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"Proudly Serving
the LGBT Community
Since 1983."
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Newsletter - February 2009 |
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
From the Executive Director
FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
The Hartford Gay and Lesbian Health Collective, Inc., (HGLHC) will award one $1,000.00 non-renewable scholarship for the 2009/2010 academic year to students enrolled in an accredited two or four year college or university.
Eligibility Requirements: Applicants must meet all of the following eligibility requirements. Students must:
Note: The HGLHC staff, Board of Directors, volunteers and their immediate families are not eligible to participate. Required Application Materials: The following materials must be received at the HGLHC or postmarked no later than April 15, 2009 (requests for extensions will not be accepted).
Note: Please pay close attention to these application guidelines and do not submit material that has not been requested; any such material will not be considered as part of your application and will be discarded. Please direct all questions regarding your application to: Jamie Bassell, (860) 278-4163 ext. 17, or to jamieb@hglhc.org. Completed applications must be mailed to:
Deadline: All materials must be received at HGLHC or postmarked no later than April 15, 2009. Notification: All applicants will be notified in writing in May, 2009. Scholarship recipients will be expected to attend a public awards program to receive their scholarships. Click here for an application form. Our next Women’s Health Screening Day is on Saturday, March 7th, 2009. Click here for a poster to share the information with your friends! HGLHC’s next Gay Bingo event will take place on Saturday, March 14, 2009 at the Hartford Marriott Rocky Hill, located at 100 Capital Blvd in Rocky Hill. Doors open at 6:30pm and games begin at 7:30pm. Admission is only $20.00 including regular game sheets. Special game sheets are sold separately. Seating is limited to 250, so call HGLHC at 860-278-4163 to reserve your seat. Tables are reserved for parties of 10 or more only. All proceeds benefit the Hartford Gay & Lesbian Health Collective.
The Hartford Gay & Lesbian Health Collective has been named a beneficiary of this year’s Imperial Sovereign Court of All Connecticut Coronation which takes place at the Hartford Windsor Marriott. Tickets are still available for sale and everyone is encouraged to attend! We are grateful for their thoughtfulness and wish them a successful event. For more information, go to: www.iscofallct.com.
Click here for more information.
Q. My
boyfriend recently got treated for Chlamydia. We’ve had unprotected
sex, but
Chlamydia symptoms for men are usually burning when urinating (peeing), and/or a watery, white or yellow “drip” from the penis. Women may have a vaginal discharge, burning on urination, or even lower belly pain/cramps, nausea or fever. Early treatment is typically a single dose of oral antibiotic for a full “cure” of Chlamydia. Because Chlamydia is easily cured with antibiotics, it is not necessary to tell “future sex partners” that you once HAD Chlamydia, because you cannot pass it on to them if you were properly treated. But it’s very important to notify partners possibly exposed to you before your treatment, that they should be checked and easily treated too. Telling them is not always easy to do. Call us at the Health Collective if you need confidential help with that, or wish to be tested and treated yourself. That’s why we’re here. Also, about unprotected sex… Remember that sexual choices are always in YOUR control. Keep yourself safe. Trying to find ways to negotiate “safer sex” with partners can be difficult. Lots of factors come into play, and we all take various risks in our daily lives. But, sexual health is too important to treat lightly. The consequences can last a lifetime. It’s NOT only about condoms. Talk to your partner(s) BEFORE passion takes all the oxygen away from your brain. Learn other ways to have hot sex without being at risk. Call us for ideas. Have fun and as our motto says: Be Well. Be Yourself.
The Internal Revenue Service issued the 2009 optional standard mileage rates used to calculate the deductible costs of operating an automobile for charitable purposes. Beginning on Jan. 1, 2009, the standard mileage rates for the use of a car (also vans, pickups, or panel trucks) will be 14 cents/mile driven in service of charitable organizations. Revenue Procedure 2008-72 contains additional information on these standard mileage rates. Go to www.irs.gov/irb/2008-50_IRB/ar11.html .
Registration is now open soon for the third annual Transgender Lives: The Intersection of Health and Law Conference being held on Saturday, April 18 at the UCONN Health Center from 8:00 AM till 5 PM. This all day conference is geared towards Service Providers, Medical and Legal Professionals, Trans and Gender non-conforming community, allies and all those interested in the Health and Law issues facing the Trans and gender non-conforming communities. For up to the minute Conference news, go to our website at www.TransgenderLives.org. Click here for a registration form.
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Greetings, friends! Love is in
the air at the Health Collective this February! In this issue: HGLHC’s
Scholarship announcement, Gay Bingo, Women's Health Screening Day,
Transgender Lives Conference, and more!
A. Good question.
If you had sex with him BEFORE he was treated, or within a week of
his completed treatment, you should also be tested and
preventatively treated yourself, even if you feel fine. 
Our Dental
Program Coordinator, Patricia Miller, attended the Yankee Dental
Congress in Boston on January 30. She took 2 classes- one an OSHA
Update and the other on giving anesthesia. Patricia has been
implementing significant changes in the Oral Health Program
including the provision of digital radiography (x-ray) and
electronic patient records. Dental hygiene students from Tunxis
Community College have returned from their winter break and have
resumed their work with clients at the Health Collective.