Journal of the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association

The Journal of the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association was a peer-reviewed

Peer review

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medical journal

Medical journal

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devoted to the healthcare needs of the lesbian

Lesbian

Lesbian is a term most widely used in the English language to describe sexual and romantic desire between females. The word may be used as a noun, to refer to women who identify themselves or who are characterized by others as having the primary attribute of female homosexuality, or as an...

and gay male

Men who have sex with men

Men who have sex with men are male persons who engage in sexual activity with members of the same sex, regardless of how they identify themselves; many men choose not to accept sexual identities of homosexual or bisexual...

, bisexual

Bisexuality

Bisexuality is sexual behavior or an orientation involving physical or romantic attraction to both males and females, especially with regard to men and women. It is one of the three main classifications of sexual orientation, along with a heterosexual and a homosexual orientation, all a part of the...

, and transgendered

Transgender

Transgender is a general term applied to a variety of individuals, behaviors, and groups involving tendencies to vary from culturally conventional gender roles....

populations. The journal published a variety of clinical research, review articles, and essays. It was the official journal of the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association

Gay and Lesbian Medical Association

The Gay and Lesbian Medical Association works to ensure equality in health care for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals and health care professionals...

. Vincent Silenzio served as co-editor in chief

Editor in chief

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. Publication of the journal ceased in 2002.

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