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GAY MEN AND CANCER
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The Natnal Coaln for LGBTQ Health offers rmatnal and tnal servic related to the health and wellbeg of lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr dividuals. Known llectively as the The Natnal LGBT Cancer Project, we provi ncer-related programs, servic and rearch foced on lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, and tersex people and other sexualy and genr diverse people and muni. Mteldorf veloped and facilated a New York Cy based support group for Gay men prentg wh prostate ncer.
That one group grew to an ternatnal work of ncer survivor support groups for Gay, Bisexual, MtF and FtM men. We noticed the stove pipg of our LGBT muny to separate groups and anizatns for Lbian and Gay ncer survivors. What’s fantastic about this report is the way language, cludg quot and stori, om actual LGBT ncer survivors, which giv you powerful sight to what LGBT ncer survivors fd meangful and relevant their work wh you, your team and your agency.Sendly, the public policy advocy anizatn, GLMA: Health Profsnals Advancg LGBT Equaly (formerly the Gay & Lbian Medil Associatn), has many rourc for profsnals as well as patients, cludg Top Ten Issu to Discs wh Your Heath Care Provir for Lbians, Gay Men, Bisexuals, and Transgenr People.