Have you experienced bias or discrimination in a health care setting?
We are looking for stories from lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender people and people living with HIV who have been affected by health care discrimination. Perhaps you’ve experienced discrimination firsthand, or witnessed a friend or family member being mistreated. Whatever your story, we want to hear it.
Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, Florida, refused Janice Langbehn and her children visitation after Janice’s Partner, Lisa Pond, suddenly collapsed before a family cruise. The hospital told Janice that she was in an antigay city and state, and could expect no information or acknowledgment as family. Learn about the Langbehns below, then share your story.
Please note that Lambda Legal is collecting these stories for educational purposes, so your story may be distributed publicly on the website, in publications or other printed materials. If you need assistance or advice on legal matters, you should immediately contact the Lambda Legal Help Desk.
We cannot accept submissions from children under 13 years of age.
While Lambda Legal appreciates all submissions, we may not be able to use all of them for our public education campaigns. We reserve the right to edit submissions for legal and editorial reasons, and will send you the version we intend to use for your final approval before it is printed or published online.
Lambda Legal also requires a signed release form from all participants (legal guardians must sign for children under 18 years of age). Please identify yourself or your child with your first and last name on the submission form. After you submit your story, we will email you a release form that you can return via fax or mail (or you can download a release form now and fax it to 212-809-0055). We strongly prefer stories with first and last names. However, if you do not wish to include your last name, you may submit a story using your first name only and no release form will be required. Please include as much detailed information as you are comfortable sharing, such as the name of the health care facility, the city and state where the incident occurred and the year in which it happened.
We especially need your complete contact information. No email addresses, postal addresses or phone numbers will be published. We request this information only in the event that we may later need to contact you for more information or to request your permission to reprint your story elsewhere.
Thank you for taking to time to Share Your Story!
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