Lesbian Health Fund
@LesbianHealthFd
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Improving health & wellbeing for LGBTQ+ women & girls through research 🔬📚 LHF is a program of GLMA, follow @GLMA_LGBTHealth to stay current on LHF updates!
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Joined April 2021
To donate to help continue funding this work: https://t.co/gBgmDXQ5mZ
#LGBTQHealth #GLMA2022 @LesbianHealthFd
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@LesbianHealthFd celebrating 30 years about importance of funding research for #LGBTQ+ women and girls (who are more than 6x less funded than gay men by the @NIH 🙄) #GLMA2022
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This award recognized her outstanding contributions to improving the health of LGBTQ+ people, including serving as LHF's grants chair for over a decade. We are grateful for her impact and influence on us and our community🌈 Further details of her legacy: https://t.co/f59JZxpGOe
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1/2 We celebrate the life of Dr. Deb Bowen who not only dedicated her career to advancing healthcare delivery and health promotion but was a champion in advancing the health of LGBTQ+ women. Dr. Bowen was awarded a @GLMA_LGBTHealth achievement award in 2017
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Welcome, Alex! We're looking forward to working with you to keep on advancing the health of LGBTQ+ women and girls!
Meet our Interim Executive Director, Alex Sheldon (they/them)! With 15+ years of experience strategizing, fundraising, and supporting organizations dedicated to human rights, Alex brings the passion and expertise to keep our advocacy strong. Learn more: https://t.co/wd7RLam5d6.
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“It’s a fight not only for the right to marry but for every individual to be able to live a full life of health, wellness, and true love - and LHF & GLMA are providing the research to get us there.” - The What Gives Podcast
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Check out this conversation on this unique health needs of the LGBTQIA2+ community with LHF and @glma_lgbthealth BOD @careycandrian! https://t.co/hWp5Mhv0hg
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Today is the last day of Pride Month and the last day of Give Out Month! Donate today to LHF at https://t.co/d4B366DTf8 ! #Pride2022 #PrideMonth #LGBTQIA #GiveOutMonth @GLMA_LGBTHealth
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Meet Sofia, who helping LHF fund high-quality research into underrepresented topics, and thus ensure that everyone has access to healthcare that meets their unique needs. Help fund underrepresented research by donating to LHF TODAY or TOMORROW at https://t.co/d4B366VuDI !
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A Pride month conversation you won’t want to miss! This free event with @JMathisofficial & @gregmathisjr (🤩🤩🤩) will cover the intersection of mental health, Black culture, and research in the #LGBTQ community 🌈 #LGBTQhealth @AllofUsLGBTQ @GLMA_LGBTHealth
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LHF champion @JaredBoot is is passionate about uplifting voices within the LGBTQ+ community who are most at risk of health disparities & lack resources (like research on their health outcomes!) Help him change that by donating to LHF this Pride month: https://t.co/d4B366DTf8
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Abortion activism and rights language *must* be inclusive of all people who can become pregnant. Practice saying inclusive language so you can be comfortable doing so in written and verbal spaces. Thanks to telemedicine abortion provider @heyjanehealth for this image & language.
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But celebrating the fact that the total number of #LGBTQ projects has increased 66% since 2015, growing in areas of non-HIV/AIDS research and among transgender and bisexual populations! 🎉
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*Just released* @NIH SGMRO’s annual report ‘20 Although some great wins for #LGBTQ health overall, there are still minimal SGM projects focused on topics such as contraception/reproduction (6.6%) and the majority are still focused on MSM (55%) https://t.co/jxfl1Z8uuu
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Calling all trans people! Share your experience in the U.S. Trans Survey. Your voice matters. https://t.co/2hjqVtDoyo
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LHF grants impact #LGBTQIA + women & girls and help early career researchers generate foundational research on this population. Hear from 2015 LHF grantee, Dr. Brittany Charlton, ScD @britshmit @GLMA_LGBTHealth #Pride #LGBT #GiveOutMonth Donate at https://t.co/d4B366VuDI !
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Breaking: President Biden has signed an executive order blocking federal funding for conversion therapy. https://t.co/iXbzR6vhO0
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Donate at https://t.co/d4B366VuDI ! @GLMA_LGBTHealth #Pride #Pride2022 #QueerMedTwitter #GayMedTwitter
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Help us learn about queer women's health by donating to LHF! We fund research on #lgbtq+ women & girls, inclusive of gender-diverse, nonbinary, & trans ppl. Over 27 yrs, the top topics: mental health, health disparities, family studies, access to care, & trauma & violence.
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