groups for pre-teens,

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Live Out Loud is a non-profit organization inspiring and empowering LGBT youth by connecting them with successful LGBT professionals in their community.

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Love Has No Labels is a movement to promote diversity, equity and inclusion of all people across race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age and ability. We believe love is the most powerful force to overcome bias, discrimination and racism. We encourage people to fight for equality and justice because we know, together, we can create a free and inclusive world.

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Love Has No Labels is a movement to promote diversity, equity and inclusion of all people across race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age and ability. We believe love is the most powerful force to overcome bias, discrimination and racism. We encourage people to fight for equality and justice because we know, together, we can create a free and inclusive world.

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Association Of Gay And Lesbian Psychiatrists

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Association Of Gay And Lesbian Psychiatrists

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AGLP Virtual Meet Ups and Educational Sessions.

As a response to the cancellation of the APA meeting, AGLP is bringing online virtual experiences to you. Please join us for the following upcoming virtual events:

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AGLP Virtual Film Discussion: Country People, a short directed by AGLP member David Bobrow, MD
Sunday, July 18, 7:30-8:45 PM EDT, 4:30-5:45PM PDT
Description: Country People , a 14-minute film, is a love letter to lesbian and gay literature. It is about a writer who finds pride and its mysteries in small town life. But the deepest secrets we hold can still shock the heart.

The film can be viewed here for free: https://vimeo.com/387311799. The password will be given to you by email when you register for the zoom session.

The film will also be shown at the beginning of the Zoom session. We highly recommend that you watch the video through vimeo instead of through zoom. Audio/visual quality will be superior if you stream it through vimeo. If you watch it through vimeo, please join the zoom session at 7:50p EDT, 4:50 PDT.

David Bobrow, MD is a psychiatrist who works with foster youth and at risk teens at residential treatment centers and a children's shelter in San Diego. He has won screenwriting awards at Oaxaca Film Fest, Rome Internacional Cinefest, and Cannes Screenplay Contest.

Richard Hall is remembered as a pioneer of LGBT fiction who died during the AIDS Epidemic. His courageous stories have been polished over until they glow with depth and wisdom. His books have been out of print. Attached is a pdf of the short story. (13 pages)

Moderators:
Marny Hall, PhD is the sister of Richard Hall. She is a lesbian psychotherapist and author, and has lived in the San Francisco Bay Area since the late 1960s. Among her publications are The Lesbian Love Companion, Queer Blues (coauthored with Kimeron Hardin), and Sexualities

Dan Hicks, MD is a past president of AGLP and served on the APA LGBT committee. Originally a Hoosier, he has worked at Indiana University, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, and most recently as Clinical Professor from Medstar Georgetown University Hospital.

Zoom Registration required. CLICK HERE to register...
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
CLICK HERE for more information...

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Suggestions for future AGLP ZOOM sessions.

If you have any suggestions for zoom sessions, please contact us. We are interested in Educational Sessions and right now we are looking for presenters for a COVID session. We need suggestions for our Book Club. We are looking for hosts or events for our virtual cocktails/mocktail parties. We are also looking for residents to present cases and attendings to lead discussions in psychotherapy cases conferences. We are particularly looking for women and POC presenters. Please contact Gene Nakajima, MD at GNakajima@aglp.org and Howard Rubin, MD at Hrubin@aglp.org

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WASHINGTON-Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) civil rights organization, and SHOWTIME announced this year's 25 recipients of "Queer to Stay:...

Despite living in a state of emergency, our community continues to stay resilient. We are still coming together, celebrating ourselves and advocating for our rights. It is more important than ever that we join together to send a clear message: We are not going anywhere.

Read the Summer 2023 issue

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If Enacted, Discriminatory Legislation Introduced in House of Representatives Would Erase LGBTQ+ Identities from Education System

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Human Rights Watch | Defending Human Rights Worldwide

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Human Rights Watch defends the rights of people in 100 countries worldwide, spotlighting abuses and bringing perpetrators to justice

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PFLAG - Parents, Families, And Friends Of Lesbians And Gays

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PFLAG - Parents, Families, And Friends Of Lesbians And Gays

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Our 400+ chapter network provides confidential peer support, education and advocacy in communities in nearly all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. Our 200,000+ members and supporters cross multiple generations of American families in major urban centers, small cities, and rural areas.

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The Trevor Project

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Our trained counselors are here to support you 24/7. If you are a young person in crisis, feeling suicidal, or in need of a safe and judgment-free place to talk, call the TrevorLifeline now at 1-866-488-7386.

Go to TrevorLifeline

TrevorChat is a free, confidential and secure instant messaging service that provides live help to LGBTQ youth.

Go to TrevorChat

TrevorText is a confidential and secure resource that provides live help for LGBTQ youth with a trained specialist, over text messages. Text START to 678-678.

Go to TrevorText

TrevorSpace is a social networking site for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning (LGBTQ) youth under 25 and their friends and allies.

Go to TrevorSpace

Trevor Support Center is a place where LGBTQ youth and allies can find answers to FAQs and explore resources related to sexual orientation, gender identity and more!

Go to Trevor Support Center

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The Trevor Project - Saving Young LGBTQ Lives

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Our trained counselors are here to support you 24/7. If you are a young person in crisis, feeling suicidal, or in need of a safe and judgment-free place to talk, call the TrevorLifeline now at 1-866-488-7386. Go to TrevorLifeline TrevorChat is a free, confidential and secure instant messaging service that provides live help to LGBTQ youth.

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GLSEN - The Gay, Lesbian And Straight Education Network

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Championing LGBTQ issues in K-12 education since 1990

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Championing LGBTQ issues in K-12 education since 1990 Our mission is to create safe and affirming schools for all, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.