Our mission is to promote the health and wellness of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people and communities through the key areas of research, clinical practice, education, and innovative policy development.

 

We are building a comprehensive understanding of the development of gender identity and sexual orientation across the lifespan.

AREA: RESEARCH

We offer mental health evaluation, consultation, and treatment for LGBTQ+ children, adolescents, adults, and families.

AREA: CLINICAL CARE

We provide a forum for discussion of research and clinical issues on various topics through seminars and workgroups.

AREA: EDUCATION AND TRAINING

With an influential voice in contemporary public policy debates involving LGBTQ+ health, we serve as consultants and advocates for LGBTQ+-affirming policies that are evidence-based.

AREA: INNOVATIVE POLICY DEVELOPMENT

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Helping Transgender People Thrive

I realized there were a lot of knowledge gaps and a great need for health-related research developed in collaboration with transgender communities to better reflect our priorities and concerns. As a result, I felt compelled to follow a research pathway and help promote health and quality of life among trans people, while contributing to the evidence base around the need for gender-affirming care.
Billy Caceres, PhD, RN, AGPCNP-BC, Is the Recipient of the Early-Stage Investigator Award
How Far Has Transgender Health Come Since Stonewall?
How Far Has Transgender Health Come Since Stonewall?

What happened in terms of transgender health and rights? How far have we come and how far do we still have to go?
Join Us for a Special Lecture about Trans Identity, Puberty Suppression and the Brain
Queer Disruptions II
Queer Disruptions II

Queer Disruptions II is the second convening of scholars, activists, and artists from the U.S. and abroad to explore the ways that queer studies, policies, and practices theorize, transform and re-imagine scholarship and generate new social possibilities.

We Won't Go Back into the Closet Now Without One Hell of a Fight: Effects of the 2016 Presidential Election on Sexual Minority Women’s and Gender Minorities’ Stigma-related Concerns.
We Won't Go Back into the Closet Now Without One Hell of a Fight: Effects of the 2016 Presidential Election on Sexual Minority Women’s and Gender Minorities’ Stigma-related Concerns.

First National Survey Published After 2016 Presidential Election Finds Gender Minorities’ Sense of Safety and Well-Being Impacted

We are back! Join us for the Fall LGBT Health Series
We are back! Join us for the Fall LGBT Health Series

Our bi-weekly forum to discuss LGBT-related research and clinical issues on the health, mental health, and well-being of LGBT individuals, families, and communities is back.

Dr. Tonda Hughes appointed to the Henrik H. Bendixen Professorship of International Nursing
Dr. Tonda Hughes appointed to the Henrik H. Bendixen Professorship of International Nursing

Please join the Program for the Study of LGBT Health in congratulating Dr. Tonda Hughes.

LGBT Health Services at ColumbiaDoctors Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Group
LGBT Health Services at ColumbiaDoctors Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Group

Introducing specialty services for LGBT patients at ColumbiaDoctors Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Group. 

LGBT Health Open House at Columbia Doctors Nurse Practitioner Group
LGBT Health Open House at Columbia Doctors Nurse Practitioner Group

In a kick-off to Pride month, come meet with our board-certified practitioners and discuss our new LGBT services! The LGBT Health Open House is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served.

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