#queer health

The greatest wealth is health.~Virgil​

[USA]:It’sLGBTQ Enrollment Week of Action-open enrollment means open for everyone, including ALL bisexuals+ their families and friends! So we are getting the word out to the Entire Bisexual Community​ this holiday season!  Get Medical Coverage, then Get That Check-Up and Be Healthy!

And it helps that it’s cheaper and easier than ever before to get financial help and Get Covered for 2017.  So CLICK THE LINK and give yourself and your loved ones the Gift of Health Care this Holiday Season. 

Note:Bisexual+(Bi+ for short) is just *shorthand* for ALL Non-Monosexual people inclusive of but not limited to: Bisexual & Biromantic as well as Ambisexual, Flexisexual, Fluid, Heteroflexible & Homoflexible, Multisexual, No Labels, Omnisexual, Pansexual, Polysexual, Pomosexual, SGL (Same-gender Loving), Sapiosexual, Queer-identified, Questioning et al.

Additionally the Bisexual+ Community has always/will always include people of ALL genders/gender identification including but not limited to: Androgynous, Cis, Genderqueer, Gender-Nonconforming, Non-binary, Trans, et al.

Inside the Landmark, Long Overdue Study on Chest Binding

“Based on our preliminary analysis, for most participants, binding was a positive experience and led to improvements in mood and self-esteem, minimized gender dysphoria, anxiety, and depression, and helped them to feel in control of their bodies. In fact, some reported that a positive impact on emotional and behavioral health makes the physical discomfort of binding worth it.”

This is being called the first medical research study on chest binding. Great news that research is focusing on something that impacts the daily lives of many queer and trans people!

The Remedy: Queer and Trans Voices on Health and Health Care

The Remedy: Queer and Trans Voices on Health and Health Care invites writers and readers to imagine what we need to create healthy, resilient, and thriving LGBTQ communities. This anthology is a diverse collection of real-life stories from queer and trans people on their own health care experiences and challenges, from gay men living with HIV who remember the systemic resistance to their health care needs, to a lesbian couple dealing with the experience of cancer, to young trans people who struggle to find health care providers who treat them with dignity and respect. The book also includes essays by health care providers, activists, and leaders, with something to say about the challenges, politics, and opportunities surrounding queer and trans health issues.

Required Reading. 

Why LGBTQ People Don’t Get the Mental Health Care They Deserve

Because we are seen by so many people as ill because of our sexual orientation or gender identity, a lot of us are reluctant to come forward about mental illness… That’s contributed to a lot of shame around it.”

We need more competent providers so that queer and trans people seeking care receive the care they need and don’t have to play the part of educator to their health and social service providers!