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Support our research dedicated to improving health outcomes for LGBTQ+ communities. Learn how you can make a difference at hsph.me/lgbtq-give

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We need to improve LGBTQ+ reproductive health outcomes and their abortion/contraception care experiences. But services like pregnancy options counseling and contraceptive care are stigmatizing for LGBTQ+ people in many ways, which shapes and/or delays reproductive health care seeking. #reprosky
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We know that LGBTQ+ people experience more social and reproductive health barriers. These latest results suggest that abortion bans/restrictions are likely to exacerbate, entrench, and compound the inequities that LGBTQ+ people already face.
#healthequity #reprosky

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This was one of the few studies to look at abortion use among LGB+ folks, and it used data from three large national cohort studies in the U.S.

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Also: Pregnancies of het people who reported same-sex attractions/partners were 1.6x likely and pregnancies of people who reported being mostly het were 2x likely.

*Abortions in these groups have never been documented before.*

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What we found: Pregnancies of lesbian/gay people are more than 2x likely to end in an induced abortion, and pregnancies of bisexual people are 3x likely.
#reprosky #healthequity

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👩‍🔬Research by @payalc.bsky.social, Sarah McKetta, @colleenareynolds.bsky.social, Mikaela H. Smith, Heidi Moseson, @albeccia.bsky.social, Kodiak R.S. Soled, @taborhoatson.bsky.social, Aimee K. Huang, A. Heather Eliassen, Sebastien Haneuse, @britshmit.bsky.social

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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

When an audience member asked about protecting insurance coverage for gender-affirming care, @esqueer.net mentioned that states play an important role in setting the standards for insurance coverage, and we should engage state entities to ensure access to care. /🧵
#TransAllies #HealthEquity

Oral argument in the case was heard in December, with a decision expected by the end of the Summer. /🧵

Caraballo @esqueer.net noted that it was unclear how the court would ultimately rule, but trans people should be aware of these additional threats to accessing care that could emerge if the Tennessee law is upheld. /🧵
#TransRightsAreHumanRights

The court could rule that when trans people are accessing gender-affirming medical care, they are not legally shielded from sex discrimination, which could complicate access to care for all trans people. /🧵
#TransRights #discrimination #HealthEquity

Despite U.S. v Skrmetti focusing on trans youth, the case will have consequences for all trans people. /🧵
#TransYouth #HealthEquity #TransRights

Here's a snippet featuring our Director @britshmit.bsky.social: “More than 500 bills just last year were proposed across states, so it’s important that this work happens now,” said Charlton. Now that rigorous study can’t be completed, making it harder to document the harm caused by these laws."

3. 𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡: Developing impactful resources, content, and programs to inform and educate policymakers, healthcare providers, and the public on LGBTQ health issues and strategies for improving LGBTQ health outcomes.
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