Fenway Health Looks Forward To 2015
By Stephen Boswell, MD
Though the LGBT community has made important strides towards equality in Massachusetts and across the United States, we continue to experience health disparities and inequities in health care delivery. At Fenway Health,...
Fenway Health: Self-Care For The Holidays
The holidays are in full swing and the classic signs of the season are all around us: Bustling shoppers, festive treats, bright lights and – all too often – rising blood pressure. As much...
Fenway And AIDS Action Observe World AIDS Day
World AIDS Day 2014 was December 1.
December 1 marked the 27th World AIDS Day – a time to remember those lost to the virus, reflect on the medical breakthroughs made in the fight against HIV/AIDS,...
Insurance Coverage for Transgender People in Massachusetts: Exciting Progress, But Our Work Continues
Over the summer, the Commonwealth made exciting progress in the movement for transgender equality in healthcare.
The Division of Insurance released a bulletin on June 20 and issued regulatory guidance stating that insurance plans may...
Health Matters: Transgender Awareness Month
November is Transgender Awareness Month — a time to celebrate the vibrancy of the transgender and gender non-conforming community, educate the public on trans issues, and remember those who have been victimized by transphobic violence....
From Fenway Health: Nat’l Coming Out Day: Why Coming Out Is A Health Issue
This Saturday, October 11, marks the 16th annual National Coming Out Day. Sharing an anniversary with the National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights, National Coming Out Day is a time to celebrate...
Health Matters: The Importance of Getting Counted
In order to count in our society, we have to be counted.
Take the U.S. Census, which is completed every 10 years. Results of the Constitutionally-mandated, decennial survey inform the outlines of Congressional Districts and...
LGBTQ Couples, Domestic Violence, Football and Politics
LGBTQ Couples are being left out of the DV conversation – so lets change it!
Vice President Joe Biden spoke this week on the Ray Rice domestic violence incident that got him bounced from the...
