National LGBT Cancer Network Inc

I am on the Board of this organization and have seen the Network grow exponentially over the years and have seen its impact on national policy, gov't, health institutions/networks, culture, and the lives of individuals/couples/families. The Exec. Dir. is an amazing advocate and visionary for the Network and its causes.

My father has cancer and this organization continually goes above and beyond to be of service. In particular, we highly recommend the support groups!

Wonderful organization doing life-changing and life-saving work, supporting a vulnerable population

The National LGBT Cancer Network is so extremely vital to our communities. I am so grateful for all that your organization does! Keep up the good work.

The staff was so encouraging. Taught me that I am in charge of my own health. They are so important because people like me would have no other resources. Truly a benefit to the community

I donated to the National LGBT Cancer Network because it's a cause close to my heart. This organization's commitment to educating the community about cancer within the LGBTQ+ community is truly commendable. Their dedication to spreading awareness and providing support is saving lives, and I'm proud to contribute to their mission. It's an organization that makes a real difference in the lives of so many and it's worth spending two minutes to write this review.

The National LGBT Cancer Network recognizes the significance of offering LGBTQ cultural competence training. This training plays a pivotal role in improving outcomes for LGBTQ individuals, especially in healthcare. Inclusivity and representation of LGBTQ voices in the field of cancer work are of paramount importance. The Network ensures that LGBTQ community members are actively involved in shaping the landscape of cancer, healthcare, and overall well-being for the better.

I hadn't seen a doctor in over 20 years and was honestly terrified to go due to a previous experience with transphobia from a medical professional. However, I found Queer Health is Power, which provided a list of safe doctors on their website. I selected one from the list, and I must say I finally feel safe enough to attend appointments and have more lined up.

I had a fantastic experience with the National LGBT Cancer Network and their QHIP project (Queer Health Is Power). Living in NY, I had concerns about discrimination when seeking medical care. However, QHIP Health connected me with doctors who made me feel safe and respected. Thanks to their support, I now feel much more at ease when getting screenings and taking care of my health. The National LGBT Cancer Network truly made a positive impact on my life.

This org really helped me when I had nowhere else to go. The support group was everything I needed. I appreciate them for having this support system.

The National LGBT Cancer Network is a great non-profit to collaborate with. I've worked with the organization as a consultant on several projects and find the work done by this organization both innovative and impactful.

The National LGBT Cancer Network provides excellent materials and technical assistance that supports LGBTQ+ organizations and other health agencies! The social media campaigns are informational and amazing. The staff are dedicated to the community, thorough and a pleasure to work with!

I have done some trainings with the National LGBT Cancer Network and they are amazing. They make everyone feel welcome and provide a safe space for expression and diversity. I am so impressed with the quality of the trainings. Thanks for the work you do!

The National LGBT Cancer Network is not only an exceptional nonprofit but an exceptional public-health partner. The leadership team is always open to creative collaboration and the exploration of ways that organizations in this space can work together to promote and protect the public-health not only of its own constituency but of all vulnerable and priority communities. Definitely not an approach to take for granted-and one that is greatly appreciated!

National LGBT+ Cancer Network is an incredible resource that our hospital uses often to educate and inform patients. The Resource Library on their website is super helpful for patients and for healthcare organizations alike. Their reach also expands into policy & advocacy for LGBTQ+ patients.

This organization is so helpful and provides so many resources! I’m grateful they do this work.

I am not exaggerating when I say that I owe my career to the National LGBT Cancer Network. For the past 9 years, they have invited me to be a part of their incredible community-engaged work. As a result, we have published several papers together on the experiences of LGBTQIA+ patients with cancer and their caregivers. These pieces have in turn helped us to advocate for more services and resources for our community in the context of cancer. Aside from helping me professionally, the National LGBT Cancer Network has used their advocacy, education, and support to help countless LGBTQIA+ patients with cancer. They are truly a shining beacon in the landscape of nonprofits serving our community.

The National LGBT Cancer Network is an extremely valuable source of information and support that simply isn't available anywhere else for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people and their allies. The extensive resources and trainings are free for individuals; there are also important cultural competency trainings for healthcare professionals.

The National LGBT Cancer Network Inc is a stellar leader in the field! They go above and beyond to provide support and valuable resources to partners across the country. The staff is all uniquely qualified, enthusiastic, and passionate about uplifting marginalized communities.

The National LGBT Cancer Network Inc. has provided technical assistance to our program for almost two years. They have been instrumental in shaping our program. The staff attending our coalition meeting, providing input, and giving feedback has helped us grow. When I asked Gabriel Glissmeyer to present and without hesitation provided his availability. The presentation was amazing and interactive. Thank you for providing support and knowledge to help us engage the community.

The National LGBT Cancer Network gave a presentation for the nonprofit I work for, Project Koru, about inclusivity practices for members of our community who identify as LGBT+. The presentation was at once informative and personal. Thank you so much, National LGBT Cancer Network for your time and for the incredible work that you all do.

I work closely with LGBT Cancer Network in my role as a public health educator, and they have been instrumental as I have built my knowledge and capacity in this role. They provide technical support through webinars, resources (online forums, free SWAG and outreach materials, Outlast Tobacco), and meetings that create space for people doing/interested in the work of addressing health health disparities in LGBTQ+ communities to discuss challenges and opportunities. Thank you for everything you do for our community!

I have attended several webinars by this group and all of them have been excellent. I've learned a lot and it has helped me understand more deeply the heavy obstacles LGTBQ members must overcome to get needed healthcare from trustworthy medical professionals. I work in tobacco control policy and LGBTQ members are targeted by the tobacco industry to use their deadly products. I need to understand how to engage effectively with LGBTQ communities in rural NYS to support tobacco-free policies that can help reduce the rate of tobacco use in their communities. The National LGBT Cancer Network has already helped me immensely.

Personable, professional, highly knowledgeable, thorough. This training was above my expectations and will prove extremely useful in my personal and professional life.

The National LGBT Cancer Network Inc has been very helpful in a time of transition at Covenant House. They have been helpful with reports and information to help me learn the basics of my job with regard to smoking cessation. They have been an excellent resource.

This group is supportive and respectful. I highly recommend them. If you are an LGBTQIA cancer survivor and feel as if you need friendly and respectful support, consider registering with this group.

I am absolutely impressed with everything about this organization. I'm impressed with the staff. I'm impressed with the Support Groups and the folks that facilitate them. We Love Julius Simmons and Kenzie is absolutely wonderful. They are a true addition to the group.
I have lived with incurable cancer for over 12 years now. It is so comforting and satisfying to be in an all LGBT support group. And the fact that it is a National group, enhances the experience even more. I am so grateful for the experience that National LBGBT Cancer Network Inc provides. Thank you.

The National LGBT Cancer Network continues to provide support, direction and capacity building to our new smoking cessation program that targets LGB&T individuals. We participate during the network calls and to engage with other programs similar to ours. To be able to engage on a national level is imperative for us coming from Hawaii. We really do appreciate and benefit from the work and the coordination of the National LGBT Cancer Network.

The work that the National LGBT Cancer Network does needs to be uplifted and praised! I know them best through their education and advocacy work. Seeing LGBT young people addicted to tobacco is a reminder that educating youth is far from over and that our community is particularly at risk. The National LGBT Cancer Network knows this and connects to community members about taking back agency over their health while also training health care providers to better serve members of our community. There are many disparities the LGBT community faces, and adequate care from health professionals who understand and can empathize is high on that list. I thank the National LGBT Cancer Network for this education and advocacy work to make health space more safe for those in our community. Maybe, if we feel like we can receive the care we deserve, we may actually seek it out. The National LGBT Cancer Network understands this, personally and professionally.

The National LGBT Cancer Network is doing great work in communities, particularly in Pennsylvania (where I work for a different non-profit). Our organization works closely with Dr. Scout for resources, referrals, consolations, and more. We have successfully implemented several health campaigns that impact the LGBTQ community including colorectal cancer, cervical cancer, anal cancer, breast cancer. They were all successful thanks to the consistent and additional support of the Network. This is an excellent organization to collaborate with!

National LGBT Cancer Network has been an invaluable resource to me and my team. The training, technical assistance, and resources like presentation slides and infographics are thoughtful, evidence-based, and accessible to those working to eliminate LGBTQ+ tobacco disparities. I cannot thank them enough for the work they do!

This is an amazing nonprofit! Since my first group meeting, it has been nothing but help and enthusiasm from all the members. They make you feel welcome and they provide assistance in any way possible. These are professionals that care about the LGBT community.

The National LGBT Cancer Network works to save LGBT lives and improve the quality of our health. As an LGBT commercial tobacco control professional, I have worked many years with outstanding staff to prevent the devastating impact of tobacco use in the LGBT community that is one of the major causes of cancer. There is still a great need to educate the LGBT community about our health issues and also to advocate with funders and elected officials to sustain health programs in our community.

-Gloria B. Soliz, MDiv, NCTTP
Board Member of Coalition of Lavender-Americans on Smoking or Health (CLASH)
Senior Facilitator and Founder of the former Last Drag, San Francisco LGBT Cessation Program

I have been receiving technical assistance from the Cancer Network on LGBTQI+ tobacco prevention for about 6 months. The Cancer Network has not only provided a space where program coordinators like myself can gather and exchange support, but their responses to requests for additional assistance are always responded to in a timely manner. The Network also provides free co-brandable materials that my program can use to spread tobacco prevention awareness to my local community! The Cancer Network has been paramount to the success of my program, and I am so grateful to have been connected with them.

Scout has been a godsend to the State of West Virginia and its foray into tobacco cessation and prevention in the LGBTQ community. As part of the national network he and his team have provided technical assistance and support in a timely manner when West Virginia asks. The Network's assistance during the CDC tobacco grant writing process (disparate populations- LGBTQ) , assuring all requirements were addressed was both a benefit and blessing.

Thanks Scout and staff for all you do.
Kathy Danberry, EdD
WV Division of Tobacco Prevention
kathy.m.danberry@wv.gov

I really enjoy working with the National LGBT Cancer Network. They are a diverse group of people and they represent in both appearance and action the people they are trying to serve. They utilize best practices to support LGBT health and are very easy to work with and communicate with regardless of your needs related to tobacco and cancer LGBT health. Their website has a lot of great resources, too!

The National LGBT Cancer Network is a bountiful source of information and education. Part of my job is to update the patient intake forms at a healthcare system to be more inclusive of LGBTQ folks; their online resource library has been a key reference point. I've also had the pleasure of previously working with Scout on brainstorming ways to facilitate an LGBTQ health training for the medical professionals in the oncology department. I couldn't recommend working with them more.

What does this organization actually do for the community they’re claiming to be improving the lives of? If the purpose is to educate well off cis business people about trans 101 then fine but as an lgbt person with cancer I do not find your website or information helpful. It only has made people assume that I got lung cancer because I’m gay and I must smoke (which I do not) so they think I do it secretly. It’s caused a lot of tension in my relationships.

My experience with the National LGBT Cancer Network has been outstanding. We were fortunate to have a member spend a great informational session with our group of administrators and it was incredibly helpful as we are working to establish our own support group in our area. Can’t recommend them enough- knowledgeable, engaging, compassionate and thoroughly professional.

Kk @ The National LGBT Cancer Network delivered an LGBTQ+ 101 to our newly formed mid Hudson proud parents group. The presentation was incredibly helpful for us as parents who are now better able to help other parents. Thank you so much KK

Working with this organization has been wonderful! The staff was quick to respond and helpful. While working we are working on other projects together one of the completed projects everyone should enjoy is the podcast that Director of Strategic Partnerships, KK Naimool speaks on. To check it out visit https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/show/livingbeyondcancer/id/16585904

- Lauren Hixenbaugh, MBA
WV Cancer Coalition, Mountains of Hope

I have worked closely with the leadership and staff of the National LGBT Cancer Network. In every encounter they have been gracious, thoughtful, and kind. The resources produced by the Cancer Network are high quality and their partnership in my own work is invaluable. I look forward to working with them for years to come.

The National LGBT Cancer Network is taking on important work - to raise awareness of health issues that disproportionately impact the LGBTQ community, to seek greater representation in all aspects of health care, including data collection, and to advocate for community health needs - that often otherwise do not get the attention needed. Kudos to the dedicated, talented and hard-working staff!

I have had the pleasure of working with the National LGBT Cancer Network on a few different educational and outreach activities over the last year. They are so supportive, knowledgeable, and passionate about everything we worked on. There is no one else out there doing what they do. It's clear they are making a true and lasting difference by educating medical and public health professionals on improving clinical and cultural competency in service delivery. Looking forward to the continued collaboration.

The Network understands the importance of providing LGBTQ cultural competency trainings and how that, in turn, increases outcomes for LGBTQ people and patients. It's crucial that LGBTQ people are included in cancer work, and the network makes sure that LGBTQ are at the table to better cancer/health and wellness care and outcomes.

The National LGBT Cancer Network guides the health promotion work of LGBT community centers and advocacy organizations around the country. They help to highlight health disparities impacting the LGBT community and are excellent partners in creating co-branded campaigns designed to address such disparities in cancer, tobacco use, and COVID-19 infection. It is always a pleasure and a privilege to work with their team.

The National LGBT Cancer Network provides excellent materials and technical assistance that support so many LGBT organizations and health agencies! So grateful for the team at the cancer network!

My experience with the National LGBT Cancer Network has been exceptional. I have found that their staff is supportive and informative. I have interacted with the National LGBT Cancer Network while representing several different community organizations including the Hudson Valley LGBTQ Center, C.A.N.D.L.E. Rockland, The Newburgh LGBTQ Center, and LYT Counseling Services. While I have interfaced with many non-profits that address health issues facing the LGBTQ community, the National LGBT Cancer Network is unparalleled in their programs’ quality, efficacy, and content knowledge. These virtues are best exemplified through the work of Mx. Karen Naimool, the agency’s Operational Director. Through their multiple roles— as a professional development educator, a public health advocate, and community stakeholder; Mx. Naimool is a consummate professional, a willing collaborator, and reliable source of contemporary analytic and quantitive data. The work of the National LGBT Cancer Network provides an essential role within the LGBTQAI community, and has far exceeded my expectations on every occasion.

I've been working with the National LGBT Cancer Network for the last two years. I am consistently blown away with the level of technical assistance they provide me with for my trainings and with the quality of their research. Thank you for helping me to spread the word and make healthcare accessible for us in the Great State of Maryland! Johanna

We recently worked together on a program for Rhode Island College and it was such a thoughtful and attentive process. The staff are really approachable and quick to respond. Such a vast amount of knowledge and resource in this one organization.

The Pride Center of Staten Island has benefited from the National LGBT Cancer Network's LGBTQ Cultural Compentency Coordination "Train the Trainer" program. Both trainers who have worked with us have been so knowledgeable, and have modeled how best to implement the LGBTQ Cultural Compentency Coordination curriculum. The training approaches LGBTQ work through the lens of intersectionality, which sets it apart from other examples in the field.

The National LGBT Cancer Network is doing great work in communities across the country. Our organization took their cultural competency training to help us better reach and serve LGBTQ folks with breast cancer. The training was very well done and we learned a great deal about the inequities LGBTQ people face, as well as how best to support them. This is an excellent organization to collaborate with!

We just started a center in the mid-Hudson Valley in 2016 and were in need of materials and cultural competency training.

We learned about the cancer network by a staff person who was leading their training programs across the state. We trained with them and go back to the cancer network's archive for updated materials to make sure that we are connected to the most updated information on LGBTQ+ competency.

They are a valuable partner in the field of LGBTQ health and we recommend their materials to partners and community member alike.

The National LGBT Cancer Network creates excellent curricula and educational materials that we are able to use on a daily basis so that health providers can better serve their community.

I was fortunate to take the Train the Trainer with Karen Naimool in Spring, 2018 for the purposes of working with my local LGBTQ+ center. I was so impressed with the high caliber of work that the National LGBT Cancer Network does, and especially with the level of professionalism that Mx Naimool brought to the table that I was confident in recommending that my work bring them in for a training. The Cancer Network did not disappoint and thanks to them we now have begun to disseminate the information to over 1500 employees.

The team at the National LGBT Cancer Network are a vital resource for the LGBT community and for providers who are working towards making their services as affirming as possible. When we need a culturally competency training on a specific health topic or for a specific health audience the National LGBT Cancer Network is a go to source. If its not a training they have developed their staff can make referrals to others in the field.

The LGBT Cancer Network served as "cultural competency" trainers under contract to our organization when we received an award to provide such training for targeted health providers in several suburban communities outside New York City. As turn-around time was limited, we were delighted to have the Cancer Network responsive and available as needed. Over a period of 15 months, they provided training to staff of multiple community-based organizations, offering clear, concise and thoroughly professional training to a wide range of personnel. Together we negotiated schedules, funding, resources and modifications to same as needed. We were extremely please by their professional reporting and accessibility. We highly recommend the National LGBT Cancer Network to be considered a Great Non-Profit.

“It is my sincere pleasure to have met members of The National LGBT Cancer Network several months ago and we have been collaborative partners ever since. I have been so impressed with their passion and dedicated work to improve access, cancer screenings and cancer care for the LGBT community. The National LGBT Cancer Network sets the stage with a warm and welcoming spirit, creating a safe environment where everyone's voice is valued and heard. They regularly invite individuals as well as representatives from state and local agencies together to identify and address barriers to healthcare and initiate policy change at multiple levels of healthcare systems, while being mindful to prioritize where funding will have the greatest impact. The work they do locally is always viewed with a lens toward national initiatives, demonstrating the extraordinary vision of the National LGBT Cancer Network.” Cheryl Ann Ferreira, RN

I have had the pleasure of working with the National LGBT Cancer Network team on a few different educational activities over the past year. There is no one else out there doing what they do. They are a knowledgeable and passionate group of individuals who are making a real difference by educating medical and public health professionals on improving clinical and cultural competency in service delivery.

The National LGBT Cancer Network provides vital information for patients and clinicians! Their cultural competency training program for health and human service providers is invaluably important. This evidence-based information is essential in the training of the healthcare workforce to provide holistic, culturally sensitive, evidence-based care!

The National LGBT Cancer Center is a leading advocate for LGBT health and anti-tobacco work, with advocacy around national legislation, national and state-level health data collection, and the dissemination of information about LGBT health and cancer through their very active social media presences.

I met Scout, Director of the National LGBT Cancer Network Inc., for the first time last June when he presented at the Annual Cancer Summit sponsored by the Partnership to Reduce Cancer in RI, an organization that I direct. One of the topics of the Summit was health disparities and how it is impacting the LGBTQ communities. Dr. Scout's forthright discussion of his own involvement in the health system as a transgender adult and the need to make health services more welcoming and responsive to the needs of the LGBTQ community hit a responsive cord with the more than 150 people in attendance. We have subsequently met twice to plan a strategy to create a plan to highlight the issues facing the LGBTQ community and its access to healthcare and measures to remove the barriers. His leadership on these issues has attracted representatives from the RI Department of Health, Lifespan, and Care NE, the latter two, the largest healthcare systems in the state to our meetings. We are fortunate to have his organization headquartered in our state.

The National LGBT Cancer Network provides expertise and technical assistance to state, territorial, and tribal comprehensive cancer control programs throughout the nation. Our state has benefitted tremendously from this partnership, in ways ranging from standardization of surveillance questions establishing gender identity and sexual orientation to creation of co-branded educational marketing materials designed to help raise awareness of cancer risks among LGBTQIA+ individuals. The staff is a pleasure to work with, and our collaborative work has directly benefitted the people of our state.

The National LGBT Cancer Network was instrumental in helping our state host its first ever LGBTQ Health Conference with a focus on cancer. Their Deputy Director, Scout, served as an active member of the planning committee, helping to identify committee members and speakers from the community. He also facilitated the conference and presented on resources and technical assistance available through the Network. The conference would not have been as successful as it was if not for the guidance and support we received from the Network. The Network is a tremendous resource and we look forward to continued collaboration with them!

The National LGBT Cancer Network is nationally well respected for the work they are doing. They are funded by a large multi-year CDC grant that provides expertise for this very important and vulnerable population. If we are to address the disparities of cancer incidence and cancer related morbidity and mortality, we will need the incredible work of organizations like the National LGBT Cancer Network.

We are a state wide collaborative of 6LGBTQ community based organizations. We are working to educate our community about the damage that tobacco is doing in our community, LGBT friendly cessation resources and the value of organizational policies to change norms around tobacco in our community. The National LGBT Cancer Network has been invaluable in helping us get started and providing leader ship to all of us working at the state level to coordinate our work. I highly recommend them.

The National LGBT Cancer Network is a distinct organization that addresses little-known cancer and health disparities that are unique to sexual minorities. The information, research, and support they provded are vital to the LGBT community, the medical communty, and the community at large.

The LGBT Cancer Network demonstrates leadership in reducing, and eventually eliminating, the disparity in cancer care between the LGBT community and the straight world. Led by Ms. Liz Margolies, the Network has both passion and clarity that proves infectious. It is simply not possible to hear Ms. Margolies speak and not want to do one's share to help right a wrong.

The primary purpose of The National LGBT Cancer Network is to improve the lives of LGBT cancer survivors (and those at risk) by doing such things as: (1) educating LGBT people and health providers about cancer risks; (2) increasing awareness of LGBT cancer risks and survivor experiences via the internet and other media; and (3) advocating for high quality research on LGBT cancer risks, treatment and survivorship. However, I think they’ve also done a good job of creating awareness of this issue among heterosexuals. As a Board member last year, my focus was to increase attendance at The National LGBT Cancer Network’s annual benefit, particularly of heterosexuals. Many of the people with whom I spoke had never heard the initials “L.G.B.T.” and had no idea what they meant. I tried to communicate personally with each one of these individuals. I gave them some informative (but accessible) literature that had been prepared by The National LGBT Cancer Network. I described the commitment and passion of Liz Margolies, Founder and Executive Director. I also relayed some personal stories that Ms. Margolies had told me about LGBT individuals who had been treated abysmally by medical personnel and institutions. By the time I finished, nearly everyone had decided to attend the benefit and most of the others made a cash donation. I’ve gone into so much detail because I want to show how many lives The National LGBT Cancer Network has reached, both within the LGBT community as well as outside of it.

Finally! Here's an organization that's doing something about the how LGBT people in every community are under-served by healthcare providers and under-informed themselves regarding cancer risks and treatment. I'm proud to be a board member. I want my doctors to recognize me as a lesbian with possible risks a heterosexual woman may not have. And, I appreciate the up to date information this organization provides so I can take more informed responsibility for my own health.

The National LGBT Cancer Network is the only organization in the country that addresses the cancer risks and survivorship needs of the entire LGBT community. It is a community-based organization, developed by a lesbian and run with the input of three advisory boards, made up of the best and brightest in LGBT research, clinical practice and health activism