LGBTIQ+ health refers to the physil, mental, and emotnal well-beg of people who intify as lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, tersex or queer (LGBTIQ+). The pl sign reprents the vast diversy of people terms of sexual orientatn, genr inty, exprsn and sex characteristics (SOGIESC). The LGBTIQ+ acronym is dynamic and n vary pendg on the regn or untry, highlightg the multu of LGBTIQ+ muni across cultur. While regnizg the diversy of LGBTIQ+ people, evince suggts some mon experienc affectg their health and well-beg. They are ls likely to accs health servic and engage wh healthre workers due to stigma and discrimatn, rultg adverse physil and mental health out. They n also experience human rights vlatns cludg vlence, torture, crimalizatn, voluntary medil procr and discrimatn. In addn, they n face nial of re, discrimatory attus and appropriate pathologizg healthre settgs based on their SOGIESC. WHO's support to untri is found on the fundamental human rights prciple that all persons should have accs to health servic whout discrimatn. The adoptn of the 2030 Agenda for Staable Development and s pledge to “leave no one behd”, based on the normative amework of ternatnal human rights law, has rerced the need to unrstand and improve the health and well-beg of LGBTIQ+ people. WHO velops guil, provis technil support and nducts rearch to help untri velop and strengthen clive health systems and polici for the health and well-beg of all people, regardls of SOGIESC.
Contents:
- LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANS & QUEER INTIFIED PEOPLE AND MENTAL HEALTH
- LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR HEALTH
- RIGHTS OF LGBTI PERSONS
LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANS & QUEER INTIFIED PEOPLE AND MENTAL HEALTH
Search the largt LGBTQ+ healthre directory for affirmg provirs who unrstand lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, and queer health. * lgbt health canada *
We are a team of lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, transsexual, Two-Spir, and queer (LGBTQ2S+) and ally rearchers who foc on. To scribe how experienc such as homophobia, biphobia, transphobia, racism, sexism and ableism impact the health of LGBTQ2S+ people.
Although lbian, gay, bisexual, trans and queer intified (LGBTQ) people are as diverse as the general Canadian populatn their experienc of mental health and well-beg, they face higher risks for some mental health issu due to the effects of discrimatn and the social termants of health.
LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR HEALTH
For example, LGBTQ people may experience other forms of margalizatn – such as racism, sexism, poverty or other factors – alongsi homophobia or transphobia that negatively impact on mental health. Due to homophobia and transphobia, LGBTQ inti have been clud the Diagnostic and Statistil Manual of Mental Disorrs (the DSM). In 1973 and 1974, due to growg evince and prott, a majory of APA membership agreed to remove homosexualy om the manual.
Although homosexualy was listed the 1980 edn (the DSM-III), variatns of the listg remaed until 1986. Low levels of ternalized homophobia (homophobia adopted by the LGBT person themself)xx, which n be fostered and supported through intifitn or muny buildg wh other LGBT dividualsxxi.
RIGHTS OF LGBTI PERSONS
Lbian, Gay, Bi & Trans Youthle – The Lbian, Gay, Bi & Trans Youthle offers ee peer support for youth aged 26 and unr (1-800-268-9688).