The Human Rights Campaign Foundation developed the Healthcare Equality Index (HEI) to meet a deep and urgent need on the part of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer Americans: the need for equitable, knowledgeable, sensitive and welcoming health care, free from discrimination. Many healthcare institutions are embracing and adopting LGBTQ+ …
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Approximately 1.4 million Americans identify as transgender and gender nonbinary (TGNB). A GLAAD survey from 2017 showed that nearly 12% of millennials identified as TGNB. And a 2020 survey from the Trevor Project found that 1 in 4 LGBTQ youth use pronouns or pronoun combinations that fall outside of the …
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Medical schools are increasing education on LGBTQ health issues and pushing to recruit more LGBTQ medical students. Patients often get better care when treated by Doctors more like them. People who identify as other than heterosexual can feel marginalized and will be less likely to seek medical care, contributing to …
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