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Meghan Maya/Washington Won't Discriminate

By The Seattle Lesbian
in Health
3 days ago
Just Want Privacy, the political group behind so-called “safety” initiative 1552, is violating Washington state’s election laws by failing to report numerous contributions from anti-LGBTQ groups like the Family Policy Institute of Washington, Alliance Defending Freedom, State Rep. Graham Hunt, and others. ...
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By The Seattle Lesbian
in Health Local
21 days ago
Seattle/King County Clinic returns to KeyArena at Seattle Center for a fourth year, Oct. 26-29, with an ambitious goal of providing over $3.5 million in free dental, vision and medical services to people in need. ...
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By The Seattle Lesbian
in Health
23 days ago
The report outlines how challenges, including a lifetime of discrimination in employment, accessing comprehensive health care, and housing-as well as lack of legal and social relationship recognition-can lead to poverty, social isolation, and poorer mental and physical health. ...
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By The Seattle Lesbian
in Health
29 days ago
San Francisco-Oakland finished third this year, Seattle-Tacoma fourth, San Jose fifth, Boston sixth, and Denver seventh. The top seven cities in the 2017 AFI are between 4-13 percentage points ahead of the rest of the pack. ...
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To include their transgender clients and lactation services, co-founders Jennifer Jimenez (left) and Kristina Chamberlain (right) changed the name of their clinic from Eastside Women’s Health Center to Eastside Total Health and Lactation. Photo by Taylor McAvoy

By The Seattle Lesbian
in Health Local
May 3, 2017
Eastside Women’s Health Center has provided the LGBTQ and transgender communities with support for more than a year. But something was missing in their name, said their two co-founders. ...
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By The Seattle Lesbian
in Health
May 2, 2017
In many rural areas across the nation, Planned Parenthood is the only option for transgender people to find safe and inclusive care – services that are vital for their health and well-being. ...
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HerCampus Photo

By The Seattle Lesbian
in Health Politics
April 26, 2017
This bill would clarify that providing “conversion therapy” to any person in exchange for monetary compensation, or advertising such services, is an unfair and deceptive act or practice. ...
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By The Seattle Lesbian
in Health
April 18, 2017
Since 2013, the rate of uninsurance among lesbian, gay, and bisexual people (LGB) decreased from 21.7 percent to 11.1 percent, which is larger than the decrease in uninsurance among the non-LGB population. ...
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By The Seattle Lesbian
in Health
April 8, 2017
While talking to your partner about medical coverage may not sound fun, the reality is that it should be done for several key reasons. ...
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By The Seattle Lesbian
in Health Local
February 10, 2017
King County is one of the first counties in the United States to reach a major milestone set by the World Health Organization to confront the HIV/AIDS epidemic. ...
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