LGBTQ+ Perspective in Hand Surgery: Surgeon and Patient

Joseph Paul Letzelter; Julie Balch Samora

doi:10.1016/j.hcl.2022.08.005

LGBTQ+ Perspective in Hand Surgery: Surgeon and Patient

Hand Clin. 2023 Feb;39(1):79-86. doi: 10.1016/j.hcl.2022.08.005.

Authors

Joseph Paul Letzelter¹, Julie Balch Samora²

Affiliations

¹ Orthopaedic Surgery Department, Children's National Medical Center, 111 Michigan Avenue Northwest, West Wing 1.5, Washington, DC 20010, USA. Electronic address: JPL34@georgetown.edu.
² Orthopaedic Surgery, Nationwide Children's Hospital, 700 Children's Drive; T2E-A2700, Columbus, OH 43205, USA.

PMID: 36402529
DOI: 10.1016/j.hcl.2022.08.005

Abstract

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and other sexual and gender minority (LGBTQ+) individuals and patients face high levels of discrimination both in the workplace and in the clinic setting, with more than 25% of LGBTQ+ people experiencing discrimination in the workplace due to their sexual orientation. Hand Surgery stands to continue to advance by encouraging the brightest students into the field no matter their background. LGBTQ+ patients also have specific needs within the field of Hand Surgery, where we are uniquely positioned to treat them or guide them by being well versed in the needs of the community.

Keywords: Ally; Gay; Hand feminization; LGBTQT; Lesbian; Transgender.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Female
Hand / surgery
Humans
Male
Sexual Behavior
Sexual and Gender Minorities*
Surgeons*