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The Human Rights Campaign produced a detailed report entitled Dismantling a Culture of Violence where you can learn more about violence against Transgender and Non-Binary People and how you can work to make a difference.
In comparison with their cisgender or straight counterparts, people who are LGBTQ+ (or sexually or gender diverse) experience a greater level of disparities when it comes to health care.
Particularly during Assessment, avoid assuming a client’s gender identity. Some medicines are contraindicated for clients who may be seeking to conceive a child. Your informed consent process should mention this to clients who may have uterus, regardless of their gender identity.
In the following section, we'll learn about some of the health disparities for people who are LGBTQ+.
The Human Rights Campaign produced a detailed report entitled Dismantling a Culture of Violence where you can learn more about violence against Transgender and Non-Binary People and how you can work to make a difference.
In this opinion article from the NY Times, Dr. Park, a doctor of family medicine, and prominent LGBTQ author Dan Savage argue how gay men led the response to mpox – a role that public health had failed in. Some key excerpts from the article:
Phelan et al (2017) investigated changes in implicit and explicit bias against people who are lesbian and gay in medical students. 94.5% of students identified as heterosexual. They found more frequent contact with LGBT faculty, students, patients, and others was associated with a lower implicit sexual orientation bias. This could underscore the need for those to continuously work to learn and hear the experiences of marginalized communities in order to attempt to reduce any type of bias (conscious or unconscious) that you may have.
Christensen, J. (2022). ‘We need vaccines, and we need them yesterday’: Frustration builds in LGBTQ community over government response to monkeypox. CNN.
Medina-Martínez, J., Saus-Ortega, C., Sánchez-Lorente, M. M., Sosa-Palanca, E. M., García-Martínez, P., & Mármol-López, M. I. (2021). Health Inequities in LGBT People and Nursing Interventions to Reduce Them: A Systematic Review. International journal of environmental research and public health, 18(22), 11801.
Moseson, H., Zazanis, N., Goldberg, E., Fix, L., Durden, M., Stoeffler, A., Hastings, J., Cudlitz, L., Lesser-Lee, B., Letcher, L., Reyes, A., & Obedin-Maliver, J. (2020). The Imperative for Transgender and Gender Nonbinary Inclusion: Beyond Women's Health. Obstetrics and gynecology, 135(5), 1059–1068.
Park, I. & Savage, D. (2023). How Gay Men Saved Us From Mpox. NY Times.
Phelan, S. M., Burke, S. E., Hardeman, R. R., White, R. O., Przedworski, J., Dovidio, J. F., Perry, S. P., Plankey, M., A Cunningham, B., Finstad, D., W Yeazel, M., & van Ryn, M. (2017). Medical School Factors Associated with Changes in Implicit and Explicit Bias Against Gay and Lesbian People among 3492 Graduating Medical Students. Journal of general internal medicine, 32(11), 1193–1201.
Streed, C. G., McCarthy, E., & Haas, J. S. (2017). Association Between Gender Minority Status and Self-Reported Physical and Mental Health in the United States. JAMA Internal Medicine, 177(8), 1210-1212.