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    How to fight LGBT health disparities

    LGBT health disparities persist, but research indicates small- and large-scale ways to ease them.
    by Boston University Jun 27, 2019 0 minutes
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    LGBT health disparities persist, but research indicates ways to ease them.

    In honor of Pride Month and the anniversary of the Stonewall riots, Julia Raifman, an assistant professor at the Boston University School of Public Health, shares her research, which examines LGBT health and health inequities in the United States.

    Here, she spotlights the health disparities affecting sexual minorities, the policies driving these inequalities, and how we can eliminate these disparities and drive positive societal change:

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