April 30th marks the 40th anniversary of the end of the U.S. war in Vietnam. Between 1965 and 1975, the war took the lives of over 58,000 Americans and at least 1,000,000 Vietnamese. Without Congressional approval, the U.S. also secretly dropped the equivalent of a...
This post originally appeared on the SAGE Blog. Many don’t know that same-sex spouses in non-marriage states still don’t qualify for all the same federal benefits that their different sex counterparts enjoy, simply because they are married to someone of the same sex. ...
This post originally appeared on the NHCOA blog. Every day, 11% of our workforce shows to up work hoping to not get sick. These workers probably also hope their children, parents, and dependents don’t get sick as well. That is the daily reality of American workers...
When I’ve given trainings to healthcare and social services providers about cancer in the LGBTQ communities, I always find it interesting to ask the audience, “Does it matter who a breast lump spent Valentine’s Day with?” Or, “Does it matter what country the lump’s...
April 16th marks the 8th annual National Healthcare Decisions Day, a commemoration that exists to inspire, educate and empower the public and healthcare providers about the importance of advance care planning. NHDD organizers encourage all adults – regardless of age...
This post was written by Liz Margolies, LCSW, Executive Director of the National LGBT Cancer Network. In 2013, the National LGBT Cancer Network and LGBT HealthLink surveyed over 300 LGBTQ-identified cancer survivors and found that, overwhelmingly, our communities...