‘How do we not know about this?’: In search of informed and equitable healthcare for LGBTQIA+ patients

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‘How do we not know about this?’: In search of informed and equitable healthcare for LGBTQIA+ patients

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Because of the history of discrimination towards LGBTQIA+ people, particularly in healthcare, often they have a particular sensitivity, and spend more time searching for a doctor they hope will be safe and affirming

Maia Hall talks with practitioners leading the way towards providing high-quality healthcare for gender-diverse people. She then profiles three practitioners well-known in the community - read the profiles here

Specialist GP Cathy Stephenson clearly recalls hearing for the first time a transgender person speak about their difficulties with healthcare. “I r
References

Carroll R, Morgan S, Ker A et al. “It was a very awkward consultation because I didn’t know”—general practice staff experiences and challenges in providing healthcare to gender and sexual minority youth in Aotearoa New Zealand. Family Practice 2023;cmad024 (online 23 March).

https://doi.org/10.1093/fampra/cmad024

Ker, A.; et al. 2022. “We just want to be treated normally and to have that healthcare that comes along with it”: Rainbow young people’s experiences of primary care in Aotearoa New Zealand. Youth 2022;2:691–704

https://doi.org/10.3390/youth2040049