Tag Archives: advocacy
The Reality of Being a Gay Patient in Missouri
By: Andrew Shaughnessy @AndrewShag It’s hard to describe what it feels like to be admitted into a hospital as a gay man in Missouri. As an advocate for the community, I understand my legal rights and am equipped with the tools I need when I walk into a hospital. Though as a patient, a ‘normal’ […]
HIV Transmission -> What We Know and Why Missouri Is Getting It Wrong
Originally posted on LGBT Health Link By: Andrew Shaughnessy http://blog.lgbthealthlink.org/2015/04/14/hiv-transmission-what-we-know-why-states-are-getting-it-wrong/ AIDS.gov states that certain body fluids from an HIV-positive person can transmit HIV. The body fluids mentioned are: Blood Semen (cum) Pre-seminal fluid (pre-cum) Recital fluids Vaginal fluids Breast milk Nowhere on this list does it mention saliva. Missouri laws criminalizes behaviors that the CDC regards […]
What are Missouri Health Advocates Doing for Transgender Health?
Originally posted by PROMOonline.org By: Andrew Shaughnessy http://promoonline.org/news/what-is-promo-doing-for-transgender-health.html As an advocate, I am often times asked questions about the work that I do. At the 2014 Transgender Spectrum Conference on the campus of the University of Missouri – St. Louis I was asked, “What are we doing for transgender health in Missouri?” With a smile, I […]
Causes to Support – Mastering the Met for My Aunt Judy
This weekend in St. Louis, I will join Team Breakout Fitness and climb 40 floors of the tallest building in St. Louis, Metropolitan Square to make a difference in the fight for healthy lungs and clean air. Having lost my dear Aunt Judy last year to lung cancer, I will be doing this climb in her honor. By participating […]
Sparking Interest from Rural Missouri Hospitals on LGBT Health
By: Andrew Shaughnessy @AndrewShag Upon concluding the review process for our Mid-Missouri and Southeast Missouri Hospitals, health advocates were faced with the challenge of sparking interest among rural hospital officials on a review of their LGBT welcoming policies. Knowing the formula for sparking interest among urban hospitals, we knew that rural outreach would be considerably […]
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