Unrstand health ncerns for gay men and other men who have sex wh men, and learn how to promote good health.
Contents:
- PROTECTG THE RIGHTS OF LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENR, QUEER, AND INTERSEX (LGBTQI+) PEOPLE
- LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR HEALTH
- CIVIL RIGHTS LAW PROTECTS GAY AND TRANSGENR WORKERS, SUPREME COURT RUL
- RPECT, PROTECT, AND FULFILL OR REJECT, NEGLECT, AND REGRS? CHILDREN’S RIGHTS THE TIME OF THE RSIAN “GAY PROPAGANDA LAW”
PROTECTG THE RIGHTS OF LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENR, QUEER, AND INTERSEX (LGBTQI+) PEOPLE
People around the world face vlence and equaly—and sometim torture, even executn—bee of who they love, how they look, or who they are. Sexual orientatn and genr inty are tegral aspects of our selv and should never lead to discrimatn or abe. Human Rights Watch works for lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr peopl' rights, and wh activists reprentg a multiplicy of inti and issu. We document and expose ab based on sexual orientatn and genr inty worldwi, cludg torture, killg and executns, arrts unr unjt laws, unequal treatment, censorship, medil ab, discrimatn health and jobs and hog, domtic vlence, ab agast children, and nial of fay rights and regnn. We advote for laws and polici that will protect everyone’s digny. We work for a world where all people n enjoy their rights fully. * gay protection *
Human Rights Watch works for lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr peopl' rights, and wh activists reprentg a multiplicy of inti and issu.
LGBTQ Youth Rourc | Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgenr Health | CDC: Fd rourc om the CDC, other ernment agenci, and muny anizatns for LGBT Youth, their iends, tors, parents, and fay members to support posive environments.
The Indian Health Service (IHS) works to ensure that Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgenr, Qutng and Two-Spir (LGBTQ-2S) Amerin Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) dividuals and their fai receive equal accs to health servic the muni where they live.
LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR HEALTH
Protectg the Rights of Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgenr, Queer, and Intersex (LGBTQI+) People * gay protection *
Memorandum on Advancg the Human Rights of Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgenr, Queer, and Intersex Persons Around the World (Febary 4, 2021). Unrstand important health issu for gay men and other men who have sex wh men, and get tips for matag good Mayo Clic Staff. However, there are some specific health ncerns that gay men and other men who have sex wh men need to be aware of.
Gay men and other men who have sex wh men may be at an creased risk of prsn, bipolar disorr and anxiety.
Gay men also are more likely to have body image problems and eatg disorrs, such as anorexia and bulimia, than are other men. Many health re and mental health anizatns foced on the lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr muny also offer substance e treatment or may be able to provi rmatn about lol rourc.
CIVIL RIGHTS LAW PROTECTS GAY AND TRANSGENR WORKERS, SUPREME COURT RUL
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And rearch has shown that gay men and other men who have sex wh men experience timate partner vlence at a higher rate than do other men. A lack of shelters and other facili equipped to offer gay men a safe, supportive place to get help also may make dntg to seek re. Concern about homophobia and the stigma sometim associated wh homosexualy may prevent some gay men om gettg route health re.
Send, on Tuday the Florida Senate passed a ntroversial bill, lled "Don't Say Gay" by opponents, that bans tors younger gras om talkg about sexual orientatn and genr inty the Florida and Texas makg headl for the laws, the qutn aris: Which stat have gone the oppose directn and enshred protectns for young people of different sexual orientatns or genr inti?
In 1992, Colorado got labeled "The Hate State" when voters passed an amendment, later stck down as unnstutnal, that forba ci om passg anti-discrimatn laws protectg gay people. Now, the state has a gay ernor (Democrat Jared Polis) and an LGBTQ uc the state legislature, which has passed a number of pro-LGBTQ bills recent years. Usually the laws are related to what n be discsed sex tn class; for example, Oklahoma law requir that class on AIDS preventn teach stunts to avoid “homosexual activy.
RPECT, PROTECT, AND FULFILL OR REJECT, NEGLECT, AND REGRS? CHILDREN’S RIGHTS THE TIME OF THE RSIAN “GAY PROPAGANDA LAW”
Feral civil rights law protects gay, lbian and transgenr workers, the Supreme Court led Monday. * gay protection *
“An employer who fir an dividual for beg homosexual or transgenr fir that person for tras or actns would not have qutned members of a different sex. “There is simply no pg the role tent plays here: Jt as sex is necsarily a but-for e when an employer discrimat agast homosexual or transgenr employe, an employer who discrimat on the grounds pably tends to rely on sex s cisnmakg, ” the opn read. “Today’s cisn is one of the urt’s most signifint lgs ever wh rpect to the civil rights of gay and transgenr dividuals, ” said Steve Vlack, CNN Supreme Court analyst and profsor at the Universy of Texas School of Law.
He acknowledged that when the law was passed, Congrs may not have been thkg of gay, lbian and transgenr rights. Bostock, a gay man om Geia who claimed that spe receivg good performance reviews as a child welfare servic ordator, argued he was fired bee of his sexual orientatn. Jt like all other men, gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex wh men need to know how to protect their health throughout their life.
However, pared to other men, gay, bisexual and other men who have sex wh men are addnally affected by:. There are many reasons why gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex wh men may have higher rat of HIV and STDs.
CDC remends a variety of laboratory ttg and STD screengs to ensure the health of gay and bisexual men. * gay protection *
Prevalence of HIV among sexual partners of gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex wh men is 40 tim that of sexual partners of heterosexual men;.