Coming Out to your Health Care Provider
By: Harvey J. Makadon, MD*— We can’t expect to get appropriate care from our health providers if we don’t come out to them. Conversely, our…
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LGBT Aging Project receives Tufts Health Plan Foundation Award
The Fenway Institute’s LGBT Aging Project was awarded $6,500 by participants in the Future Philanthropists program at Tufts Health Plan Foundation. The money will help fund the next four events for the LGBT Elders of Color Initiative, a community coalition that is sponsored by the LGBT Aging Project, Fenway Health, and Central Boston Elder Services.
Fenway: Health Risks of LGBs Not Well Documented
By: Lisa Keen/Keen News Service— A report released March 27 by the Boston-based Fenway Institute has found important health-related risks within the LGB community that…
Webinar on Creating Inclusive Settings for LGBT Patients
BOSTON, Mass.—The National LGBT Health Education Center at the Fenway Institute will host a free educational webinar, “Creating Inclusive Health Care Environments for LGBT Patients…
Fenway Study Enrolls Gay Men Who Have Experienced Childhood Sexual Abuse
BOSTON, Mass. — The Fenway Institute’s Project THRIVE is currently seeking gay, bisexual, and other men, who have sex with men (MSM) who have experienced childhood…
National LGBT Health Education Center’s Webinar for Transgender Medical Care Providers
BOSTON, Mass. – The National LGBT Health Education Center at the Fenway Institute will host the webinar, “Transgender Medical Care: Advanced Case Discussion,” on Dec….
National LGBT Health Education Center’s Webinar: Meeting Health Needs of LGBT People
BOSTON, Mass. – The National LGBT Health Education Center at the Fenway Institute will host the educational webinar, “Meeting the Health Care Needs of Lesbian,…
LifeSkills Project Celebrates First Year at Anniversary Ball
Performances and Ball categories bring together participants and community members By: Lauren Walleser/TRT Reporter— LifeSkills—an empowerment-focused research study for young transgender women ages 16-29, offered…
Fenway Institute: Policy Focus on Lesbians and Cervical Cancer
Analysis from The Fenway Institute finds lesbians and bisexual women are up to 10 times less likely to receive regular cervical cancer screening than heterosexual…
Connecticut Transgender Conference: Health, Law and the Transgender Community
By: Ashley Mark/TRT Reporter– FARMINGTON, Conn. –Transgender individuals face complex challenges within the health care and legal systems, but a leading conference in Connecticut is…
The Fenway Institute applauds CDC’s ‘Tips from Former Smokers’ Campaign’s LGBT Focus
BOSTON, Mass–The Fenway Institute applauds the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Office of Smoking and Health (OSH) for including lesbian, gay,…
Fenway Explains High HIV Rates of Infection in Young American Gay & Bisexual Men
By: Brook Rosini/Special to The Rainbow Times– BOSTON, Massachusetts — On November 27, 2012, just a handful of days before World AIDS Day, the United…
2012: The Year We’ll Remember the Tide Turning Against HIV/AIDS?
By: Brook Rosini/Special to The Rainbow Times– For those of us who grew up in the 90s, we remember sex ed classes with videos that…
Fenway Tackles Health Disparities in LGBTQ Youth of Color
BOSTON, Massachusetts — The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded The Fenway Institute a three-year, $800,000 grant to address health disparities in LGBTQ (lesbian,…
Fenway: More HIV Prevention Funding Needed for Gay Men
BOSTON, Mass. — New HIV infections held steady at about 50,000 in 2010, the CDC reported last month, but new infections among gay, bisexual and…
Fenway Releases Video As Part of Transgender Awareness Week
BOSTON, Massachusetts — In honor of Transgender Awareness Week, the LifeSkills project of The Fenway Institute and the Boundless and Living Well series at Fenway Health hosted the debut screening of Fenway’s …
HPV Vaccine Could Prevent Thousands of Cancer & Genital Warts, for Women & Gay Men
Analysis from The Fenway Institute finds U.S. lags other countries–most U.S. doctors don’t prescribe HPV vaccine; only one-third of eligible females have been vaccinated Human…
Fenway’s Gustavo Torrez Receives Trailblazers Award from American Legacy Foundation
BOSTON, Massachusetts — On Wednesday, August 15, 2012 The Fenway Institute’s Gustavo Torrez was recognizes for his efforts in the tobacco control field with the Trailblazers…
LifeSkills Empowers Transgender Women, Galvanizes LGBTQ Community
By: Brook Rosini/Special to The Rainbow Times– The LifeSkills Project, a program for and by transgender women at the Fenway Institute, is making the news…
Study Finds Greatly Elevated HIV Infection Rates Among Young Black Gay & Bisexual Men in the U.S.
Study results released today by the HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN) show disturbing rates of new HIV infections occurring among Black gay and bisexual men…
VIPs at Fenway Health Men’s Event: Barney Frank, Niki Tsongas, Boston Mayor Menino & Kate Clinton
Fenway Health’s Men’s Event will be a hotbed of local names & faces when the action gets underway at the Boston Marriott Copley Place from 6 p.m. to 1…
Fenway Institute Report: PrEP could be “game changer” in fight against HIV
Analysis examines biomedical prevention technology to be reviewed by U.S. Food and Drug Administration by June 15, 2012 BOSTON, Mass. — Pre-exposure chemoprophylaxis (PrEP)—taking antiretroviral…
Fenway: Ask patients about sexual orientation & gender identity
The Fenway Institute has issued two Policy Focus briefs highlighting the importance of gathering sexual orientation and gender identity data in clinical settings and to…