Search the largt LGBTQ+ healthre directory for affirmg provirs who unrstand lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, and queer health.
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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.
* 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). Office "unrstand and are prepared to meet the needs of our Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgenr patients, " acrdg to Kaiser's webse.
"And for Holly, homophobia at the doctor's office don't jt affect her: She and her wife have to ntend wh how might affect their 3 year-old son. I specialize fay medice, LGBT (Lbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgenr) healthre, and HIV medice. 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.
BUT, every GP I've had wh them th far is AT BEST unfortable when I brg up issu that are big wh gay men (Regular HIV ttg, PrEP, etc). SO, do anyone have experience wh fdg a gay iendly/knowledgeable doctor wh Kaiser Permanente?