Gateways to improving lesbian health and health care : opening doors / Christy M. Ponticelli, editor.

New York : Harrington Park Press, an imprint of The Haworth Press Inc., [1998]

114 pages : black and white illustrations ; 23 cm

This item was donated as part of The Women's Health Library archive held by Wellcome Collection, reference SA/WHL https://wellcomecollection.org/works/fjg4s86y

"Gateways to Improving Lesbian Health and Health Care: Opening Doors, edited by Christy M. Ponticelli, was simultaneously issued by The Haworth Press, Inc., under the same title, as a special issue of the Journal of Lesbian Studies, volume 2, number 1, 1998, Esther D. Rothblum, Editor."--From title page.

Copy 1. Donor: This item was originally held in the Women's Health Library. It was donated to Wellcome in 2016 by the Feminist Library, which acted as temporary custodian following the closure of Women's Health in 2006.

Copy 1. Former Women's Health Library shelfmark: Bc

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Creating awareness and dialogue: moving toward better lesbian health and health care / Christy M. Ponticelli -- Lesbians surviving childhood sexual abuse: pivotal experiences related to sexual orientation, gender, and race / Joanne M. Hall -- Domestic violence in lesbian relationships: findings of the lesbian relationships research project / Teresa Scherzer -- Lesbian pass/ages: invisible lives and issues of community / Barbara Isaac, Barbara M. Herringer -- Rural lesbians' strategies for coming out to health care professionas / Kathleen A. Tiemann, Sally A. Kennedy, Myrna P. Haga -- The experiences of lesbians of color in health care encounters: narrative insights for improving access and quality / Patricia E. Stevens -- Room for improvement: communication between lesbians and primary care providers / Jocelyn C. White, Valerie T. Dull.