LGBTQ Health Center of Excellence
@lgbtqhealthexce.bsky.social
🏳️🌈Advancing #LGBTQ health
🌎Leading collabs @harvard & around world via research, training & outreach
🚀Launched @britshmit.bsky.social
🏠Based at @harvardmed's Dept of Pop Med
🌎Leading collabs @harvard & around world via research, training & outreach
🚀Launched @britshmit.bsky.social
🏠Based at @harvardmed's Dept of Pop Med
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Our Center urgently needs donations to continue our vital programs aimed at improving LGBTQ health outcomes, following the loss of ALL of our NIH funding. #MedSky #PublicHealth
Donate at hsph.me/lgbtq-give
We remain steadfast in our commitment to advancing #LGBTQ #HealthEquity through:
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Donate at hsph.me/lgbtq-give
We remain steadfast in our commitment to advancing #LGBTQ #HealthEquity through:
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"Harms of restricting abortion care fall hardest on those who already face significant social barriers and barriers to health care."
Much more research is essential to ensuring #HealthEquity for ALL. Read more in this Q&A b/t @rewirenewsgroup.com & @payalc.bsky.social #medsky #publichealth #LGBTQ
Much more research is essential to ensuring #HealthEquity for ALL. Read more in this Q&A b/t @rewirenewsgroup.com & @payalc.bsky.social #medsky #publichealth #LGBTQ
Queer People Nearly Twice as Likely To Terminate Pregnancy—New Study
"Abortion is an LGBTQ+ issue."
rewirenewsgroup.com
May 14, 2025 at 6:30 PM
"Harms of restricting abortion care fall hardest on those who already face significant social barriers and barriers to health care."
Much more research is essential to ensuring #HealthEquity for ALL. Read more in this Q&A b/t @rewirenewsgroup.com & @payalc.bsky.social #medsky #publichealth #LGBTQ
Much more research is essential to ensuring #HealthEquity for ALL. Read more in this Q&A b/t @rewirenewsgroup.com & @payalc.bsky.social #medsky #publichealth #LGBTQ
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📄 Just published: Our team's latest research shows that lesbian, gay, and bisexual people are more likely to have an abortion compared to their heterosexual peers
#episky #reprosky #medsky #LGBTQ #queersky #publichealth
#episky #reprosky #medsky #LGBTQ #queersky #publichealth
LGBTQ Health Center of Excellence (@lgbtqhealthexce.bsky.social)
📣Abortion is an LGBTQ+ issue. In our latest research pub: LGB+ people are more likely to use abortion compared to their heterosexual peers. 📄@jama.com OPEN #episky #reprosky #medsky #LGBTQ…
bsky.app
May 8, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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I’m thrilled to announce that the Mombian Database of LGBTQ Family Books now has 1,800+ entries, w/100+ added since last November. Come see what’s new for kids ages 0-12 & for grown-ups, search/filter by topic/identity, & read my in-depth reviews! #BookSky #QueerKidLit mombian.com/2025/05/07/m...
Mombian Database of LGBTQ Family Books Hits Milestone of 1,800+ Entries - Mombian
I’m thrilled to announce that the Mombian Database of LGBTQ Family Books now has over 1,800 entries, with more than 100 added since last November. Come see what's new for children ages 0 to 12 and for...
mombian.com
May 7, 2025 at 4:52 PM
I’m thrilled to announce that the Mombian Database of LGBTQ Family Books now has 1,800+ entries, w/100+ added since last November. Come see what’s new for kids ages 0-12 & for grown-ups, search/filter by topic/identity, & read my in-depth reviews! #BookSky #QueerKidLit mombian.com/2025/05/07/m...
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Proud to share our new study published in @jama.com Network Open, shedding light on how abortion is an LGBTQ+ issue. Grateful to have led this work with an incredible team. Read more below ⬇️
#episky #reprosky #medsky #LGBTQ #queersky #publichealth #abortioncare
#episky #reprosky #medsky #LGBTQ #queersky #publichealth #abortioncare
📣Abortion is an LGBTQ+ issue.
In our latest research pub:
LGB+ people are more likely to use abortion compared to their heterosexual peers.
📄@jama.com OPEN #episky #reprosky #medsky #LGBTQ #queersky #publichealth
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In our latest research pub:
LGB+ people are more likely to use abortion compared to their heterosexual peers.
📄@jama.com OPEN #episky #reprosky #medsky #LGBTQ #queersky #publichealth
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Differences in Abortion Use by Sexual Orientation in 3 National Cohorts
This cohort study uses data from the Nurses' Health Study 2 and 3 and Growing Up Today Study to assess differences in use of abortion care by sexual orientation.
jamanetwork.com
May 6, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Proud to share our new study published in @jama.com Network Open, shedding light on how abortion is an LGBTQ+ issue. Grateful to have led this work with an incredible team. Read more below ⬇️
#episky #reprosky #medsky #LGBTQ #queersky #publichealth #abortioncare
#episky #reprosky #medsky #LGBTQ #queersky #publichealth #abortioncare
📣Abortion is an LGBTQ+ issue.
In our latest research pub:
LGB+ people are more likely to use abortion compared to their heterosexual peers.
📄@jama.com OPEN #episky #reprosky #medsky #LGBTQ #queersky #publichealth
🧵1/8
In our latest research pub:
LGB+ people are more likely to use abortion compared to their heterosexual peers.
📄@jama.com OPEN #episky #reprosky #medsky #LGBTQ #queersky #publichealth
🧵1/8
Differences in Abortion Use by Sexual Orientation in 3 National Cohorts
This cohort study uses data from the Nurses' Health Study 2 and 3 and Growing Up Today Study to assess differences in use of abortion care by sexual orientation.
jamanetwork.com
May 6, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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Less than 1 year ago, I launched LGBTQ Health Center of Excellence at Harvard Chan School of Public Health 🏳️🌈✨
Our mission: advance health equity by training future leaders, driving innovative research, & informing public policy🏛️
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@lgbtqhealthexce.bsky.social #HealthEquity #LGBTQHealth
Our mission: advance health equity by training future leaders, driving innovative research, & informing public policy🏛️
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@lgbtqhealthexce.bsky.social #HealthEquity #LGBTQHealth
April 26, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Less than 1 year ago, I launched LGBTQ Health Center of Excellence at Harvard Chan School of Public Health 🏳️🌈✨
Our mission: advance health equity by training future leaders, driving innovative research, & informing public policy🏛️
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@lgbtqhealthexce.bsky.social #HealthEquity #LGBTQHealth
Our mission: advance health equity by training future leaders, driving innovative research, & informing public policy🏛️
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@lgbtqhealthexce.bsky.social #HealthEquity #LGBTQHealth
Here's what trans people and trans allies should know about US v Skrmetti, a Supreme Court case that challenges a Tennessee law banning trans youth from accessing gender-affirming health care. Based on our public discussion w/ @esqueer.net last week #TransLivesMatter #Transrights #HealthPolicy n/🧵
April 17, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Here's what trans people and trans allies should know about US v Skrmetti, a Supreme Court case that challenges a Tennessee law banning trans youth from accessing gender-affirming health care. Based on our public discussion w/ @esqueer.net last week #TransLivesMatter #Transrights #HealthPolicy n/🧵
“Without this data, we erase the existence of #LGBTQ people from the data. However, their health needs are not eliminated. E.g. A clinician facing a trans man may not know what needs to be provided, like screening for cervical or breast cancer.”-Therese Rodriguez, Apicha #TransLivesMatter #MedSky
Shutting Down Federal Support for LGBTQ+ Health Care and Research
A Penn panel of experts discussed how New White House policies are fraying the protections and health care safety net for LGBTQ+ individuals.
ldi.upenn.edu
April 17, 2025 at 5:43 PM
“Without this data, we erase the existence of #LGBTQ people from the data. However, their health needs are not eliminated. E.g. A clinician facing a trans man may not know what needs to be provided, like screening for cervical or breast cancer.”-Therese Rodriguez, Apicha #TransLivesMatter #MedSky
This analysis of canceled NIH grants really hits home.
“According to a Bloomberg Opinion analysis, more than half of the 550 grants terminated over the last six weeks by the NIH addressed LGBTQ health somehow,” writes @lisamjarvis.bsky.social #LGBTQ #HealthEquity #PublicHealth #MedSky
“According to a Bloomberg Opinion analysis, more than half of the 550 grants terminated over the last six weeks by the NIH addressed LGBTQ health somehow,” writes @lisamjarvis.bsky.social #LGBTQ #HealthEquity #PublicHealth #MedSky
The Very Idea of LGBTQ Health Is Under Attack
The Trump administration has canceled millions of dollars in grants to study disparities affecting the well-being of the community. Valuable research has been lost.
buff.ly
April 11, 2025 at 5:10 PM
This analysis of canceled NIH grants really hits home.
“According to a Bloomberg Opinion analysis, more than half of the 550 grants terminated over the last six weeks by the NIH addressed LGBTQ health somehow,” writes @lisamjarvis.bsky.social #LGBTQ #HealthEquity #PublicHealth #MedSky
“According to a Bloomberg Opinion analysis, more than half of the 550 grants terminated over the last six weeks by the NIH addressed LGBTQ health somehow,” writes @lisamjarvis.bsky.social #LGBTQ #HealthEquity #PublicHealth #MedSky
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The Massachusetts House has taken a major step towards banning trans athletes in sports.
It would be the first blue state to do so.
The amendment has been inserted into the state budget bill.
This is a five alarm fire for trans people in Massachusetts.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/09/m...
It would be the first blue state to do so.
The amendment has been inserted into the state budget bill.
This is a five alarm fire for trans people in Massachusetts.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/09/m...
Mass. House passes language barring students from playing on teams of the opposite sex, but requires state analysis - The Boston Globe
The Massachusetts House on Wednesday passed language that would ban public schools from allowing students to play on a team of the opposite sex, but only after the state is able to study the policy’s ...
www.bostonglobe.com
April 10, 2025 at 3:16 PM
The Massachusetts House has taken a major step towards banning trans athletes in sports.
It would be the first blue state to do so.
The amendment has been inserted into the state budget bill.
This is a five alarm fire for trans people in Massachusetts.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/09/m...
It would be the first blue state to do so.
The amendment has been inserted into the state budget bill.
This is a five alarm fire for trans people in Massachusetts.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/09/m...
Our Center urgently needs donations to continue our vital programs aimed at improving LGBTQ health outcomes, following the loss of ALL of our NIH funding. #MedSky #PublicHealth
Donate at hsph.me/lgbtq-give
We remain steadfast in our commitment to advancing #LGBTQ #HealthEquity through:
/🧵
Donate at hsph.me/lgbtq-give
We remain steadfast in our commitment to advancing #LGBTQ #HealthEquity through:
/🧵
April 10, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Our Center urgently needs donations to continue our vital programs aimed at improving LGBTQ health outcomes, following the loss of ALL of our NIH funding. #MedSky #PublicHealth
Donate at hsph.me/lgbtq-give
We remain steadfast in our commitment to advancing #LGBTQ #HealthEquity through:
/🧵
Donate at hsph.me/lgbtq-give
We remain steadfast in our commitment to advancing #LGBTQ #HealthEquity through:
/🧵
If you’re an affiliate @upenn.edu and interested in how research and policy intersect to support the health and well-being of LGBTQ+ communities, check out this panel discussion on April 10, incl our Founding Director @britshmit.bsky.social: buff.ly/oJfYN2x #healthequitynow #TransLivesMatter #MedSky
April 9, 2025 at 6:49 PM
If you’re an affiliate @upenn.edu and interested in how research and policy intersect to support the health and well-being of LGBTQ+ communities, check out this panel discussion on April 10, incl our Founding Director @britshmit.bsky.social: buff.ly/oJfYN2x #healthequitynow #TransLivesMatter #MedSky
How will the Supreme Court's decision in U.S. v. Skrmetti impact access to gender-affirming health care for trans people? Catch Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net talk about this📍Boston 🗓️ Wed, 4/9 Open to public, must register: hsph.me/lgbtq-apr-seminar
#TransLivesMatter #transgender #HealthEquity
#TransLivesMatter #transgender #HealthEquity
April 7, 2025 at 6:39 PM
How will the Supreme Court's decision in U.S. v. Skrmetti impact access to gender-affirming health care for trans people? Catch Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net talk about this📍Boston 🗓️ Wed, 4/9 Open to public, must register: hsph.me/lgbtq-apr-seminar
#TransLivesMatter #transgender #HealthEquity
#TransLivesMatter #transgender #HealthEquity
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The sparkling new LGBTQ Health Center of Excellence lost ALL of its NIH funding.
The center was founded by Brittany Charlton
@britshmit.bsky.social, epidemiologist and professor at Harvard Medical School and School of Public Health.
Follow: @lgbtqhealthexce.bsky.social
The center was founded by Brittany Charlton
@britshmit.bsky.social, epidemiologist and professor at Harvard Medical School and School of Public Health.
Follow: @lgbtqhealthexce.bsky.social
April 2, 2025 at 8:05 PM
The sparkling new LGBTQ Health Center of Excellence lost ALL of its NIH funding.
The center was founded by Brittany Charlton
@britshmit.bsky.social, epidemiologist and professor at Harvard Medical School and School of Public Health.
Follow: @lgbtqhealthexce.bsky.social
The center was founded by Brittany Charlton
@britshmit.bsky.social, epidemiologist and professor at Harvard Medical School and School of Public Health.
Follow: @lgbtqhealthexce.bsky.social
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First, they came for us LGBTQ scholars, and few spoke out because they weren't LGBTQ.
Then, they came for vaccine, HIV, climate scientists...who is next?
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Then, they came for vaccine, HIV, climate scientists...who is next?
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March 25, 2025 at 10:56 AM
First, they came for us LGBTQ scholars, and few spoke out because they weren't LGBTQ.
Then, they came for vaccine, HIV, climate scientists...who is next?
4/🧵
Then, they came for vaccine, HIV, climate scientists...who is next?
4/🧵
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truly devastating degree of cuts to LGBTQ+ health research last week - grateful to @bostonglobe.com for covering this and the negative impacts it will have on queer communities here in Mass
#episky
#medsky
#episky
#medsky
‘It breaks my heart’: New wave of cuts to NIH research grants hit Mass. hard - The Boston Globe
Fenway Health lost five grants in one day.
www.bostonglobe.com
March 26, 2025 at 5:31 PM
truly devastating degree of cuts to LGBTQ+ health research last week - grateful to @bostonglobe.com for covering this and the negative impacts it will have on queer communities here in Mass
#episky
#medsky
#episky
#medsky
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Young journalists leading way 📝✨
I told @harvard.edu student paper, our terminated NIH research is “vital for assessing the real-world implications of policies that disproportionately affect the LGBTQ community." 🏳️🌈
We must save this generation of scientists! 🧬🔬
#commsopen #LGBTQIA #AcademicSky
I told @harvard.edu student paper, our terminated NIH research is “vital for assessing the real-world implications of policies that disproportionately affect the LGBTQ community." 🏳️🌈
We must save this generation of scientists! 🧬🔬
#commsopen #LGBTQIA #AcademicSky
As Trump Slashes Federal Grants, the Harvard School of Public Health Has the Most To Lose | News | The Harvard Crimson
As President Donald Trump escalates his attacks on universities’ access to federal research funding, the Harvard School of Public Health has felt the pain especially acutely.
www.thecrimson.com
March 26, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Young journalists leading way 📝✨
I told @harvard.edu student paper, our terminated NIH research is “vital for assessing the real-world implications of policies that disproportionately affect the LGBTQ community." 🏳️🌈
We must save this generation of scientists! 🧬🔬
#commsopen #LGBTQIA #AcademicSky
I told @harvard.edu student paper, our terminated NIH research is “vital for assessing the real-world implications of policies that disproportionately affect the LGBTQ community." 🏳️🌈
We must save this generation of scientists! 🧬🔬
#commsopen #LGBTQIA #AcademicSky
ICYMI Last week we lost ALL of our NIH funding. Here is some of the LGBTQ health equity research that NIH funding has supported. A thread ⬇️
#LGBTQ #HealthEquity #PublicHealth
#LGBTQ #HealthEquity #PublicHealth
Scientist speaks out after NIH terminates grants including study of LGBTQ+ teens' mental health
Dr. Brittany Charlton is speaking out after the NIH terminated all of her grants studying how discriminatory laws impact mental health among LGBTQ+ teens.
abcnews.go.com
March 24, 2025 at 5:10 PM
ICYMI Last week we lost ALL of our NIH funding. Here is some of the LGBTQ health equity research that NIH funding has supported. A thread ⬇️
#LGBTQ #HealthEquity #PublicHealth
#LGBTQ #HealthEquity #PublicHealth
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🚨 ALL my remaining NIH grants were just terminated
Without philanthropic gifts, this is the end of
1️⃣ my career (as I know it)
2️⃣ @lgbtqhealthexce.bsky.social
3️⃣ our LGBTQ health equity work
Yet, reading about LGBTQ families in my kid's class reminded me: love knows no bounds 🌈
You with us?
Without philanthropic gifts, this is the end of
1️⃣ my career (as I know it)
2️⃣ @lgbtqhealthexce.bsky.social
3️⃣ our LGBTQ health equity work
Yet, reading about LGBTQ families in my kid's class reminded me: love knows no bounds 🌈
You with us?
March 22, 2025 at 10:03 AM
🚨 ALL my remaining NIH grants were just terminated
Without philanthropic gifts, this is the end of
1️⃣ my career (as I know it)
2️⃣ @lgbtqhealthexce.bsky.social
3️⃣ our LGBTQ health equity work
Yet, reading about LGBTQ families in my kid's class reminded me: love knows no bounds 🌈
You with us?
Without philanthropic gifts, this is the end of
1️⃣ my career (as I know it)
2️⃣ @lgbtqhealthexce.bsky.social
3️⃣ our LGBTQ health equity work
Yet, reading about LGBTQ families in my kid's class reminded me: love knows no bounds 🌈
You with us?