Tag: Joe Solmonese
HHS Announces Further Efforts In Support of LGBT Health
On the heels of a report issued yesterday by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) calling for more federal research and data collection on the health of LGBT people, today the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the results of an internal review of additional ways in which that department could address additional LGBT healthcare issues.
Federal Report Demonstrates Need for Research and Data on LGBT Health
An Institute of Medicine (IOM) report released today shows in stunning clarity the need for more federal research and data collection on the health of LGBT people.
Bill to Ban Job Discrimination Part of Economic Empowerment Agenda for LGBT Community
The Human Rights Campaign, America’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organisation, hailed today’s bipartisan reintroduction of an inclusive Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), which would create federal protections against workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
Report Details Significant Health Disparities in Aging California Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Population; National Study on LGBT Health Coming Thursday
In response to a report released yesterday by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research showing that California’s ageing lesbian, gay and bisexual population are more likely to suffer from certain chronic conditions, the Human Rights Campaign, the America’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organisation, called on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to strengthen its efforts to address the health needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people, including a commitment to collect LGBT health data through federal health surveys and programs.
Bill to Ban Job Discrimination Part of Economic Empowerment Agenda for LGBT Community
The Human Rights Campaign, America’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organisation, hailed this week’s anticipated bipartisan reintroduction of an inclusive Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), which would create federal protections against workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
Boston Consulting Group and Goldman Sachs Receive 2011 Innovation Award
The HRC Foundation, the educational arm of the America’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organisation, will honour 337 major U.S. employers as its 2011 ‘Best Places to Work for LGBT Equality” at the Seventh Annual LGBT Workplace Awards Seminar and Reception tonight. The event will be hosted for the third year in a row by Time Warner and held at the Time Warner Center in New York City and will feature Jane Velez-Mitchell, author and host of Issues with Jane Velez-Mitchell on HLN.