6 ways LGBT patients can get the most out of their health care

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Visiting the doctor can be a high-anxiety experience for any patient, but those who identify as LGBT are especially prone to discomfort.

Standard interactions with medical professionals often revolve around the assumption that a patient is straight, causing distress for members of the LGBT community during even the most routine checkups.

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There's also the fear of gender-based discrimination that transgender people face when visiting a health professional. Medical records can "out" trans people when name and pronoun changes aren't accounted for in bookkeeping. But even willingly coming out to a doctor exposes trans patients to the possibility of being both medically misunderstood and a victim of violence. Read more...

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