Results for: bisexual
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Gal Pals, Community, Money, Marriage, Bike-Riding and Acceptance Make LGBTQ Women Feel Healthier
Welcome to the first in a series of exciting discoveries from our survey of over 4,000 Autostraddle readers over the age of 29.
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Lesbian Obesity Study Misses the Point: We Don’t Care If We’re Fat
The NIH has spent millions to find out why lesbians are more often overweight than straight women. But is it a matter of public health, or a product of the accepting nature of queer culture?
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Where Were They While She Was Getting High?
Surprise! A new survey indicates that LGBT people “experience higher rates of substance use and abuse.”
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Health Care: Hard for LGBT People, Hardest for LGBT Old People
Despite some recent improvements, doctors still don’t know what do to with gay and trans people. And it gets worse as you age.
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How (Not) to Quit Smoking: What Will Occupy Your Lesbian Hands?
Lesbians and bisexual women are 2-3 times more likely to smoke cigarettes regularly than straight people, which might be one of the 46 reasons I’m finding it hard to quit.
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Medical Schools Not So Great At Teaching About Gay People
“The disappointing results of the survey of 150 programs found that on average med schools teach about five hours of LGBT related content, and some even reported teaching absolutely none.”
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LGBTQ Health: NYC Doctors Will Be Trained to Stop Assuming You Have a Boyfriend
The “To Treat Me, You Have to Know Who I Am” program will teach healthcare professionals how to deal with LGBTQ patients. How does your doctor do?
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Institute of Medicine Says Your Medical Records Should Be As Gay As You Are
What if medical records and health research included whether patients were gay, so there was data on our health? What then?
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You Should Be More Aware of LGBT Health, Just Like the Government Is
Are you gay? If so, chances are significantly higher that you’re unhealthy in a number of ways. We had a whole week about it!
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The PP & Me: Why We All Need Planned Parenthood
I’ve been going to Planned Parenthood for thirteen years, which is probably my longest relationship with anything, ever. I’m not ready to give that up — and you shouldn’t be, either.
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Why Are Gay Ladies So Afraid of the Gynecologist?
“We saddle up, feet in stirrups, ready to go and … bam! suddenly all become heterosexual women with one interest: reproduction!”