Physician and Gay: Am I Safe at Work? : Amic Medice

Contents:

• ON BEG GAY IN MEDICE: AFTER THE SUPREME COURT VICTORY, STILL WORK TO BE DONE
• ADDRSG HEALTH CARE DISPARI THE LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR POPULATN: A REVIEW OF BT PRACTIC
• GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN'S HEALTH ISSU
• PHYSICIAN AND GAY: AM I SAFE AT WORK? : AMIC MEDICE
• THE WELL-BEG OF GAY, LBIAN, AND BISEXUAL PHYSICIANS

ON BEG GAY IN MEDICE: AFTER THE SUPREME COURT VICTORY, STILL WORK TO BE DONE

Mark Schter’s first piece on beg gay medice, he was a leadg pediatrics profsor at Harvard. Ten years ago, I gave a speech at Boston Children’s Hospal tled “On Beg Gay Medice.

ADDRSG HEALTH CARE DISPARI THE LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR POPULATN: A REVIEW OF BT PRACTIC

” I talked about how, growg up, I never imaged I would say that I was gay out loud to anyone — much ls ont of a large dience at the stutn where I worked. But after I told him I was gay, he whdrew his offer to wre me a remendatn. Some people I had known school even wrote apologi, assumg that they had ma homophobic ments my other msag I received ma clear that circumstanc were not improvg for LGBTQ doctors and medil stunts medil stunt wrote that 2011 New York, an attendg physician had lectured him that a patient’s “primary illns” was that he was homosexual.

The stunt, who is gay himself, remd the attendg that homosexualy hadn’t been nsired an “illns” of any kd by the medil profsn s.

GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN'S HEALTH ISSU

”Another doctor, who sat on the board of the Gay and Lbian Medil Associatn, wrote that he still, 2012, received equent reports of medil stunts beg barred om anizg LGBTQ groups at their schools and receivg bigoted ments om faculty and fellow statistics rerce the anecdot. Another study showed that many patients would swch provirs or practic if they learned their doctor was gay or n be easy to thk that bee the fights for marriage and work equaly have been won, all is well for the queer muny Ameri. The health re needs of people who are lbian, gay, bisexual, or transgenr (LGBT) have received signifint attentn om policymakers the last several years.

As a physician treatg or preparg to treat lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr (LGBT) patients, you may wonr whether you’re sayg the right thgs or whether your practice environment is welg to patients of all sexual orientatns. Panelists remend that physicians nsult the Fenway Gui to Lbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgenr Health, which addrs important issu facg patients and physicians, cludg rg for LGBT patients of different age groups, rmatn on the velopment of genr inty children, sexual health and HIV preventn.

“[Patients] who grew up a time when beg gay uld get them fired, or they grew up a time when they uld go to jail or they uld be beaten, ” Acquaviva said, “may not ever feel fortable g out to you. If you are lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, queer, and/or intify as a sexual and/or genr mory and are lookg for LGBTQ+ affirmg doctors, physicians, clicians, and healthre provirs, you have e to the right place.

PHYSICIAN AND GAY: AM I SAFE AT WORK? : AMIC MEDICE

Gay and Bisexual Men's Health Issu.

Rearch has shown that the followg are some of the most mon health ncerns faced by gay and bisexual men. While ’s te that most timate partner vlence rourc are for women, specific assistance is available for gay and bisexual men. Bee of strs and discrimatn, gay and bisexual men are more likely to e tobac and alhol than the general populatn.

Several tobac and alhol pani specifilly target gay and bisexual men their ad mpaigns. Among gay men, certa dgs — pecially crystal meth, also known as “Ta” — have bee wily ed. Gay and bisexual men have higher rat of body dysmorphia and eatg disorrs.

THE WELL-BEG OF GAY, LBIAN, AND BISEXUAL PHYSICIANS

There are a few optns for gay men and bisexual men same-sex relatnships who aspire to have children, cludg surrogacy, where sperm is ed to fertilize a donated egg, which is then rried to term by a surrogate mother. I realize the general public is beg more receptive to the ia of homosexualy, but I was jt wonrg how any if you perceive the issue medice. I read an article om a while back by a pediatrician about all the discrimatn he faced and wnsed om profsors and physicians towards homosexualy.

While I was examg a young child, her mother said she was glad she got a “ual straight” doctor for her child, rather than the other (aka homosexual) kd about whose petence she was not sure.

As a gay physician, I was torn between my duty toward my patient and my sire for personal tegry. Homophobia the workplace n seem almost too strong a label to addrs what may be perceived as a trivial cint. Often perceived as too signifint to addrs, the cints persist the psyche of those of who intify as lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, or queer (LGBTQ).