Resources & Articles
Improving medical care for the LGBTQ community begins with education.
We believe that the resources provided below are a great place to start, but please inform of other resources you think are helpful.
LGBTQ Health
American Medical Student Association's (AMSA) Gender & Sexuality Committee
Association of Gay & Lesbian Psychiatrists (AGLP)
Centers for Disease Control: LGBT Health
Gay & Lesbian Medical Association (GLMA)
Intersex Society of North America
LesbianSTD.com
Mautner Project: Cancer support for lesbians
National Coalition for LGBT Health
TransGender Care
Transgender Health (AMSA)
Women in Medicine
General
Children of Lesbians & Gays Everywhere (COLAGE)
Human Rights Campaign (HRC)
Lambda Legal
Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG)
Materials for Clinical Spaces
GLBT Health Access Project
Guidelines for Creating a Welcoming Environment (GLMA)
Southern California
Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center
Southern California Lamba Medical Association (SCLMA)
Articles
MedGLO Welcomes LGBTIQA Students (DGSOM - August 2015)
Making it Easier for Transgender People to Get New Birth Certificates (LA Times - August 2013)
Reorientation of a Nation (UCLA Magazine - July 2013)
LGBT Survey: The Age I First Felt Different (NYT Parenting Blog - June 2013)
UCLA Medical Student Group Makes Strides in LGBTQ Health Care (Daily Bruin - April 2013)