U.S. medical schools boost LGBTQ students, doctor training

Associated Press ^ | February 20, 2020 | Lindsey Tanner

[Olog-hai]

Aliya Feroe recalls the flustered OB-GYN who referred her to another physician after learning she identified as queer. For Rhi Ledgerwood, who was designated female at birth, identifies as trans and doesn’t have sex with men, it was a doctor advising about condoms and pregnancy prevention. For Tim Keyes, who came out as gay at age 17, it’s when doctors automatically assumed he sleeps with women.

Ask any LGBTQ patient about awkward doctor visits and chances are they’ll have a story to tell.

When being heterosexual is presumed even in doctors’ offices, those who identify otherwise can feel marginalized and less likely to seek medical care, contributing to health problems that include high rates of depression, suicidal behavior, alcohol and drug use and inadequate health screenings, LGBTQ advocates say.

Now, moves are afoot to remedy that. The American Medical Association vowed in November to push for a federal ban on gay conversion therapy. Medical schools are beefing up education on LBGTQ health issues. And some schools are making a major push to recruit LGBTQ medical students, backed by research showing that patients often get better care when treated by doctors more like them.

Feroe, Keyes and Ledgerwood — all pursuing medical careers — are part of the trend. …

[Sequoyah101]

I know of two that are urologists. How about that?

[al_c]

For a group of people “just wanting to be accepted” ... they sure do demand special treatment.

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“...some schools are making a major push to recruit LGBTQ medical students, backed by research showing that patients often get better care when treated by doctors more like them.”

Cracker Jack, participation-trophy medical degrees. Yeah, I’ll trust such a doctor. LOL!!!

[Opinionated Blowhard]

Aliya Feroe recalls the flustered OB-GYN who referred her to another physician after learning she identified as queer.

My bet is that this is a lie. I doubt many, if any, doctors would turn away a patient simply because they are gay or lesbian. There is more too it that this activist doesn't want to say, or she (he?) may be just completely fabricating the account. These activists have to create a compelling backstory for their suffering and if nothing actually happened, they make it up.

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I keep asking this question without getting an answer from the Marxists. What kind of care, exactly, do alphabet pervs need that normal people don’t get? Is their physiology somehow fundamentally different?

[Midwesterner53]

Nothing like an HIV positive doctor with his hands all over you.

[Midwesterner53]

Nothing like an HIV positive doctor with his hands all over you.

[JimRed]

Queer doctor/nurse = AIDS vector.

[EinNYC]

Some women would strenuously object to a fake woman as an OB/GYN if they thought they were signing up with an actual woman OB/GYN. I see many lawsuits in this thing’s future.