It wasn't too long ago that including “LGBT” in a health research funding proposal could get it thrown out, said LGBT health researcher Kellan Baker.
“LGBT health has traditionally been treated as disposable,” said Baker, a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress.
But a recent announcement from an institute within the National Institutes of Health shows a shift in that attitude, and lends federal recognition to the health challenges faced by those who identify as lesbian, bisexual, gay, transgender, or otherwise outside of traditional gender norms.
