Perspectives

Educating Physicians for Competence in Caring for LGBTQ+ Patients

Authors: Samantha Mannarino, BA, Dmitry Tumin, PhD, Brandon N. Kyle, PhD, Stephen Charles, PhD

Abstract

Patients who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, and others (LGBTQ+) are less likely than their heterosexual or cisgender peers to receive appropriate medical care and more likely to experience bias and discrimination in healthcare settings.1,2

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