Summit Overview

This Summit is focused on addressing lesbians, bisexual women, queer women, and transgender people. We welcome participation by all lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ) communities, and our important friends and allies, nationally and internationally.

We will come together to rebuild a multi-issue, multicultural women’s health movement focused on long-term strategic goals for lesbian/bi/queer women’s health and wellness that is reflective of the diversity of our community.

We are committed to creating access for marginalized individuals and communities. For more specific information, see Resources.

The summit approaches health issues from the perspective of those who face disparities and discrimination and who also generate health and resilience everyday. We will engage in deep thinking and extended discussion to create new responses and innovative programming that reflect our lives.

This summit will include speakers, panels, workshops, organizing meetings, interactive exercises, experiential education, creative festivities, yoga and other forms of self-care.

This Summit follows a proud tradition of activism and a large body of work regarding lesbian health, including the 2001 National Lesbian Health Summit sponsored by GLMA, LHRC, Lyon-Martin Women's Health Services; the 2002 National Lesbian Health Conference hosted by the Mautner Project; and the 2004 Third National Lesbian Health Conference, hosted in Chicago and sponsored by the University of Illinois and their National Center of Excellence in Women’s Health.

In addition, this Summit also grows out of the robust conference system that has built and sustained our movement, including Creating Change and the Gay Men’s/LGBTI Health Summits. Individual, autonomous national Summits are currently being organized for the {L}, {G}, {B}, {T} communities and will be presented over the next 18 months. These activities are connected by a national LGBTI Health Summit coordinating committee, where information and best practices are shared and discussed.

Register Now and join us as we continue to build an inclusive, intersectional Lesbian Health Movement!