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PHYSICIAN AND GAY: AM I SAFE AT WORK? : AMIC MEDICE
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). Simulated enunters may be pecially helpful illtratg s of “sual” homophobia which n be difficult to addrs or even to expla.
Lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr (LGBT) physicians’ experienc the workplace.