Ending LGBT invisibility in health care: the first step in ensuring equitable care

Cleve Clin J Med. 2011 Apr;78(4):220-4. doi: 10.3949/ccjm.78gr.10006.

Abstract

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals experience health care disparities that will be eliminated only if clinicians elicit information about sexual orientation and gender identity from their patients through thoughtful, nonjudgmental discussion and history-taking.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Bisexuality*
  • Female
  • Healthcare Disparities / ethics
  • Homosexuality*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Physician-Patient Relations*
  • Sexual Behavior / psychology
  • Transsexualism*