Article on Lesbian couples likelier to influence healthier habits than hetero counterparts... DUH.

Although there was only one Asian respondent in the survey, the article was interesting.  Tawny is definitely the more health conscious one compared to Faith. 

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In a heterosexual marriage, women bear the brunt of being a health police but in homosexual relationships, the couples are more likely to mutually influence each other’s health habits for better or for worse, a new study has revealed.

"The State of Gay and Transgender Communities of Color"

A recent report came out about "The State of Gay and Transgender Communities of Color" from the Center of American Progress.  So much "progress" that "the term 'gay' is used as an umbrella term for people who identify as lesbian, gay, or bisexual."  Really?  C'mon its like saying "man" is the umbrella term for both men, womyn, children, all human kind.  I'm just saying. 


Anyway, here are some findings they reported specific to Asian Lesbians:

• "Asian Pacific Islander lesbian couples have a poverty rate of 11.8 percent, Native American lesbian couples have a poverty rate of 13.7 percent, Hispanic lesbian couples have a poverty rate of 19.1 percent, Black lesbian couples have a poverty rate of 21.1 percent. This is all in contrast to white lesbian couples, which have poverty rates of only 4.3 percent."
• "Asian American lesbians are more likely than their straight Asian American counterparts to have experienced a one-year depressive episode."

Then they had some findings that were about "gay asians" which could possibly include asian lesbians, since they did say gay is supposed to include us. Here are those just in case:

• "...gay Asian Pacific Islander adults are the demographic most likely to suffer from psychological distress."
• "Gay Asian Americans are nearly six times more likely to be infected with HIV than their straight Asian American counterparts."
• "21 percent of Asian American gay respondents reported abusing alcohol—all rates much higher than their straight counterparts."

Asian-Canadian gay youth face double discrimination

By Tara Carman
Source: Vancouver Sun

Gay, lesbian and bisexual Asian-Canadian teenagers in B.C. face a "double whammy" of discrimination that some-times leads to higher rates of substance abuse, says a study released Wednesday. These teenagers face harassment not only because of their sexual orientation, but also because of their race, said Elizabeth Saewyc, lead author of the University of B.C. study and professor of nursing and adolescent medicine at the UBC School of Nursing.