LGBTQ youth suicide facts and information

The Advisory Committee on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Issues (LGBTQ) addresses many important issues of interest to LGBTQ medical students, resident and fellows, LGBTQ physicians, patients and our straight allies. The committee has commented on the World Medical Association's proposed policy on transgender health, which was ultimately adopted, completing 12 years of leadership with the Commission to End Health Care Disparities.

View the highlights of the meeting in National Harbor, Maryland.

Get to know the LGBTQ population using a series of free learning modules from the Fenway Institute.

A new guidance issued by the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (OCR) clarifies that schools receiving federal Title IX funds may not discriminate against transgender and gender-nonconforming students. 

Examine the AMA's position on sexual orientation and gender identity and the Association's work to inform the public about LGBTQ discrimination and abuse.

AMA member Carl G. Streed Jr., MD, has combined his love for research and devotion to service by becoming a physician.

Transgender and other LGBTQ individuals sometimes take disclosure risks to participate in health research. The AMA is working to help IRBs understand and address the issue.

District of Columbia, New Jersey take steps to save lives and more in AMA's latest news on state health care advocacy.

Marijuana use during pregnancy and adolescence, LGBTQ protections and more in the latest AMA national health care advocacy news.