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Discrimination in the Medical Field

Jun 6th, 2010 | By Guest Contributor | Category: Health

I think that you have “The GRID.” In 1982, such sentence used to terrify the medical staff as they said it, more than the patients themselves. As doctors and nurses knew only a bit more than patients did concerning this illness. Patients were completely isolated, and any medical staff that took the “risk” of entering [...]

Tags: AIDS, discrimination, Gay, Health, health care, heteronormativity, Homophobia, homosexuality, lebanon, sexual orientation Posted in Health | 2 comments

Helem Launches Report on Institutional Discrimination against LGBT People In Lebanon

Feb 15th, 2010 | By joelle | Category: Featured Articles

Lebanon-based LGBT organization Helem launched on Monday, February 8, 2010 in Beirut a report on institutional discrimination against LGBTs in Lebanon, consisting of two studies. Funded by the Ford Foundation, the report concluded a series of thematic researches that address the effect of Article 534 on the political, civil, economical, social, and cultural rights of people of non-conforming gender identities and sexual orientations.

Tags: Article 534, education, event, health care, Helem, Homophobia, report Posted in Featured Articles | 2 comments