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Contents:
- POLICI ON LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENR & QUEER (LGBTQ) ISSU
- AMA’S FIRST GAY PRINT TO TAKE OVER AT TUMULTUO TIME
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.
AMA’S FIRST GAY PRINT TO TAKE OVER AT TUMULTUO TIME
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. 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.