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Articles

Lesbians, Bisexual Women and Safe Sex (Regularly Updated)
From Avert
Ten Things Lesbians Should Discuss With Their Health Care Providers (Regularly Updated)
From Gay and Lesbian Medical Association
You Can't Be a People Unless You Have a History (September/October 2004)
A speech on queer history and the impact of AIDS on the gay/lesbian community, by lesbian activist and historian Maria Helena Dolan.
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
The Nation's HIV Medical Providers Oppose Michigan Bill Encouraging Discrimination in the Clinical Setting (April 30, 2004)
From American Academy of HIV Medicine
Missouri Survey Finds Most Gays, Lesbians Consider Selves Healthy Despite High Smoking, Drinking Rates (April 7, 2004)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
High Court's Term Ends; Sodomy Ruling Fuels "the Culture War" (June 27, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
On Parade (May 2003)
A poem about GLBT Pride parades, by James Pergola.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
Pride and Prejudice (May 2003)
A psychologist answers the question: "What do I do if I want to go to a GLBT Pride parade, but I'm disturbed by the participants' behavior?".
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
"Working It Out": Scenes From the Lives of Gay and Lesbian Youth (November 2002)
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
Sexual and Drug Use Behavior Among Women Who Have Sex With Both Women and Men: Results of a Population-Based Survey (August 5, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Fact Sheet: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Youth Issues (April/May 2001)
To read PDF, click here
In SIECUS Report, from Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States
Lesbians and HIV (April 2000)
In Positive Living, from AIDS Project Los Angeles
Annotated Bibliography: HIV/AIDS Prevention Resources for Gay Men, Lesbians, and Bisexuals (June/July 1999)
In SIECUS Report, from Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States
Hate Crimes (April 1999)
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
Health Concerns Among Lesbians (January 1999)
From Rick Sowadsky, M.S.P.H.
International AIDS Conference Fails to Acknowledge Lesbians (Fall 1996)
In Women Alive Newsletter, from Women Alive
I Think I Might Be a Lesbian -- Now What Do I Do?
A brochure for young women -- information written by lesbian youth for lesbian youth and young women questioning their sexuality.
From Youth Assistance Organization

Personal Accounts

A Constantly Shifting Ground (October 1997)
For Becky Trotter and Io Cyrus, maintaining open lines of communication in their relationship has been a constant, day-to-day concern.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
A Memorial to a Lesbian Activist & Friend, Keri Duran (Winter 1996)
In Women Alive Newsletter, from Women Alive

HIV/STD Prevention

Risk Reduction as an Accepted Framework for Safer-Sex Promotion Among Women Who Have Sex With Women (April 16, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
New CDC Reports Highlight HIV Risks for MSM, but Little Info on WSW (August/September 2006)
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
Sexual Risk Factors Are Found Among Self-Identified Lesbians, Bisexual Women, and Heterosexual Women Accessing Primary Care Settings in U.S. (September 29, 2005)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
HIV Risk Higher for Young Female IDUs Who Have Sex With Women (July 15, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Lesbian Transmission of HIV: A Rare Case Reported (January 21, 2003)
Researchers suspect "vigorous" use of shared sex toys as the cause.
From aidsmap.com
Abusive Behaviors and HIV (November/December 2001)
To read PDF, click here
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
Do Gay Gals Worry About the Package? Should We? (February 2000)
Survey of lesbian safe-sex behavior.
In Positive Living, from AIDS Project Los Angeles
HIV/AIDS and U.S. Women Who Have Sex with Women (WSW) (August 1999)
From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Woman-to-Woman: HIV and STDs (June 1999)
A look at the risks.
In WISE Words, from Project Inform
HIV Risks in Women Who Have Sex With Women (July/August 1997)
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
What Are Women Who Have Sex With Women's HIV Prevention Needs? (January 1997)
From Center for AIDS Prevention Studies
San Diego Lesbians Dispel Myths About HIV (Autumn 1995)
Conference holds safer sex workshop.
In Women Alive Newsletter, from Women Alive
Female-to-Female Transmission of HIV (May 1, 1995)
From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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