Dr. Chelvakumar is an attending physician in the division of adolescent medicine at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and an assistant professor of clinical pediatrics at Ohio State University, both in Columbus. She said she had no relevant financial disclosures. Email her at pdnews@mdedge.com.
Resources
Human Rights Campaign/Pride: You can learn more about the history of Pride and events in your state and community at www.hrc.org/pride.
How to contact your elected officials: You can find contact information for your local, state, and federal government representatives at www.usa.gov/elected-officials.
National LGBT Health Education Center: You can find educational resources to help optimize care of LGBT patients at www.lgbthealtheducation.org/.
U.S. Transgender Survey: You can read the report from a survey of almost 28,000 transgender respondents in the U.S. Specific information is available about experiences with health care; state level reports also available at www.ustranssurvey.org/reports/.
References
1. GLAAD Pride Month Resource Kit for Jounalists: www.glaad.org/publications/pridekit
2. Human Rights Campaign: History of LGBT Pride. www.hrc.org/blog/the-history-of-lgbt-pride-from-1970-to-now
3. The Report of the 2015 U.S. Transgender Survey (Washington, DC: National Center for Transgender Equality, 2016).
4. Healthy People 2020: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Health.