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Search the largt LGBTQ+ healthre directory for an affirmg provir near you who unrstands lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, and queer health. * gay kaiser permanente doctors *
And the prospect of enunterg homophobia and transphobia at the doctor's office is very real. Acrdg to the Human Rights Campaign's 2022 Healthre Equy Inx, 56% of lbian, gay or bisexual patients and 70% of transgenr and genr non-nformg patients reported experiencg some form of discrimatn while gettg re. What's more, a 2015 study found that straight health re provirs generally showed a stronger preference toward heterosexual patients over those who intified as gay or lbian.
Search the largt LGBTQ+ healthre directory for affirmg provirs who unrstand lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, and queer health. * gay kaiser permanente doctors *
Though the fdgs don't necsarily mean gay and lbian patients receive worse re, the fear of beg judged, or even nied re altogether, is enough to keep many om gog , or returng for follow-up re. Ask iends and fay, straight or gay, whether they know a good doctor (or if they've had a bad experience wh one).