July 23, 2013
A Pride flag and the District of Columbia flag wave side by side

D.C. Passes JaParker Deoni Jones Birth Certificate Equality Amendment Act

By Katy Ray
Washington, D.C. legislators have taken yet another significant stride toward bringing transgender equality to the District. Recently, councilmembers unanimously approved the JaParker Deoni Jones Birth Certificate Equality Amendment Act of 2013.
July 18, 2013
Mautner Project

Historic Merger Means New Opportunities for D.C.’s Lesbian Community

By Jade Salazar
An exciting collaboration has come to D.C.’s LGBT community. On June 3, Mautner Project: The National Lesbian Health Organization announced it will be merging with Whitman-Walker Health, and both organizations are committed to expanding patient outreach and patient services.
July 11, 2013
HEI 2013

Human Rights Campaign Unveils Leaders in Healthcare Equality

Today the Human Rights Campaign announced the “2013 Leaders in LGBT Healthcare Equality”. The Human Rights Campaign Foundation Health & Aging Program (HAP) officially administered the index and came up with four core criteria.
June 24, 2013
Two young women lying outside on a blanket.

LGBT Health in the Latina Community

By May Sifuentes “Educación es poder, mi nana,” my grandmother would always tell me back when we lived together in Mexico. For a woman who barely finished the fifth grade, her wisdom was always beyond any schooling anyone could have gotten.