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The LGBT Caucus of Public Health Professionals is soliciting abstracts for presentations in its scientific sessions at the 141st Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association in Boston, Massachusetts, November 2 6, 2013. Topics should focus on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender health research and/or the conference theme, Think Global Act Local: Best Practices Around the World. Topics may include, but are not limited to the following: Trans/gender-variant youth and/or adult health (including MTF/transfeminine spectrum and FTM/transmasculine spectrum identities and behaviors) Mental health and substance use among trans/gender-variant people Victimization of trans/gender-variant people Sexual and reproductive health among trans/gender-variant people Health disparities among trans/gender-variant people Trans/gender-variant health policy and advocacy Social contexts and social determinants of trans/gender-variant health Global/international trans/gender-variant health Emerging and other relevant topics Abstracts should be no more than 250 words. Submitting abstracts does not require APHA membership. However, if accepted, presenters must be individual members of APHA and have registered for the meeting to present. Abstracts cannot be presented or published in any journal prior to the APHA Annual Meeting. Scientific session formats include: 1) Oral presentation (individual) 2) Panel session (No more than 5 speakers. Following the APHA website guidelines, the coordinator must submit an abstract for the session as a whole with each speaker submitting an individual abstract for his/her presentation.) 3) Poster presentation (individual) Please indicate format preference (if any) when the abstract is submitted. All abstracts submitted to the Caucus undergo blinded, peer review. Reviews will not be forwarded to abstract authors. Abstracts must be submitted online through the APHA website ( http://apha.confex.com/apha/141am/lgbt.htm) no later than February 8, 2013. LGBT Caucus website: www.aphalgbt.org Please note that deadlines for submission differ among the various APHA sections, SPIGs, assemblies, and caucuses.
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