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Lesbian, Gay, or Bisexual (LGB): Caring with Quality and Compassion

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Diversity and Inclusion in Quality Patient Care

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Lesbian, gay, and bisexual patients are ubiquitous in medicine. However, patients who identify as such, and those who engage in same-sex sexual behavior, encounter important challenges often different than those in the sexual majority. Education, additional research, and an environment of inclusion are necessary to remove barriers and provide equitable health care. This chapter explores societal stigmas, barriers, and unique health care disparities common to men who have sex with men (MSM), and women who have sex with women (WSW).

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  1. Department of Emergency Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA

    Joel Moll M.D.

  2. Emergency Department, Mount Sinai Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, NY, USA

    Paul Krieger M.D.

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  1. Professor of Emergency Medicine University of Virginia School of Medicine Department of Emergency Medicine, Vice President and Chief Officer for Diversity and Equity, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA

    Marcus L. Martin

  2. Assistant Dean Clinical Education & Student Affairs Emory University School of Medicine, Professor of Emergency Medicine Vice Chair – Administrative Affairs, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

    Sheryl L. Heron

  3. Director of Diversity Department of Medicine Section of Emergency Medicine Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans, Professor of Emergency Medicine Director of Research, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

    Lisa Moreno-Walton

  4. University of Virginia Hospital, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA

    Anna Walker Jones

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Moll, J., Krieger, P. (2016). Lesbian, Gay, or Bisexual (LGB): Caring with Quality and Compassion. In: Martin, M., Heron, S., Moreno-Walton, L., Jones, A. (eds) Diversity and Inclusion in Quality Patient Care. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-22840-2_9

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