Addressing the LGBTQI+ Health Disparities Gap

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Topics Covered

• Overview of Cancer & the LGBTQI+ Community, Including HIV & HPV
• The LGBTQI+ Community’s Disproportionate Cancer Burden
• Addressing the LGBTQI+ Health Disparities Gap, Including Mistrust of Health Care Providers
• Barriers to Health Care Access, Including Discrimination
• Health Care, Cancer Screening, Palliative & Supportive Care, Affordable Housing, Gay Men & Lesbian Cancer Issues
• Transgender/Gender-Nonconforming People’s Cancer Concerns
• Challenges for LGBTQI+ Caregivers
• Social Security Disability Benefits for LGBTQI+ People Living with Cancer
• Military Service & the LGBTQI+ Community
• Practical, Financial, Emotional & Social Concerns
• Cancer Resources for the LGBTQI+ Community
• Questions to Ask Our Panel of Experts

Our Panel of Experts

NFN Scout, MA, PhD

Executive Director, National LGBTQI+ Cancer Network, VP of Social Justice, The Torvus Group, Los Angeles, CA

Kevin Moore, DNP, RN

System Director of LGBTQ+ Health & Wellness, NYU Langone Health

Stewart B. Fleishman, MD

Former Founding Director, Cancer Support Services, Continuum Cancer Centers of New York, now part of the Mt. Sinai Health System, Author, Researcher in Oncology

Austin R. Waters, PhD, MSPH

Postdoctoral Fellow, Population Sciences, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard LGBTQ+ Health Center of Excellence, Harvard University

Daniel LaPook, MSW

Oncology Social Worker, CancerCare

Brochure

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Workshop Date

This workshop was originally recorded on June 25, 2025.