At a time when lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr (LGBT) dividuals are an creasgly open, acknowledged, and visible part of society, clicians and rearchers are faced wh plete rmatn about the health stat of this muny. Although a most body of knowledge on LGBT health has been veloped over the last two s, much remas to be explored. What is currently known about LGBT health? Where do gaps the rearch this area exist? What are the prri for a rearch agenda to addrs the gaps? This report aims to answer the qutns.
Contents:
- A BRIEF HISTORY OF LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR SOCIAL MOVEMENTS
- LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR HEALTH
A BRIEF HISTORY OF LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR SOCIAL MOVEMENTS
* lgbt medical history *
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LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR HEALTH
Mor, PhD, a medil profsor, chief of the preventn science divisn and director of the Center for AIDS Preventn Studi at the Universy of California-San Francis, poted out that before the AIDS epimic, the primary issu -- for health rearchers and polil activists alike -- were promotg self-teem, lookg at how people pe wh beg gay and proud, and fightg back agast the stigma and discrimatn associated wh sexual orientatn.