Addrsg Health Care Dispari the Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgenr Populatn: A Review of Bt Practic | AAMC

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.

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

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.

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

“[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. Gay and Bisexual Men's Health Issu.