Each week HuffPost Gay Voices, in a partnership with blogger Scout, LGBT HealthLink and researcher Susana Fajardo, brings you a round up of some of the biggest LGBT wellness stories from the past seven days. For more LGBT Wellness visit our page dedicated to the topic here.
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Gay Dating Apps Spread HIV Awareness
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Some gay dating apps are interspersing HIV info and testing reminders between profiles of available hotties. Now while looking for their next hot date thousands of users are getting informed. We’re just glad everyone’s learning while they’re yearning.
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Trauma for Trans Inmates in Immigration Jails
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Advocates are blasting immigration officials for failing to protect or adequately care for trans inmates in their care. Poor treatment is causing added trauma in an already difficult situation and putting trans inmates at risk.
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Next LGBT Battleground? Healthcare
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Check out Andrea Bowen’s smart piece on why healthcare is the next big challenge for the LGBT population. She makes the point that it’s hard to make progress when your basic health needs aren’t met, so more of our groups should be doing healthcare advocacy. She’s thrown down the gauntlet, who’s willing to take the challenge?
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Medical Students Lack LGBT Knowledge
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A few studies published this week found that medical students aren’t learning enough about LGBT patients in school -- and this hurts patients later on. One study found that dental students didn’t learn enough about issues facing their LGBT patients. Another study found hidden bias against LGBT patients in medical school. A third study found that nearly half of LGBT medical students don’t come out in school for fear of discrimination.
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Mapping Healthcare Equality in NJ
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Activists in New Jersey are crowdsourcing a map of all the LGBT-friendly service providers in the state -- and warn about the unfriendly ones. To chime in use the hashtag #mapandexpand or go to mapandexpand.com to leave a review. We’re definitely #onboard!