A friend of mine who is Trans sent me an article on the problems LGB and especially T people can encounter in emergency rooms...ranging from disrespect to outright refusal of treatment.
From the article, a quote by Hector Vargas, executive director of the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association:
"When an individual LGBT person doesn’t feel like the health care professionals are welcoming or inclusive of their particular needs, that individual’s actual health is put at risk," he said. "Good health is one of the most important things a person can have and that’s at risk if we don’t address this sort of discrimination in the health care setting in a global way."
To read the whole article, go to
http://www.edgephiladelphia.com/inde...&sc3&id=109016
This particular hospital is taking steps to make sure there's never a repeat of the situation, thankfully, but much more education and retraining needs to happen nationwide.
From the article, a quote by Hector Vargas, executive director of the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association:
"When an individual LGBT person doesn’t feel like the health care professionals are welcoming or inclusive of their particular needs, that individual’s actual health is put at risk," he said. "Good health is one of the most important things a person can have and that’s at risk if we don’t address this sort of discrimination in the health care setting in a global way."
To read the whole article, go to
http://www.edgephiladelphia.com/inde...&sc3&id=109016
This particular hospital is taking steps to make sure there's never a repeat of the situation, thankfully, but much more education and retraining needs to happen nationwide.
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