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HHS Progress Report and HRC Health Equality Index Shed Light on LGBT Health Care

Coinciding with Gay Pride month, the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) this week released a progress report on health issues for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people in the U.S. In addition, the Human Right Campaign (HRC) released its latest Health Equality Index, a survey of how well health care facilities serve LGBT patients.alt

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Cancer in Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual People

Gay men are nearly twice as likely to report cancer than heterosexual or bisexual men, according to a large survey of California residents, while lesbian and bisexual women had higher rates of uterine and cervical cancer, respectively.

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