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A qualitative study exploring social support group participation among LGBT migrants and refugees in Canada

In Gay Lesbian & Bisexual Health, HIV, LGBTIQ+ issues, Multicultural communities

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“It’s for us –newcomers, LGBTQ persons, and HIV-positive persons. You feel free to be”: a qualitative study exploring social support group participation among African and Caribbean lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender newcomers and refugees in Toronto, Canada BMC International Health and Human Rights 201616:18DOI: 10.1186/s12914-016-0092-0 Background Stigma and discrimination harm the wellbeing...

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Same-sex violence survivor calls for more support services

By J Pope

In Gay Lesbian & Bisexual Health, LGBTIQ+ issues, Sexual, gendered & partner violence

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SBS news, 26 Mar 2016 There are growing calls for targeted services for survivors of same-sex domestic abuse with evidence suggesting rates of family violence in the LGBTI community are rising. Researchers believe one in three same-sex couples experience family violence and figures released by Victoria’s Crimes Statistics Agency show rates have been increasing over the past five years. Read...

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It’s time to talk about the suicide rates of Indigenous LGBTI people in Australia

By J Pope

In Aboriginal Health, Gay Lesbian & Bisexual Health, LGBTIQ+ issues, Mental health & sexual health

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Star Observer, March 21, 2016 Nobody knows exactly how many LGBTI Indigenous Australians commit suicide each year, but we know it’s a lot. A new report released last week has highlighted the urgent need to address this issue. Held in 2015, the Sexuality and Gender Diverse Populations Roundtable hosted by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention Evaluation Project...

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Health-care system challenging for LGBQ women giving birth

By J Pope

In Gay Lesbian & Bisexual Health, Gynaecology & andrology, LGBTIQ+ issues, Reproductive health

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Herald News (Canada), October 13, 2015 – 6:45am When Lisa Goldberg walks into a room to find a new mother, babe in her arms and surrounded by family, the nurse’s first question will always be the same: Who is everybody? It may seem like an obvious thing to ask, but often clinicians — and society — jump to assumptions about what a new family looks like. The “mommy, daddy, baby” image, as...

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Bisexual Adults Face Heightened Risk for Health Issues Including Cancer, STIs and Depression

By J Pope

In Gay Lesbian & Bisexual Health, LGBTIQ+ issues, Mental health & sexual health

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Human Rights Campaign, September 17, 2015 HRC’s research brief published today underscores a dangerous but largely hidden crisis – the striking physical, mental and sexual health disparities bisexual people face. The Health Disparities Among Bisexual People report, based on the most recent and reliable data available on bisexual health and released in partnership with the Bisexual...

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Sexual orientation, gender identity linked to eating disorders

By J Pope

In Gay Lesbian & Bisexual Health, Gender & Sex, LGBTIQ+ issues, Mental health & sexual health, Young people

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HealthCanal, 13/05/2015
Transgender and non-transgender lesbian, gay and bisexual students are at greater risk for eating disorders, finds a new study from the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
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