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.
Exercise Makes You Happy: A Mini-Roundtable
New study confirms that exercise lowers stress levels and makes you happier. Those of us who have witnessed that effect first-hand share our exercise routines and subsequent emotions. What do you do?
Queer Latinas Have Specific Healthcare Needs, This Billboard Isn’t One of Them
LBT Latinas have (surprise!) unique sexual health needs and Latinas are being targeted by anti-choice groups — how do we meet these needs and how do we keep the discussion inclusive?
Portland Mayor: Let My People Obtain Gender Reassignment Surgery!
In 2001 San Francisco became the first city to offer gender reassignment benefits to its employees. Now, here comes Portland.
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?
Veronica’s Team Pick: Body by Rachel Robinson
Rachel Robinson has a workout video!
Riese’s Team Pick: yogamazing
“where downward dog is a man’s best friend.”
Britain To Change Gay Male Blood Donation Policy To Slightly Different Version Of The Same Policy
“It’s supremely bloody homophobic, extremely discriminatory and potentially dangerous for thousands of patients in need of transfusions. The inequality has just got worse, not better.”
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!
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?
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.
Women’s Fitness Magazines Are Fundamentally Ridiculous
“Nowhere in the Magazine’s definition of “health” is there room for real strength, unless it’s a quarter page of lip service paid to a female body builder who is, I don’t know, sharing her tips for avoiding breakfast pastry cravings and fitting in her workouts between dates and shoe shopping.”
Healthcare Reform Update: Well, Sh*t, I Guess We’re Going To The Supreme Court
Healthcare reform goes to Washington! Because a judge in Florida ruled it unconstitutional, and you know what that means.
What’s Good At Walgreens
Rite-Aid ate my heart. Also part of my head for real. It’s time for a beauty bar / medicine cabinet overshare and open thread!
Oh My God What Just Happened With Obama’s Healthcare
In which we try to understand what is going on with healthcare/Obamacare/caring in general, and conclude that it is generally advisable to make sure we take our multivitamins and wash our hands frequently.
Let’s Not Be Shy: How to Feel Better About Talking to Other Humans
“When you’re feeling shy, it’s easy to think that everyone else is a total master of social interaction whose life is basically a neverending parade of back-slapping and bonhomie. But, about 40% of people say they’re shy.”
How to Find a Therapist
FEELINGS. We have them. You have them. We often need to talk about them, with a professional. Here’s how you can, too.
Period 101: Toxic Shock Station
In which we revolutionize the way you menstruate and, happiest of all, STICK IT TO THE MAN!
From Broadway to Jackie Warner, ‘Thintervention’ Trainer Craig Ramsay Loves His Lesbians
Jess chats with “Thintervention” co-trainer Craig Ramsay about separatism in the gay community, the dirt on Jackie Warner and his transition from Broadway star to celebrity fitness trainer.
If Lindsay Lohan is “Pathetic,” Then So Am I: What It Feels Like for a Drug Addict
If Lindsay Lohan is the ‘most pathetic person alive’ then I must come in at a close second. After all, I’ve been in and out of rehab twice as many times. And the way the media is talking about Lohan is really pissing me off.