Implicit Biases Among Healthcare Professionals
Implicit biases are unconscious attitudes or stereotypes that individuals hold towards certain groups of people without being aware of them. These...
There has been an increasing awareness of the negative impact that medical discrimination or neglect can have on health outcomes and trust in healthcare among bisexual individuals. Bisexual people...
Medical Privacy for LGBTQ Individuals
Medical privacy is an essential human right that protects individuals from unwarranted disclosure of their personal health information. For the LGBTQ...
We will explore how framing medical care as a privilege instead of a right has significant societal implications for members of the LGBTQ+ community. We will examine how these implications can lead...
There has been increasing recognition of the impact that heteronormative bias can have on healthcare systems. Heteronormativity refers to the assumption that everyone is either cisgender male or...
Many individuals within the LGBTQ+ community face unique challenges regarding their health care needs due to stigmatization and discrimination from both providers and society at large. This can lead...
What are some common examples of hidden discrimination that LGBT individuals face in healthcare? One example is when medical providers refuse to provide care due to personal beliefs about sexual...
The human body is a source of both pleasure and pain, yet it often feels as if we must choose between them. The medical institution was built to cure and correct what is seen as broken about the...
There has been growing recognition of the need to address healthcare disparities faced by LGBTQ+ individuals in both developed and developing nations. These disparities are often caused by a...
The issue of confidentiality in healthcare is an important one for all patients, but it can become particularly challenging when it comes to LGBTQ patients. In some countries, being open about one's...