LGBTQIA+ Caucus
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To identify, collect and disseminate LGBTQ health care information in order to enhance the quality and quantity of information available to our colleagues within MLA and within our institutions in order to support the physical and psychological health care concerns of our clients.
Public Resources
Organized by members of the LGBTQIA+ Caucus, this list is not intended to be comprehensive. The primary focus is on libraries and health issues, with a few links to large queer resource indexes and subject catalogs. For any questions, or to request a change to this list, please contact the LGBTQIA+ Caucus leadership.
General Health
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Health
- Human Rights Campaign: Health and Aging
- LGBT HealthLink
- MedlinePlus: Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Health
- National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center
- Planned Parenthood: Gender Identity
- Planned Parenthood: Sexual Orientation
- National Institutes of Health: Sexual and Gender Minority Research Office
- Healthy People 2020: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Health
- National LGBT Cancer Network
Women's Health
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Lesbian and Bisexual Women
- GLMA: Top 10 Things Lesbians Should discuss with Their Healthcare Provider
- Johns Hopkins: Lesbian and Bisexual Women's Health Issues
- Mayo Clinic: Health issues Health issues for lesbians and women who have sex with women
Men's Health
- American Cancer Society: Cancer Facts for Gay and Bisexual Men
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Gay and Bisexual Men’s Health
- GLMA: Ten Things Gay Men Should discuss with Their Healthcare Provider
- Mayo Clinic: Health issues for gay men and men who have sex with men
- Young Men’s Health
Bisexual Health
- HRC-Health Disparities Among Bisexual People
- 10 Things Bisexuals Should Discuss with their Healthcare Provider
- American Institute of Bisexuality
Pansexual Health
Transgender Health
- US Trans Survey
- Center of Excellence for Transgender Health
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Transgender Persons
- FORGE: Transgender Aging Network
- Gender Diversity in Sports (GDIS)
- Gender Identity Development in Children
- GLMA: Ten Things Transgender Persons Should discuss with Their Healthcare Care Provider
- My Trans Health
- Providing Inclusive Care and Services for the Transgender and Gender Diverse Community: A Pharmacy Resource Guide
- WPATH: World Professional Association for Transgender Health
- UCSF Center of Excellence for Transgender Health: Information on Estrogen Hormone Therapy
- UCSF Center of Excellence for Transgender Health: Information on Testosterone Hormone Therapy
- Trans Athlete
Intersex Health
- Accord Alliance
- AXYS
- Nonbinary & Intersex Recognition Project (NIRP)
- InterACT
- ISNA : Intersex Society of North America
Youth Health
- American Academy of Pediatricians: Health Concerns for Gay and Lesbian Teens
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: LGBT Youth
- The Trevor Project: Trevor Support Center
- UCLA School of Law Williams Institute Youth Publications
Senior Health
- Alzheimer’s Association: LGBT Caregiver Concerns (PDF)
- National Resource Center on LGBT Aging
- SAGE: Health & Health Care
- National Institute on Aging NIA: HIV, AIDS and Older People
- FORGE: Transgender Aging Network
HIV and AIDS
- The Body: A Multimedia AIDS and HIV Information Resource
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: HIV/AIDS
- Mayo Clinic: HIV/AIDS
- Planned Parenthood: HIV & AIDS
- US Government HIV/AIDS Information (hiv.gov)
- National Minority AIDS Council
- Transgender Women and Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis for HIV Prevention
Mental Health
- American Psychological Association
- Association for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Issues in Counseling
- Association of LGBTQ Psychiatrists
- National Alliance on Mental Illness
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Race and Ethnicity
- National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center: LGBTQIA+ People of Color Learning Resources
- The Black Church & HIV
- UCLA School of Law Williams Institute: People of Color
- CDC: HIV by Race/Ethnicity
- HRC: Communities of Color
- National Minority AIDS Council
- Movement Advancement Project: LGBT Families of Color
- U.S. Transgender Survey: Reports on the Experiences of People of Color
Library Organizations
- Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Round Table (GLBTRT) of the American Library Association
- GLBT Issues Caucus of the Special Library Association
- MLA LGBTQIA+ Caucus
- Que(ery Librarians)
Professional Medical Organizations
- American Academy of Pediatrics: LGBT Resources
- American Medical Association: Advisory Committee on LGBTQ Issues
- American Medical Student Association: Gender & Sexuality Action Committee
- Gay and Lesbian Medical Association
- Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Caucus of Public Health Professionals
- LGBT PA Caucus
- Out to Innovate
- American Nurses Association Position Statement: Nursing Advocacy for LGBTQ+ Populations
- Network for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Concerns in Occupational Therapy
- American Dental Education Association (ADEA): Gay-Straight Alliance Section
Core References
- The Fenway Guide to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, And Transgender Health, 2nd Edition
- Healthcare Equality Index, Human Rights Campaign (annual release)
- World Professional Association for Transgender Health Standards of Care
Glossaries / Pronouns
Open Health Sciences LGBTQIA+ Clinical Education Sources
- AMSA Local Projects in a Box: LGBT
- Fenway Institute National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center
- Gender Diversity in Sports (GDIS)
- Gender & Health Collaborative Curriculum
- LGBT Mental Health Syllabus (Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry)
- NNLM: Improving the Health, Safety, and Well-being of LGBT Populations
- Diversity 3.0 Learning Series (AAMC)
- GLMA LGBT Cultural Competence Webinar Series
- LGBTQ Essentials: Foundations of Care (Howard Brown Health)
- Nurse's Health Education About LGBT Elders (HEALE) Curriculum
- Vanessa Goes to the Doctor (National LGBT Cancer Network)
LibGuides
- Florida International University Transgender Resources LibGuide
- Stony Brook University LGBTQ Health LibGuide
- University of Colorado Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Health Resources
- A.T. Still University LGBTQI Health Research & Practice
- University of Michigan LGBTQ Health Resources
- Northern Arizona University LGBTQIA+ Health Disparities Guide
- Northern Arizona University Gender-Affirming Healthcare Guide
- University of Southern California: LGBTQIA+ Health and Cultural Competency
- NNLM: Beyond the Binary Resources
Additional Resources
- ACLU: Legislation affecting LGBT Rights Across the Country
- 42 C.F.R. § 482.13 Condition of participation: Patient's rights
- 42 CFR § 485.635 Condition of participation: Provision of services
- Section 1557 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
- You Don’t Want Second Best’: Anti-LGBT Discrimination in US Health Care (Human Rights Watch)
- Intersectionality, Explained: Meet Kimberlé Crenshaw, Who Coined the Term
This list last updated on 5/12/2021 by catherine lockmiller and Hannah Schilperhoort.
LGBTQIA+ Caucus Leaders
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