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Two Major Healthcare Systems in Missouri Extend LGBT Welcoming Policies and Benefits
Originally posted by Springfield, MO News-Leader By: Thomas Gounley, News-Leader By the end of this spring, the two largest employers in the Springfield metropolitan area — with more than 16,000 employees locally — will have extended benefits to same-sex spouses. Legally-married same-sex couples have been able to enroll for benefits at Springfield-based nonprofit health system […]
Report: Not all Mid-Missouri hospitals are LGBT inclusive
Originally posted by KOMU News 8 By: Colleen Menadier Columbia, Missouri – Members of the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) community are twice as likely to not receive needed medical care or surgery, according to the Missouri Foundation for Health and PROMO. A report indicates some are afraid to seek help due to possible […]
Reviewing LGBT Welcoming Policies in Rural Missouri Hospitals
By: Andrew Shaughnessy @Andrewshag At the beginning of February 2015, LGBT advocates in Missouri began reviewing our second list of hospitals on their LGBT welcoming policies. Having successfully accomplished several LGBT policy victories during our first round of outreach, we began to tackle a new beast — rural Missouri. Choosing 10 hospitals throughout the Mid-Missouri and Southeast Missouri […]
Discrimination DOES Exist for LGBT Patients and Families
By: Andrew Shaughnessy @AndrewShag In case you didn’t believe that discrimination exists for LGBT people in a healthcare setting, take a look at a lesbian couple who faced discrimination first hand. Another reason why it’s important to continue to advocate in healthcare settings for LGBT people. No one should be denied care because of who […]
After Legal Recognition – Where Does the LGBT Movement Go?
By: Andrew Shaughnessy @AndrewShag This has been something I – along with a host of others – have been pondering. In a post-Windsor America, LGBT advocates and the movement as a whole, has been faced with the challenge of where we go next. The final nail is set to be cast by the Supreme Court this Spring, which could […]
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