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The first openly gay person to lead the Amerin Medil Associatn tak the res at a act time for U.S. health re. The rights of transgenr patients and those seekg abortn re are unr threat _ as is the medil judgment of physicians who treat them. Disrmatn challengg scientific evince is rampant. And the panmic isn't over. Dr. Jse Ehrenfeld didn't mpaign as a member of the LGBTQ muny, but says 's a big al for a group once known maly as a nservative self-terted tra group. He spoke recently to The Associated Prs about his background and new job.

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POLICI ON LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENR & QUEER (LGBTQ) ISSU

AMA’s polici for lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr people’s rights reprent a multiplicy of inti and issu. 878 Elimatg Health Dispari: Promotg Awarens and Edutn of Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgenr (LGBT) Health Issu Medil Edutn.

991 Health Care Needs of the Homosexual Populatn. 976 Nondiscrimatory Policy for the Health Care Needs of the Homosexual Populatn. 996 Nondiscrimatory Policy for the Health Care Needs of the Homosexual Populatn.

995 Health Dispari Among Gay, Lbian, Bisexual and Transgenr Fai. Unrlyg the ‘therapi’ is the assumptn that homosexualy and genr nonnformy are mental disorrs and that sexual orientatn and genr inty n be changed. Profsnal nsens rejects pathologizg homosexualy and genr nonnformy and evince do not support the efficy of changg sexual orientatn.

AMA’S FIRST GAY PRINT TO TAKE OVER AT TUMULTUO TIME

The practic may crease suicidal behavrs and e signifint psychologil distrs, anxiety, lowered self-teem, ternalized homophobia, self-blame, tsive imagery and sexual dysfunctn.

As a populatn, transgenr dividuals are ls likely to be sured than both the lbian, gay, bisexual and general populatn. Fd remend standards of practice wh lbian, gay, bisexual or transgenr patients and addnal rourc to assist makg your practice LGBTQ-iendly. Consult the Guil of Care for Lbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgenr (LGBT) Patients (PDF), created by the Gay and Lbian Medil Associatn, for advice on munitg wh LGBTQ patients, guil for forms and patient-provir discsns and more.

Listen to the Journal of Medil Practice Management podst “Expandg to the Gay and Lbian Market: What Savvy Medil Practic Know, " an rmative, half-hour-long discsn wh Ellen Kahn, director of the Human Rights Campaign Foundatn's Fay Project. The Gay and Lbian Medil Associatn (GLMA) is the natnal lear LGBTQ health issu, and their GLMA Provir Directory is a ee-to-the-public listg of LGBTQ-iendly practic the Uned Stat.

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