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Addressing LGBTQ+ Health Inequities in Chennai, South India through Mobile App Development

Nima Rahman, Rosaleen Xiong, Shelby Hobohm, Shilpa Rajagopal

We are a team of four interdisciplinary undergraduate students at the University of Texas at Austin to develop an app-based curriculum for Indian healthcare providers to work more effectively with LGBTQ+ patients. We are collaborating with two Chennai-based NGOs, SAATHII and Nirangal. During this teach-in, we will share our current findings and discuss the importance of interdisciplinary, intersectional research about LGBTQ+ health. We will discuss the ways in which LGBTQ+ identities are lived and experienced in health settings. We will address the critical knowledge gaps in existing healthcare education about the needs of LGBTQ+ communities. You can read more about our project on our blog.



Resources Mentioned

  • LGBTQ+ App Project (LEAP) for Health (This project’s website)

  • Nirangal (NGO working to advance justice and rights for LGBTQ+ people and sex worker communities in Tamil Nadu, India)

  • SAATHII (Indian organization advocating for universal access to rights, health, legal and social services for communities marginalised on account of HIV status, gender and/or sexuality)

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