Cleveland Pride

On April 15, 2010 the White House released a Presidential Memorandum to include Gay and Lesbian patients the right to have their families present at their greatest time of need.
The subject of this Memorandum “Respecting the Rights of Hospital Patients to Receive Visitors and to Designate Surrogate Decision Makers for Medical Emergencies” brings a sigh of relief for all patients that don’t fit into the ‘societal norm’. To many times have Gay and Lesbian partners been not ‘allowed’ to visit with their loved ones in the most dyer of states and too many times have people been forced to lie about their relationship with one another just to be able to sit next to their loved ones bed side. This is a step in the right direction for the LGBT community to have equality in hospital stays.
President Obama states, “There are few moments in our lives that call for greater compassion and companionship than when a loved one is admitted to the hospital. In these hours of need and moments of pain and anxiety, all of us would hope to have a hand to hold, a shoulder on which to lean.”
For more information, see the full article HERE.

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