Schoharie Library to Host Panel Discussion on LGBTQIA+ Healthcare

Good quality, accessible healthcare is important to everyone. Yet LGBTQIA+ people have historically faced challenges in finding appropriate healthcare in which their needs and rights are respected. The LGBTQIA+ Healthcare Panel Discussion on Tuesday, May 14, 6:30pm at the Schoharie Library will highlight the health services available locally which are safe and friendly for LGBTQIA+ people, what challenges are still ahead, and what is being done to make things better. A Q&A session will follow. 

The information and ideas discussed will be relevant to everyone: LGBTQIA+ and other interested community members, and healthcare or service providers. All are welcome.

Panelists include Iman Elmardi, Public Education & Outreach Specialist: New York State Cancer Services Program with Bassett Healthcare; Katherine Hawkins, community volunteer and activist; Emily Schopf, LMSW, Staff Social Worker, Schoharie County Mental Health; and Ash Thye, LGBTQI+ Outreach & Engagement Coordinator: PPGNY Out for Health. Information from Bassett’s Gender Wellness Center, the Bassett Research Institute, and Tobacco Free Communities will also be available.