This week, the Trump Administration unleashed a series of policy proposals with the potential to have severe consequences to the health and wellness of people of transgender experience and LGBTQ communities at large. On Wednesday, President Trump announced via Twitter that he plans to ban transgender people from serving in the military, citing that the […]
We are thrilled to announce that Dr. Asa Radix, Senior Director of Research and Education, was named by the Board of Directors of the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) as Co-Chair of the 8th Revision of its Standards of Care. WPATH promotes the highest standards of health care for individuals through the articulation […]
The Better Care Reconciliation Act 2017 – the Senate Republican version of the American Health Care Act – was released last week. It is largely not good news. The passage of this bill would eliminate Medicaid expansion and all but end Medicaid as we know it, cutting off health care for tens of millions of […]
Callen-Lorde Community Health Center Readies for Expansion into Brooklyn in 2019 Agency Signs 20-Year Lease for Space at 40 Flatbush Extension in Downtown Brooklyn to Meet the Healthcare Needs of Even More LGBTQ New Yorkers To address the growing healthcare needs of NYC’s LGBTQ communities and people living with HIV/AIDS, Callen-Lorde is excited to announce our fourth […]
Every year on March 31st, we recognize Transgender Day of Visibility (TDOV). From TDOV.org: “TDOV is a day to show your support for the trans community. It aims to bring attention to the accomplishments of trans people around the globe while fighting cissexism and transphobia by spreading knowledge of the trans community. Unlike Transgender Day […]
Update: Friday, 3/24 the legislation to repeal the Affordable Care Act was pulled from consideration on the House floor. Update: Thursday, 5/04 a revised version of the legislation is up for a vote in the House at 1:00pm today. It’s time for one final push to make your voice heard. Please call (202) 224-3121 to […]
Want to get involved? Our special events are an incredible way to support the health of New York’s LGBTQ communities while having a great time doing it! Whether you’ve attended our special events in the past or are new to the Callen-Lorde community we hope you’ll come out and join us. Our special events range […]
Starting in May 2016, Callen-Lorde sent a team of ten mental health providers to participate in a two-part Intensive Training in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) hosted by The Linehan Institute-Behavioral Tech at St. John’s University. DBT is a comprehensive, evidence-based treatment originally designed for patients with borderline personality disorder and/or chronic suicidality and non-suicidal self injury […]
The national shortage of injectable estrogen persists — and continues to be a public health crisis. Callen-Lorde is at the forefront of a national effort to demand that injectable estrogen products are returned to the market. In September, we co-authored a sign-on letter to Par and Perrigo Pharmaceuticals – the companies that manufacture the brand […]
With the outcome of the election decided, many of us are wondering what will happen next. Through our nearly 50 year history for health justice we have seen for better and worse, change does not happen overnight. This is a struggle, and we are in it together. Callen-Lorde will continue to fight, as we always have, to fight for […]