Tagged: lgbt

A wealth of factors are leading to poorer health outcomes within Missouri’s LGBT community.

LGBT Missourians are disproportionately impacted by various health problems according to the Missouri Foundation for Health’s August 2012 “Responding to LGBT Health Disparities” report. These statistics paint a picture of how LGBT Missourians experience the world.

Regional news from the KBIA Newsroom, including:

• The University of Missouri Press will remain open
• Report says LGBT Missourians tend to be less healthy, have less access to care
• Cole County judge strikes down language in Mo. health care measure
• Lawsuit challenges Mo. on cellphone tracking

A new study finds Missouri’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community has poorer health outcomes and less access to healthcare than the general population.