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Avoiding Stress at the Holidays

(12/6/22) By Monte Ephraim, LCSW-C, The Center for LGBTQ Health Equity

The holidays can be a particularly stressful time of year for LGBTQ elders, from dealing with their families or families of choice to budgeting their time, energy and finances.

Tips for managing this stress and avoiding its negative health effects will be presented at an upcoming LGBTQ Community Connection hosted by The Center for LGBTQ Health Equity. The virtual session is scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 8 from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

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Statement on Club Q Violence

(11/22/22) From Sam McClure, Executive Director, The Center for LGBTQ Health Equity:

Our community woke up Sunday morning to the horrible news of another hate crime perpetrated against LGBT individuals, this time at the Club Q nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colo.

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Carroll County Kids For Equity Lead The Way

(6/27/22) By Sam McClure, Executive Director, The Center for LGBTQ Health Equity

When I saw the news that the Carroll County School Board decided to ban LGBTQ Pride flags from school displays, I was initially angry and sad. However, I drew hope from a local student group whose efforts may show their community a better way forward

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National Honor Our LGBT Elders Day Set for Monday, May 16

(4/4/22) The annual celebration of National Honor Our LGBT Elders Day is just over a month away on Monday, May 16, and the Center for LGBTQ Health Equity is getting ready for another heartfelt day of recognition.

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Learn to Navigate Health Benefits at LGBTQ Community Connection Event

Untangling the complex and sometimes intimidating world of health benefits can be difficult for anyone. What kind of coverage do you need for your lifestyle? What documents and paperwork will you need to show? Where should you even start?

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Celebrating National Coming Out Day, October 11

By Sam McClure
Executive Director, The Center for LGBTQ Health Equity

This coming Monday, October 11 is National Coming Out Day. This holiday has been meaningful and even transformative in my life. I remember the first celebration I attended as clearly as if it were yesterday, and the speakers and stories I heard that day. I found a place I didn’t know I was looking for, and people embraced me and welcomed me.

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LGBTQ-Affirming Healthcare Training Now Available for Providers

Gay men in Baltimore needed STI treatment in 1978, but continually found ineptitude and humiliation from providers who had no knowledge about their patients’ risks or their realities. Chase Brexton Health Care started out in a basement apartment near North Avenue to address that critical need.

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Brushing Up on Dental Health for LGBT Elders

Dental care isn’t just about keeping your teeth sparking and healthy—oral hygiene can have a major impact on an elder’s overall health and quality of life.

You can brush up on these topics and much more at the next virtual ElderPride Connection event, hosted by the Center for LGBTQ Health Equity on Thursday, August 12 from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. For more information, including how to join, visit www.chasebrexton.org/ElderPrideConnectionAug2021.

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Op-Ed: Protecting our Transgender and Non-Binary Siblings From Public Policy Assaults

Every year for LGBTQ Pride month, those of us who have chosen LGBTQ advocacy as our work are inundated with requests for presentations, panels, keynotes, workshops, you name it. My team at the Center for LGBTQ Health Equity is no different. We will be many places in June and then again in October, when many additional LGBTQ-centered awareness days occur. It is strange though: no one has asked us to talk about the public policy assault our community is experiencing. And I want to talk about it.

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ElderPride Connection: Relieving Stress and Aging Well Through Yoga

Yoga is for everyone, and it can have important benefits for elders seeking to reduce stress and anxiety and age better.

Tips for practicing effective, mindful, and mood-elevating yoga will be the subject of an upcoming ElderPride Connection virtual session hosted by The Center for LGBTQ Health Equity. The session is scheduled for Thursday, April 8 from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. For details on how to join, visit www.chasebrexton.org/ElderPrideConnectionApril2021.

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