Lesbian and Bisexual Womens Health Common Concerns and Local Issues

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Lesbian and Bisexual Womens Health Common
Concerns and Local Issues
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Lesbian and Bisexual Womens Health Common
Concerns and Local Issues
Why a report on Lesbian Bisexual women?

• Most LGBT and womens reports do not take
  Lesbian and Bisexual womens specific issues
  into consideration
• There is still little research on Lesbian and
  Bisexual womens health issues (cfr HIV/AIDS)
• The information available is only disseminated
  locally

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Lesbian and Bisexual Womens Health Common
Concerns and Local Issues
Aim of the report

• Share information and illustrate in the report
  what has been done by local organisations
• Raise awareness of LB health issues
• among LGBT organisations themselves
• within health care providers

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Lesbian and Bisexual Womens Health Common
Concerns and Local Issues
Structure of the report

• Government bodies WHO, UNFPA, UNIFEM
• The main LB women health concerns
• Control over womens body
• Safer sex (HIV/AIDS STI)
• Breast and gyneacological cancer
• Domestic violence
• Mental health
• Health care provision
• Sexual pleasure
• List of funders
• List of recommendations

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Lesbian and Bisexual Womens Health Common
Concerns and Local Issues
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