Please see below for a list of archived Equity Newsflash emails available for download.
May 2020 Equity Newsflash
Topics include: “Coping During COVID” multimedia story project; COVID-19 resources for vulnerable populations; new COVID-19 LGBTQ Help Center; bill to mandate COVID sexual orientation and gender identity data collection; research on eating disorders among LGBTQ patients; and upcoming events.
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March 2020 Equity Newsflash
Topics include: coronavirus and mental health resources; articles about coronavirus and health equity, including risks specific to LGBTQ communities; queer women’s history articles; and upcoming conferences.
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February 2020 Equity Newsflash
Topics include: Black History Month and black LGBTQ mental health resources; article about suicide risk of LGBTQ youth; news about Utah banning conversion therapy; new research-based framework for LGBTQ health promotion; upcoming conferences.
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December 2019 Equity Newsflash
Topics include: resources and tips to support emotional wellness during the holidays; end to religious beliefs exemption for health care providers; American Medical Association call for banning conversion therapy; research about high school Gay-Straight Alliances (GSAs); and upcoming conferences.
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September 2019 Equity Newsflash
National Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15-October 15) resources, research studies on LGBTQ+ school and college mental health, a video by IPP Gender Spectrum on “Navigating Barbershops & Salons,” a report on ICE mistreatment of LGBTQ and HIV-positive migrants, a resource on child welfare supports for LGBTQ youth, and upcoming conferences.
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July 2019 Equity Newsflash
Topics include: upcoming LGBTQ TA Center training event on supporting Two-Spirit people, co-hosted with the Native American TA Provider; report about LGBTQ homeless youth in Sacramento; new state funding for LBQ women’s health; anti-conversion therapy bill; LGBTQ California resource directory; Office of Minority Health learning modules; and upcoming webinars and conferences.
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June 2019 Equity Newsflash
Topics include: California Pride Month events; American Psychoanalytic Association announcement; The Trevor Project 2019 Survey Report; grantee hiring announcement; and upcoming webinars and conferences.
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May 2019 Equity Newsflash
Topics include: Harvey Milk Day, 2019 Pride Month events in California, hiring announcement from LGBTQ grantee, “Queer California: Untold Stories” exhibit, new research on homophobic bullying and 5 million California students, and new resources and upcoming conferences for LGBTQ community members and mental health practitioners.
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March 2019 Equity Newsflash
Topics include: new TA Center resource, “Creating Gender-Affirming Meeting Spaces: A Tip Sheet for Planners”; Transgender Day of Visibility events; upcoming conferences; news about LGBTQ youth suicide rates; new resource on creating a transgender health program at health centers.
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February 2019 Equity News
Topics include: introduction to the new monthly Equity News feature; new laws protecting LGBTQ Californians’ rights; LGBTQ patriotic history; and upcoming events related to transgender health services, supporting LGBTQ youth, and mental health and sickle cell disease.
> Download PDF [516 KB]