Research

U.S. Transgender Health Priorities Primer by the National Coaliton for LGBT Health
[Adobe Acrobat (PDF) File; 111 kb]

LGBT Persons in Chicago: Growing Older, A Survey of Needs and Perceptions by the Chicago Task Force on LGBT Aging.
[Microsoft Word File; 592 kb]

Suicide Attempts Among Gay and Bisexual Men: Lifetime Prevalence and Antecedents by Jay P. Paul, PhD, Joseph Catania, PhD, Lance Pollack, PhD, et. al., American Journal of Public Health, August 2002, Vol. 92, No. 8.
[Adobe Acrobat (PDF) File; 134 kb]

Respecting the Rights of LGBTQ Youth: A Responsibility of Youth Serving Professionals by Jessie Gilliam, Advocates for Youth.
[Adobe Acrobat (PDF) File; 195 kb]

Double Jeopardy: How Racism and Homophobia Impact the Health of Black and Latino Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Communities by Vignetta Charles, Kerith Conron, Boston Public Health Commission, LGBT Health. June 28, 2002.
[Microsoft Word File; 132 kb]

Eating Disorders in the LGBT Community, International Journal of Eating Disorders

• Sexual Orientation and Eating Psychopathology: The Role of Masculinity and Femininity by Caroline Meyer, Jackie Blissett, and Claire Oldfield, Vol. 29, No. 3, 2001, Pages 314-318.

• Sexual Orientation and Eating Psychopathology: The Role of Masculinity and Femininity by Devra L. Braun, Suzanne R. Sunday, Amy Huang, and Katherine A. Halmi, Vol. 25, No. 4, 1999, Pages 415-423.

• Eating Disorder in a Transgendered Patient: A Case Report by Lois J. Surgenor and Jennifer L. Fear, Vol. 24, No. 4, 1998, Pages 449-451.

Say It Loud: I'm Black and I'm Proud by Juan Battle, Cathy J. Cohen, Dorian Warren, Gerard Fergerson, and Suzette Audam. March 25, 2002.
One of the first and largest glimpses into a national, multicity sample of Black gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people.
[Adobe Acrobat (PDF) File; 1,579 kb]

Discriminacion Social y la Salud: El Caso de los Hombres Latinos Homosexuales y el Riesgo de Infeccion por HIV (Espanol) by Rafael M. DÌaz y George Ayala. July 12, 2001.
Este estudio innovador, publicado por la Iniciativa de Justicia Racial y Economia, (Racial and Economic Justice Initiative) de el National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, documenta la correlaciÛn entre tres formas de opresiÛn - social, homofobia, racismo y pobreza - con comportamientos de riesgo asociados con la transmisiÛn del VIH.
[Adobe Acrobat (PDF) File; 592 kb]

Social Discrimination and Health: The Case of Latino Gay Men and HIV Risk (English) by Rafael M. DÌaz and George Ayala. July 12, 2001.
This groundbreaking study issued by the Racial and Economic Justice Initiative of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, documents the correlation between three forms of social oppression - homophobia, racism and poverty - with the risk-taking behavior associated with HIV transmission.
[Adobe Acrobat (PDF) File; 707 kb]

Leaving Our Children Behind: Welfare Reform and the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Community by Sean Cahill and Kenneth T. Jones. December 10, 2001.
The first comprehensive report of its kind to critically analyze welfare's particular impact on the poor gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people and the GLBT community in general.
[Adobe Acrobat (PDF) File; 846 kb]

Outing Age: Public Policy Issues Affecting Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Elders by Sean Cahill and Ken South and Jane Spade. November 9, 2000.
This ground breaking report reviews social science literature and explains what we already know as well as the sizable gaps in our knowledge of the demographics of GLBT elders. Outing Age outlines major public policy issues facing GLBT seniors, including: federal aging programs; public health; disability; long-term term care and care giving; housing, including nursing homes; employment; family policy; and income support programs such as Social Security.
[Adobe Acrobat (PDF) File; 874 kb]

Advancing Gay & Lesbian Health: A Report from the Gay & Lesbian Health Roundtable. January 2000.
The Gay and Lesbian Health Roundtable was held in January 2000. The overall purpose of the Roundtable was to provide a forum for dialogue on advancing lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender health among lesbian and gay health researchers, providers, and advocates as well as allies from research institutions, government agencies, political representatives, and foundations. Over 50 individuals representing these different sectors gathered for the Roundtable.
[Adobe Acrobat (PDF) File; 118 kb]

Report from the Second Annual Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Health Roundtable. 2001.
This discussion expands on the recommendations contained in the previous report and explores the role of existing models of primary care delivery, research on LGBT health, policy and funding. Representatives from federal health agencies stressed the importance of accessing existing funding streams in an era of competing health needs, demands and budget tightening.
[Adobe Acrobat (PDF) File; 128 kb]

Making the Grade on Women's Health: A National and State-by-State Report Card Created by National Women's Law Center
The 2001 Report Card sends three strong messages. First, significant action is needed to improve the overall picture for womenís health. Second, that, over the last year, even given the short period of time at issue, states have made some notable inroads on responding to the challenge of improving the quality of womenís health. And third, that, despite the progress made, for many women little has changed. (For example, only four states showed any progress in reducing the number of uninsured women.)
[Adobe Acrobat (PDF) File; 207 kb]

Key Health Disparities by Race, Ethnicity, Sexual Orientation and Disability Created by National Women's Law Center
This chapter supplements the Report Card data with information from other, albeit sometimes inconsistent, sources. By highlighting some additional health information for women by race, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation and disability, the Report Card provides a better look - although not a complete look - at the significant health disparities faced by American women today.
[Adobe Acrobat (PDF) File; 185 kb]

Domestic Violence among the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Communities Created by National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
There were 5,046 reported incidents of domestic violence affecting LGBT individuals in 2001: a substantial increase (+25%) over the 4,048 cases reported in the same regions throughout 2000. Details and additional statistics are provided in this summary.
[Microsoft Word File; 55.5 kb]

The Cost of Homophobia Literature Review on the Human Impact of Homophobia in Canada by Christopher Banks, Rochon Associated Human Resource Management Consulting, Inc., Submitted to Gay and Lesbian Health Services, Saskatoon, SK, May 2003
[Adobe Acrobat (PDF) File; 329 kb]