Patient Empowerment: LGBTQ + Disabled & Chronically Ill

Please complete this survey to register to attend our Patient Empowerment: LGBTQ + Disabled & Chronically Ill on May 25th at 6pm

Health and healthcare spaces are sites of power and abuse. Barriers are magnified for disabled queer folks. One of the powerful things about queerness is community and connection, and one of the most difficult things about being disabled or chronically ill is the way that ableism isolates us from community. How do queer disabled and chronically ill people live our fabulous, and sometimes difficult, sick, and disabled queer lives while navigating systems that were not built for us?

Mission Statement: The Patient Empowerment series centers the experiences of LGBTQ+ community members with matters of health and healthcare. With an emphasis on uplifting intersectional lived experiences, the series gives voice to the issues important to LGBTQ+ communities while empowering panelists and audiences to become advocates for themselves, each other, and our communities.

Stonewall Columbus, founded in 1981, is a cornerstone of LGBTQ+ life in Columbus. Today, Stonewall’s mission and vision is to “increase visibility, inclusion, and connection for the LGBTQ+ community so we see a community where ALL of US thrive.” The Equitas Health Institute is the education and research division of Equitas Health, focused on reducing LGBTQ+ and HIV health disparities. Through the Patient Empowerment series, the two organizations engage local and regional LGBTQ+ communities with a shared goal of reducing stigma and promoting good health for all

Please note: you will receive a Zoom link by 5pm on the event date by email.