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Prostate Cancer & the Unique Needs of the LGBTQIA+ Community

Prostate Cancer & the Unique Needs of the LGBTQIA+ Community
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Join Dr. Dustin Nowaskie for a discussion on the unique needs of the LGBTQIA+ community from ZERO Prostate Cancer's 2025 Virtual Education & Support Summit.

LGBTQIA+ Prostate Cancer Community Resources

ZERO Support Groups

  • Prostate Cancer Support Group for the LGBTQIA+ Community (partners & spouses welcome) meets virtually the 1st and 3rd Sunday of each month @ 10am PST
    • This is a national group, so anyone in the United States is welcome to join. Contact Terri Likowski, Director of Support Groups, at terri@zerocancer.org to learn more.
  • Gay Men with Prostate Cancer (partners and spouses welcome) meets virtually the 4th Thursday of every month @ 7pm EST
    • This group is based out of Washington D.C. in coordination with the Smith Center for Healing and the Arts. This support group is open to those who live in the U.S. Visit the website to learn more and see their full calendar.

Other Organizations and Support Groups

Resources to Find an Affirming Doctor

  • LGBTQ+ Healthcare Directory - This is a free, searchable database of healthcare providers who are knowledgeable and sensitive to the unique health needs of LGBTQ+ people in the USA and Canada.
  • OutCare's OutList: LGBTQ+ Affirming Healthcare Directory - This is an international healthcare directory that helps lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual, and two-spirit folks find LGBTQ+ friendly and affirming providers. 

Contributor

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Dustin Nowaskie, MD, Founder, President, Chief Medical Officer

Dustin Nowaskie, MD (they/them/theirs) Dr. Nowaskie is a queer, nonbinary psychiatrist. Their personal identification and civic commitment have cultivated into a passion to help LGBTQ+ communities. They are the Founder, President, and Chief Medical Officer of the national nonprofit LGBTQ+ health equity organization OutCare Health, which provides access to LGBTQ+ information, resources, programming, mentorship, education, training, research, and providers for millions across the world.

A Summa Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Southern California and Gold Humanism Honor Scholar of the Indiana University School of Medicine, Dr. Nowaskie’s clinical and philanthropic work has led to several national accolades, presentations, and publications as well as diversity awards from the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, American Medical Association, Tylenol Future Care Foundation, Gamma Mu Foundation, Association of LGBTQ+ Psychiatrists, World Professional Association for Transgender Health, and Out to Innovate. Their ultimate goal is to transform their might into a powerful unicorn of social and public health change for LGBTQ+ people.

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