WashU human rights experts including those from the Center for Human Rights, Gender & Migration recently jointly hosted a two-day summit in Mexico to address the challenges faced by LGBTQ+ migrants and asylum seekers.
St. Louis serves up a new exhibit during PRIDE month. Learn more about it and the history of PRIDE in St. Louis.
Learn more about a former students work to advance health equity among older LGBTQ adults.
Learn a bit of history on how PRIDE month has become a time to celebrate LGBTQ+ communities & health equality.
Service providers in Mexico try out tools to support migrants’ safe disclosure of sexual and gender-based violence: WashU puts research into practice
Written by Elizabeth Sepper, JD, associate professor in the School of Law Six years ago, a little known provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA)—Section 1557—marked the first time that federal law prohibited sex discrimination in federally funded health programs. This summer, a new U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) rule made clear […]
Written by Brett Tortelli, graduate student at the School of Medicine For many people talking about their sex life with their doctor can be uncomfortable. When someone reveals something so intimate about his or her personal life there is a fear of judgment. We as physicians are trained to ask our patients about their sexual practices […]
In social work, the current evidence-based practice guidelines for working with LGBTQ older adults are offered by Fredricksen-Goldsen and colleagues (2014) who propose ten practice competencies that “account for the unique circumstances, strengths, and challenges facing LGBT[Q] older adults”. Two of these competencies are particularly aligned with social work values and ethics: Critically analyze personal […]