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Information About Influenza (Flu) and Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Grants Available for LGBT Families Affected by Hurricane Katrina
(First 60 eligible families to apply will receive $500. Ends Feb. 10, 2006.)
More Resources for LGBT & HIV/AIDS Hurricane Survivors (PDF)
2005 Survey of Health Care Consumers Reveals Lesbian Health Concerns
A nationwide survey found that three-quarters of lesbians, compared with half of heterosexual men and women, have delayed obtaining health care even when sick � most often because of high health care costs and lack of adequate health insurance. The survey also found that lesbians are more than twice as likely as heterosexuals to say that bad experiences with health care providers in the past caused them to delay obtaining health care. Twenty-seven percent of lesbians reported having had bad experiences with health care providers in the past.
Melissa Etheridge Pink Bracelet Fund
A special Breast Cancer Awareness bracelet is available in honor of Melissa Etheridge's battle with breast cancer. The pink bracelet has "Be Strong-MLE"� inscribed on it. All proceeds go to the Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation to aid in the fight against breast cancer.
According to the FBI, Sexual Orientation-Based Bias Crime Is Rising at an Alarming Rate in the United States
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Increasing Number of Companies Offer Domestic Partner Health Insurance Benefits
Washington - U.S. businesses are continuing to extend domestic partner health insurance benefits to gay and lesbian workers, according to an analysis released on May 6, 2004.
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