Lighthouse, an organization comprised of a group of health providers who examine LGBTQ patients and their health issues, has put together a list of 10 Statistics You Need To Know About LGBTQ Health Care:
More on LGBTQ Health Care Disparities in the United States:
Religious Refusals of Care In the News
Below are resources for health care providers who wish to make LGBTQ patients feel welcomed and respected during their visit:
Gay and Transgender Patients to Doctors: "We'll Tell. Just Ask."
A new study of both patients and providers in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine looked at the feasibility of gathering such information in emergency departments. Nearly 80 percent of providers surveyed believed that patients would refuse to disclose their sexual orientation.
By contrast, only 10 percent of patients from a randomized, national sample of lesbian, gay, bisexual and heterosexual subjects said they would refuse
Here are some resources from the perspective of LGBTQ nurses and health care providers: