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Special LGBT Health Awareness Week Presentation

3/17/2010 - In honor of LGBT Health Awareness Week, GLMA Board President, Rebecca Allison, MD will be speaking at Massachusetts General Hospital on Monday, March 29, 2010 at 6 p.m. in O'Keefe Auditorium. Please join us in Boston to hear Becky's presentation on "Advocacy & the LGBT Health Professional." A reception will follow.

Bans on Same-Sex Marriage Contribute to Mental Health Disparities Among Gay Men and Lesbians
3/9/2010 - Gay, lesbian, and bisexual people living in states with institutional discrimination -- such as bans on same-sex marriage -- are at increased risk of psychiatric disorders, according to a new study published in the American Journal of Public Health. studies.

Senators Call on FDA to Lift Lifetime Ban on Gay Men Donating Blood
3/9/2010 - In a letter to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), a group of 18 U.S. Senators urged Commissioner Margaret Hamburg to review and appropriately modify the current law banning men who have had any homosexual sex since 1977 from donating blood for life.

Obama Administration’s Proposed Healthcare Reform Plan a Mixed Bag for LGBT Community
3/2/2010 - President Obama’s recently released healthcare reform bill which incorporates elements of both the House and Senate bills does not include many of the LGBT-related provisions in the original House bill. However, the article reports that the plan does include LGBT-specific language for data collection in health studies, which could provide crucial data for studying LGBT health disparities in federal studies.