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Celebrity ‘Expert’: 1G5G’s Jake on ‘How do I find a gay-friendly doctor?’

logointern2 — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 20:09:45 +0000

Jake is a registered nurse in Canada and appears on the Logo show ’1 Girl 5 Gays.’

Join the ’1 Girl 5 Gays’ live show this Thursday, June 30 at 11 p.m.-11:30 p.m. ET on LogoTV.com. You can(...)

Canadian lesbian couple says doctor refused to treat them

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 19:02:30 +0000

Andrea Markowski said she and her partner Ginette were stunned when the Winnipeg doctor told them during a "meet-and-greet'' appointment she was uncomfortable accepting them as patients and had never treated "people like you'' before.

Doctor suspended for anti-gay remarks

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 19:23:27 +0000

(London) A well-known British doctor’s medical license was suspended for one year after a homophobic letter he wrote was published in a medical journal.

In a letter to the editor of Pulse – a(...)

AETNA first health insurer to link to gay medical directory

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 20:09:18 +0000

(San Francisco, California) Aetna has become the first health benefits company in the U.S. to link its online provider directory – DocFind- to the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association’s online(...)

Calif. Supreme Court: Doctors cannot refuse IVF to lesbians

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 18:37:34 +0000

(San Francisco, California) In a unanimous decision, the California Supreme Court ruled Monday that doctors cannot withhold care to gays and lesbians based on their religious beliefs.

The Court(...)