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Healthcare Equality Index
The Healthcare Equality Index (HEI) is the national LGBTQ benchmarking tool that evaluates healthcare facilities’ policies and practices related to the equity and inclusion of their LGBTQ patients, visitors and employees. -
Affordable Care Act
Learn more about what the Affordable Care Act means for LGBTQ people and their families. -
HIV & AIDS
Find out more about HRC's efforts to end the epidemic and the stigma facing people living with HIV & AIDS, and check out the PrEP and PEP Resource Center. -
Transgender Healthcare
WATCH: HRC teamed up with Whitman-Walker Health to talk about our newly released Safer Sex for Trans Bodies guide. -
Sexual Assault & LGBTQ Community
Sexual violence affects every demographic and every community, including LGBTQ people who experience sexual violence at similar or higher rates than non-LGBTQ people. -
Clinical Care Programs
Check out our Google-based map of clinical care programs for transgender and gender-expansive youth.
Explore: Health & Aging
Find important steps you need to take to protect yourself and your family in healthcare settings.
Fear of discrimination causes many LGBTQ people to avoid seeking care and, when they do get treatment, studies have shown that LGBTQ people are often not treated with the respect or cultural competence that all patients deserve. Through pioneering efforts such as the Healthcare Equality Index, HRC is dedicated to improving healthcare for LGBTQ people and their families.
Resources
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The Faces of Workplace Equality
Corporations and businesses show their pride for demonstrating LGBT equality in the workplace.
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We Are With You: Resources for the LGBTQ Community During a Time of Need
To every LGBTQ person across this nation feeling stunned and disheartened by the election results, and questioning if they have a place in our country today, we say this: you do.
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Getting Expert Support and Care for Gender-Expansive Children
When a child shows signs of distress about their gender, or a family feels they could use more support in raising a gender-expansive child, it's a good idea to connect with a mental health or medical provider who is experienced at working with gender-expansive children.
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