LGBTQI Health Research & Practice

• 2015 U.S. Transgender Survey Report

  An examination of the disparities faced by transgender people, this report provides detailed statistical information gleaned from a survey of 27,715 respondents from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, and U.S. military bases overseas.
• Health Equality Index 2016 (HRC and GLMA)

  The Healthcare Equality Index (HEI) is the national LGBTQ benchmarking tool that evaluates healthcare facilities’ policies and practices related to the equity and inclusion of their LGBTQ patients, visitors and employees. The HEI 2016 evaluates a total of 2,061 healthcare facilities nationwide.
• The Health of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People: Building a Foundation for Better Understanding (IOM 2011)

  The report provides a thorough compilation of what is known about the health of each of these groups at different stages of life and outlines an agenda for the research and data collection necessary to form a fuller understanding.
• Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Health (Healthy People 2020)

  Overview, objectives and data, and evidence-based resources from this important U.S. public health initiative. This is the first time that LGBT health has been included in the Healthy People campaign.
• Policies on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender & Queer (LGBTQ) Issues (AMA)

  Sexual orientation and gender identity are integral aspects of the AMA communities and AMA policies on LGBTQ issues that work to inform individuals about LGBTQ discrimination and abuse. AMA’s policies for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people’s rights represent a multiplicity of identities and issues.
• Recommendations for Enhancing the Climate for LGBT Students & Employees in Health Professional Schools (GLMA)

  These comprehensive recommendations offer a wealth of resources for making any health professional school more equitable, inclusive and welcoming from an LGBT standpoint. Students, staff, faculty and others involved in health professions education will find the information they need to improve their climate to better support LGBT community members, promote general awareness of LGBT needs and provide LGBT equity.

A list of resources compiled by the staff at the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Library at Yale:

• Transgender People and HIV
  The World Health Organization. July 2015.
• Costs and Benefits of Providing Transition-related Health Care Coverage in Employee Health Benefits Plans: Findings from a Survey of Employers
  The Williams Institute, UCLA. September 2013.
• Our Moment for Reform: Immigration and Transgender People
  National Center for Transgender Equality. 2013.
• T-SISTA: Resource Guide for Adapting SISTA for Transwomen
  The Transitions Project, UCSF, May 2009.
• What are Transgender Men's HIV Prevention Needs?
  Center for AIDS Prevention Studies (CAPS), January 2009.
• Immigration Law and the Transgender Client
  Immigration Equality, December 2009.
• Transgender Persons and HIV
  San Francisco AIDS Foundation, January 2009.
• Report of the Task Force on Gender Identity and Gender Variance
  APA Task Force on Gender Identity and Gender Variance. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. 2008.
• Transitioning Your Services: Serving Transgender Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Stalking
  Lunine B. Transgender Law Center. Summer 2008.
• Materials for Attorneys Representing LGBT and HIV-Positive Immigrants
  The National Immigrant Justice Center's National Asylum Partnership on Sexual Minorities (NAPSM), July 2007.