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The Office of LGBT Health is officially happening. I am drained from this long haul but I need you to know that your persistence turned the tide. Keep a close watch on how they implement this because we have to ensure they do it right.

February 18, 2010

Call for an Office of LGBT Health

Call for an Office of LGBT Health

🏆 Won — 17 supporters Verified

Final supporters

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Lauren D.
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Latonya F.
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Stephanie M.
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Shawn K.
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Chey C.
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Britney A.
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Started by Anonymous 16 years, 10 months ago
Signatures Sent! Thank you for your interest in creating an Office of LGBT Health. The signatures have been sent to Secretary Sebelius. We have removed the petition while we wait for iPetitions to delete it from the site. Please feel free to contact [email protected] with any questions.

Updates

November 20, 2009

Reaching this level of visibility took much longer than I ever imagined it would. The weight of this effort has been heavy but seeing this collective momentum proves that we were right to keep pushing anyway.

6 Comments

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Rachel Wheeler
16 years ago Featured

Hope this goes through. Tired of having to explain my basic life to every new doctor I see.

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David Farah
16 years ago Featured

we deserve to be seen by the healthcare system. stop ignoring us.

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Mark Vargas
16 years ago Featured

bout time. doctors need to be trained properly to handle regular lgbt care without acting weird about it.

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Sarah May
16 years ago Featured

Finally. The health disparities are real and we need actual policy to fix them.

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Brian Aguilar
16 years ago Featured

Good luck with this. Hopefully they actually listen for once.

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Jessica Santana
16 years ago Featured

THIS IS LONG OVERDUE!!