Muscarelle Dean of New Jersey Medical School and unveiling by J.P. Johnson, MD, FAAP, The Sharon and Joseph L. Rutgers NJMS LGBT Flag Unveiling Launch event for LGBT Pride Month.
The four events were co-sponsored by the NJMS Diversity Committee, the LGBT Taskforce, the Office for Diversity and Community Engagement, and the 19 basic and clinical science departments at NJMS. Their visibility and inclusion is critical to addressing unique health issues, eliminating health disparities, and optimizing health outcomes for the LGBT community.įestivities this month included a LGBT Flag Unveiling Ceremony a Mentoring Session for LGBT Trainees, Faculty, and Allies a webinar entitled Overview of SGM-Related Activities and Training Opportunities at NIH and a pane presentation on LGBTQ Excellence at NJMS and University Hospital. During June 2018, NJMS continued to recognize that there are trainees, faculty, staff and patients who are proudly LGBTQA identified. The lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and Allies community has suffered for over a century from homophobia, transphobia, isolation, and invisibility. The Stonewall riots were a tipping point for the Gay Liberation Movement in the United States. June is Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month (LGBT Pride Month), a celebration to honor the 1969 Stonewall riots in Manhattan.
