“Without health insurance, I would not have been able to afford treatment…without bankrupting myself and probably my parents,” he continued. “Without health insurance, I may not have even gone to the doctor who diagnosed my cancer, and I could be living in ignorance about the fast-spreading disease that was inside of me.” Andy went on to bring in the big picture. Despite the stereotype that the LGBTQ community is made up almost entirely of wealthy gay men, Andy explained that most LGBTQ people are not as fortunate as he is. One in three LGBTQ people making four times the poverty level or less
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