Official News Outlet for the Rainbow Round Table of the American Library Association
By Jeremy Selvidge 11th Circuit Rules Title VII Does Not Prohibit Anti-Gay Discrimination Last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit ruled that employer discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation is not prohibited by Title VII. In Evans v. Georgia Regional Hospital, the court cited precedent in dismissing Jameka Evans’s claim […]
By John Mack Freeman A new study published in the American Journal of Public Health found that many healthcare providers harbor internal biases towards their LGBT patients. The study found that an implicit preference for heterosexual patients was pervasive among heterosexual healthcare providers. Via Advocate.com: The researchers looked at results from the Implicit Association Test […]
By John Mack Freeman A soon-to-be released released app called MyTransHealth will help people find trans-specific healthcare options. This crowd-sourced program will allow users to read reviews on doctors and to gauge how much support that particular medical professional can realistically rpvoide. Via Out.com: Seeking to make waves in the subject of trans health, MyTransHealth […]
By John Mack Freeman A new analysis of more than 100 studies related to LGBT well-being and happiness has been released this week. Some of the highlights include: 58 percent of LGBTQ adults have been the subject of slurs or jokes at some point in their lives 30 percent of LGBTQ adults have been attacked […]
By John Mack Freeman A new app has been released by the University of California, San Francisco that will enable researchers to enroll individuals in the largest LGBT health study ever. Entitled PRIDE Study, the app is available in the app store for all Apple devices. Via Advocate.com: This ambitious study of LGBT health will […]
