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This special four-part podcast series features Harvard Catalyst pilot grant awardees and their community partners as they share the fascinating stories and insights behind their innovative research in LGBTQ health, including bullying, state laws, and healthcare delivery. Listen to: Sari Reisner, ScD...

At Massachusetts General Hospital, we are not only caregivers, support staff and researchers – we are leaders, advocates and allies. In this installment of the “I am MGH” video series, members of the MGH community share their roles in creating a more welcoming and affirming environment for...

Please see the latest SGMRO Director’s Voice Blog post, which discusses the recent Bisexual Health Research Workshop and the importance of raising visibility and representation of bi/bi+ individuals in health research. The post also announces the release of the workshop summary document, which is...

A common but increasingly mighty and very busy little word, “they,” has an accolade all its own. The language mavens at Merriam-Webster have declared the personal pronoun their word of the year based on a 313% increase in look-ups on the company's search site, Merriam-Webster.com, this year when...

The winter edition of Harvard Medicine Magazine has been published with a focus on LGBTQ+ health care. With articles covering intersex care, the impact of discrimination and minority stress on LGBTQ+ people's health, and data privacy with medical records, this edition of Harvard Medicine is a...

Transgender and gender-diverse people face multiple barriers to accessing appropriate health care, including denial of service, harassment, and lack of clinician knowledge. This article presents a blueprint for planning and implementing a transgender health program within a primary care practice in...

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, new challenges arise each day for people across the world. Some of these challenges particularly affect the LGBTQ+ community. This unique time calls for LGBTQ+-specific resources and new ways to connect and cope. Read full article here.

Dr. Katz-Wise wrote “ COVID-19 and the LGBTQ+ community: Rising to unique challenges” for the Harvard Health Blog in April 2020 and so far over 2120 people have read it. Her piece remains one of the few published on the ways our community is impacted by this pandemic. With all of the media coverage...

In honor of Pride month, the SGM Health Equity Initiative hosted a conversation with members of the LGBTQIA+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual, and more) community in the Greater Boston area. Representing an array of identities and experiences, the panelists discuss what...

Alex Keuroghlian and Kevin Kapila are world travelers. Authorities on LGBTQ medical and mental health care, the Harvard Medical School and Fenway Health psychiatrists have circled the globe providing education and training workshops in countries such as Malawi, Nigeria and Uganda. But their trip to...