Dr. Irene Tami-Maury, an assistant professor with the UT Health Science Center’s School of Public Health in Houston, and her assistant Bilal Kahn are looking for LGBTQ people to participate in the anonymous and ongoing PRIDE Study to “better prevent and control cancer among lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans people.” Participants must be LGBT+ community, be at least 18 years old, live in Texas and be able to read English and/or Spanish.
Kahn explained, “Our project aims at identifying lifestyle and related risk factors for chronic conditions, including cancer, among self-identified LGBTQ+ individuals.” He said data for the study have been collected “among sexual and gender minority groups since 2014 at the Houston Pride Festival, using an