US EditionNashville LGBTQ+ community leaders decry layoffs at VUMC office supporting access to care
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE, JUL 8 – VUMC cut 5 LGBTQ Health staff amid $300 million budget cuts tied to reduced government research funding, prompting concern over halted support programs and community impact.
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LGBTQ+ groups facing major funding issues, report finds
A worrying new report has revealed the funding issues faced by LGBTQ+ groups amid political attacks on trans rights. The study, 2023 Resource Tracking Report: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Grantmaking by US Foundations, published last week by Funders for LGBTQ Issues, showed that philanthropic donations to LGBTQ+ communities and causes from foundations based in the US totalled $209.4 million (approximately £168.3 million) in 2023…
LGBTQ+ groups face alarming funding crisis as Republican anti-trans attacks mount, new report finds
Philanthropic support for LGBTQ+ causes is collapsing just as queer and trans communities face an escalating national crisis. New data from Funders for LGBTQ Issues shows foundation funding for LGBTQ+ organizations in the U.S. dropped sharply to $209.4 million in 2023. That’s a staggering decline of nearly $49 million, or 19 percent, from 2022. When adjusted for inflation, that cut deepens to 22 percent.Keep up with the latest in LGBTQ+ news and…
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Nashville LGBTQ+ community leaders decry layoffs at VUMC office supporting access to care
Vanderbilt University Medical Center laid off the staff of its LGBTQ Health Program in late June, effectively shuttering a resource that helped LGBTQ+ people access and navigate healthcare for the last decade. Members of the institution’s LGBTQ Health Community Advisory…
Vanderbilt Program for LGBTQ Health lays off 5 staff members, Trans Buddy Program halted - The Vanderbilt Hustler
The Vanderbilt Program for LGBTQ Health laid off five staff members on June 24, 2025, per the Tennessee Transgender Task Force. The Vanderbilt University Medical Center Program for LGBTQ Health aims to provide high-quality, patient care, education, research and advocacy for the LGBTQ community. Per its website, LGBTQ patients experience disparities in access to and quality of care, which can lead to preventable adverse health outcomes and incre…
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