Mautner Project

Mautner Project, The National Lesbian Health Organization improves the health of lesbians, bisexual and transgender women who partner with women (WPW) and their families by:

• Conducting primary research about lesbian/WPW health;
• Providing direct services, offering support and support groups to lesbians/WPW with cancer and other life-threatening illnesses;
• Advocating for public & private sector research on lesbian health;
• Promoting lesbian health advocacy and activism at the national, state and local levels;
• Educating lesbians about important health issues;
• Educating health-care providers about the needs and concerns of their lesbian clients;
• Advocating for complete lesbian/LGBT inclusion in mainstream health intiatives;
• Teaching and mentoring the next generation of LGBT health advocates, policy makers, and providers;
• Working in coalition with other health organizations on lesbian health;
• Offering various support groups: for cancer clients, caregivers, those greiving a loss, as well as health & wellness groups, including: smoking cessation, nutrition, etc... 
• Educating policymakers, the press, and the general public about lesbian health.

Our Purpose: Because lesbians are less inclined to seek preventative health care in the face of discrimination and homophobia, the Mautner Project educates lesbians about their health and trains health-care providers about their lesbian patients, providing tools and insights on how to achieve better health outcomes for lesbians.