In lieu of my normal column, I want to bring GO readers’ attention to the recent closing of St. Vincent’s Hospital in Greenwich Village.
I know what you’re thinking: how is St. Vincent’s’ closure an LGBT issue?
St. Vincent’s Hospital was a nonprofit public charity hospital that served a significant number of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals during its 161 years of existence. It was also an integral source of support for other LGBT-focused health care clinics in the area, including the Callen-Lorde Com-munity Health Project.
The hospital hosted one of the