LGBT Sexual Health
What is the most commonly transmitted STI in the US?
What is chlamydia
Name 3 factors that contribute to substance abuse in the LGBTQ+ population
What are social support, quality of relationships, and minority stress
What are the benefits of gender-affirming hormone therapy (GAHT)?
Improve mental well-being, quality of life, and ease gender dysphoria
This historical figure is known for her major role in the stonewall riots
Who is Marsha P. Johnson
What clinic in Minneapolis, MN provides HIV support services, healthy meals, food shlef, nutrition therapy, case management/housing resources, and peer led support groups?
What is the Aliveness Project
Name 3 STIs (bacterial or viral) Extra 100 points if you know the difference between bacterial and viral
Bacterial (curable) - gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphillis
Viral (incurable) - HIV, herpes, HPV
The prevalence of substance abuse disorders in the LGBT population compared to heterosexual individuals has been found to be ___ as high in research
What is twice as high
Is GAHT covered by insurance?
Most of the time yes!
A national study shows that 25% of respondents seeking hormone therapy, and 55% of those seeking gender affirming surgery, were denied coverage. Overall, 25% of respondents had issues with their insurance related to their gender identity, such as refusal to change a name and/or gender or denial of coverage for gender-related services
This historical figure known as the "Mayor of Castro Street" was the first openly gay man elected to office in California.
Who is Harvey Milk
What coalition is committed to improving health care access and quality of health care received by trans and gender non-conforming people through education, resources and advocacy?
What is MN Trans Health Coalition
What is the T-cell count needed to go from having HIV to AIDS?
What is below 200 (will accept 300)
This group within the LGBTQ+ population also have a higher prevalence of substance use than heterosexual peers?
What are teenagers?
Do you need a letter from a mental health provider to start GAHT?
No. Places that use informed consent model belive when patients are fully informed they can make the best decisions for themselves and their bodies. (i.e. Planned Parenthood, Aliveness Project, Family Tree Clinic, Hennepin Healthcare)
This symbol was used to represent gay individuals in concentration camps during the Holocaust
What is the pink triangle
What is a volunteer community chorus whose mission is gay men builiding community through music?
What is the Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus
Why did the term change from STDs (sexually tramsitted disease) to STIs (sexually transmitted infection)?
In a study, this perecntage of LGBT individuals reported lifetime discrimination and also meet the diagnostic crieteria for a substance use disorder
What is 46%
What is "second puberty"?
This means that the same emotional struggles that your first puberty may have brought — mood swings, anxiety and depression — are possibilities as an adult during your second puberty. It is important to discuss your mental health with your doctor so that they can best support you.
What month does Gay History month take place?
What is October
What is a support group that offers monthly programming to build (or rebuild) and reinforce important social networks for queer, sober people?
What is Out & Sober MN
Transfeminine indivduals face a _____ greater odds of HIV infection compared to all adults
What is 49x
Name one example of a proximal stressors (internal thought or feeling resulting from prejudice or discrimination) and one example of a distal stressor (external, societal-level factor that creates stress) an LGBTQ individual may experience
Proximal: internalized heterosexism, identity concealment, fear of rejection, rumination on previous experiences with prejudice, distaste for one's own minority group following a prejudice event
Distal: victimization, social rejection, discrimination
What hormones are used during GAHT? (there are 3)
Estrogen-based therapy: Typically taken via a skin patch, pill, gel or injection, this medicine blocks testosterone production and adds estrogen for breast growth and fat redistribution.
Testosterone therapy: Typically administered via injection in the stomach or in the muscles of the glutes or thigh, transdermal gel, subcutaneous testosterone implants (pellets), thiese medicines adds testosterone.
Hormone blockers: Drugs that block the body’s own testosterone production
This historical figure was a well-known bisexual jazz singer, a french spy during World War 2, and also the first black woman to star in a major motion picture in 1927.
Who is Josephine Baker
What organization is community-based and offers anti-violence services, educational trainins, advocacy resources, and community resources?
What is Outfront MN