The remedy

Description:

To remedy means to heal, to cure, to set right, to make reparations. The Remedy invites writers and readers to imagine what we need to create healthy, resilient, and thriving LGBTQ communities. This anthology is a diverse collection of real-life stories from queer and trans people on their own health-care experiences and challenges, from gay men living with HIV who remember the systemic resistance to their health-care needs, to a lesbian couple dealing with the experience of cancer, to young trans people who struggle to find health-care providers who treat them with dignity and respect. The book also includes essays by health-care providers, activists, and leaders, with something to say about the challenges, politics, and opportunities surrounding LGBTQ health issues. Both exceptionally moving and an incendiary call-to-arms, The Remedy is a must-read for anyone--gay, straight, trans, and otherwise--passionately concerned about the right to proper health care for all. Contributors include Amber Dawn, Sinclair Sexsmith, Francisco Ibanez-Carrasco, Cooper Lee Bombardier, Kara Sievewright, Kelli Dunham, and many more.

subjects: Gays,  Medical care,  Health and hygiene,  Transgender people,  LGBTQ essays,  Lambda Literary Awards,  Lambda Literary Award Winner,  Delivery of Health Care,  Homosexuality,  Health Services for Transgender Persons,  LGBTQ health,  Homosexuals,  Homosexuels,  Soins médicaux,  Santé et hygiène,  Transgenres,  HEALTH & FITNESS,  Health Care Issues,  SOCIAL SCIENCE,  Disease & Health Issues,  Gender Studies,  LGBT Studies,  Gay Studies,  Health care for LGBTQ people