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Lesbian,
Gay, Bisexual & Transgender
HEALTH
LGBT
Health is emerging as a national concern due to a growing
body of research that shows a wide gap in the quality
and availability of health-care services geared toward
this community.
We
need to ensure that all individuals, no matter what their
sexual orientation or gender identity, have access to
compassionate, competent health care. All individuals
have the right to a safe, healthy and joyful expression
of their sexuality, however they define it. |
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Links
to Healthcare Needs of LGBT People
Click
on the logos to visit their sites
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 provides
a safe haven for any LGBT people who are interested in
access to essential, up to date, uplifting and informative
health and wellness information in a safe, anonymous forum,
from health care providers, writers and other professionals
who care about promoting LGBT health. |
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GMFA develops
a wide range of health promotion, booklets, websites,
community building events, a magazine and groupwork. The
GMFA website contains comprehensive information on HIV
and sexual health, with advice on how to improve your
sexual safety. It also offers a London
Services section, which aims to connect gay men in
London with the sexual health information and services
provided for them including details of all of London’s
free sexual health clinics, and details of LGBT
Sports and Social groups across the UK.
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 Stonewall
works extensively with healthcare providers to ensure
that they understand the needs of lesbian, gay and bisexual
service users. Click here
for their information bank. |
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 NAZ
Project provides
sexual health support services to the South Asian, Middle
Eastern, North African, Horn of African and Latin American
communities in London. NAZ exists to challenge the myths
and prejudices that exist about and within these excluded
communities and to ensure that they have access to culturally
and linguistically appropriate information, care and support.
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 National
telephone-based information service offering advice (including
that on employment, benefits and housing) and practical
and emotional support on a wide variety of issues relating
to HIV. Direct Helpline: 0845 1221 200 |
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 Positive
East helps to educate the public around HIV related
issues. It provides comprehensive and co-ordinated practical
and emotional support for those people living with and
affected by HIV in East London.
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Gays
and sport are two things that stereotypically would not
be put together. At LGM, we understand and promote the
fact that not all gay people are the same. Whether it
is football, squash or rugby, sport is a favourite pastime
for many LGBT Londoners and a great way to keep in shape.
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 Gay
Football Supporters Network,
serves football fans within the UK gay and lesbian community.
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Domestic
violence occurs within same-sex relationships with the
same statistical frequency as in heterosexual relationships.
This site offers advice, support and referral services
to LGBT people experiencing homophobic, transphobic and
same sex domestic violence
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is
a confidential helpline for all men experiencing domestic
violence by a current or ex-partner.
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PACE
is London’s leading charity promoting the mental
health and emotional wellbeing of the lesbian, gay, bisexual
and transgender community.
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MIND
is a leading mental health charity in England and Wales.
They work to create a better life for everyone with experience
of mental distress by, among other things, challenging
discrimination and promoting inclusion. If you would like
to link to their Mindinfoline then click here. |
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It operates a holistic approach and believes that one
area of health and well-being, whether this be mental,
psychological, emotional, physical, social or even community,
can not really be fully achieved or maintained without
recognition or the opportunity for all the concerns of
our ‘whole self’ to be addressed. By having
a range of services ELOP is able to refer those using
one service into another for additional support, information
or advice as appropriate. |
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 Having
an STI is nothing to be ashamed of. They are a reality
for anyone who is sexually active. This guide, from Wiltshire
& Swindon Men's Sexual Health, gives the symptoms
of common STIs and how you might notice them.
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RELATED
ARTICLES
click
on title to read
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Pink
Sport,
weekly LGBT sports features from the PinkPaper.com
Eat
Right, by Simon Johnson
Ten
things it's good to know about HIV, a
publication by NAM, a UK-based charity providing information
on HIV.
What's
LGV?, by Terence Higgins
Trust
Red
Flags Of A Battering Personality,
If you are uncertain whether your partner is abusive or if you
want to be able to tell at the beginning of the relationship
if the other person has the potential to become abusive, there
are behaviors you can look for
History
of HIV / AIDS,
an article by Avert, an international HIV charity.
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