Lgbtq Research Paper

Health disparities in the Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual and Transgender community that lack fair treatment. This population deals with many adversities due to their sexual orientation and gender identity. LGBT’s community consists of a diverse population of people who come from all walks of life ((Howard, 2016). Many LBGT’s will delay or not seek health care due to stigma and lack of fair treatment. In other words, they believe that they are discriminated against.

The mental health of individuals in the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered) community is something that is a serious problem. For most of the history of the United States and many different parts of the world LGBT people faced much persecution and in some cases even death. This constant fear of discovery and the pressure that one feels on oneself when “in the closet” can lead to major mental distress. Research has shown that people who identify as LGBT are twice as likely to develop lifetime mood and anxiety disorders (Bostwick 468). This is extremely noticeable the past couple years in the suicides of bullied teens on the basis of sexual identity and expression. The stigma on simply being perceived as LGBT is strong enough to

Relocating into a senior care facilities can be a frightening experience for the aging population. Getting familiar with new surroundings, new organization structure, and new people that can cause anxiety to rise. For a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer individual, this experience can be traumatic. The fear of harassment, hostility, and neglect by healthcare providers and caretakers can keep LGBTQ people from seeking care until their health begins to critically decline. LGBTQ cultural competency training is highly recommended for healthcare professionals and social service organizations. The greatest barrier that prevents quality health care for LGBTQ people is the lack of competence among the healthcare professionals.

According to beyondblue, LGBTI people are at least two to three times more likely to experience depression and anxiety than the wider community. They are also at a greater risk of suicide and self-harm. beyondblue provides online information and support forums to help this group.[3] Reading some of the forums in the your focus group can be very insightful and inspiring, they are a good resource for individuals suffering through depression and anxiety disorders.

After reading the article “Addressing Health Care Disparities in the LGBT population”, I was so shocked and speechless. Honestly, I did not have an awareness of the health care disparities experienced by the LGBT population. To me, it is a disgrace to read in this day and age that human beings are experiencing health care inequalities by their health care providers simply because of their sexual preferences. As a nurse, I feel that it is of high importance to highlight and address these issues because as stated in the article not only can the LBGT negative experience and stigma have detrimental effects (depression and suicidal ideation) on this population, it can prevent them from ever seeking care regardless of the illness. Thus, hindering

Lack of culturally competent (CC) healthcare within lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) communities, poses a severe threat to the health of LGBT individuals, due to the increase in negative health outcomes. These negative outcomes consist of an increased rate of depression, suicide, anxiety, smoking, alcohol use, and sexually transmitted infections (Garbers, Heck, Gold, Santelli, & Bersamin, 2017; Mayer, Bradford, Makadon, Stall, Goldhammer, & Landers, 2008). The lack of cultural knowledge is detrimental to the individual, with cases linked to improper diagnosis,

Sexual and social stigmas largely affect the health of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) population. While many reports from the Institute of Medicine, Healthy People 2020 and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality recognize a need to improve the quality of health care, barriers still remain. LGBT patients face legal discrimination, especially with insurance, a lack of social programs, and limited access to providers competent in LGBT health care. Although the Affordable Care Act increased access to care for LGBT patients, unless these patients feel understood by providers and develop trust in the system, they are not likely to utilize care. Healthcare providers need to recognize how these vulnerabilities, as well as persistent racism and stigma linked to sexual orientation and gender identity, make the healthcare needs of LGBT patients more challenging than the general population. Healthcare providers also need to promote cultural competence within this population and broaden their clinical lens to include health promotion, in addition to addressing concerns mentioned above within the population. Additionally, medical and nursing schools need to ensure that future providers are adequately educated by including information about this population in the curriculum.

In this article, Dr. Sabin, Dr. Riskin, and Dr. Nosek analyze both implicit and explicit attitudes held by health care providers in terms of lesbian and gay patients. The authors based their research on prior findings that identified the Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community to be a minority population that was found to be at a higher risk than heterosexual people to smoke, use alcohol and illegal substances, attempt suicide, and experience depression. Prior research also identified chronic stress among this population, mainly caused by their minority status, legal barriers to health insurance, providers lack of culturally competent training, and experiences and expectations of discrimination. Furthermore, the prior research also found this population,

Based-on rates of reported disease, the main acute and chronic care needs of LBGT population are substance abuse, psychological illness, infectious and cardiovascular disease; which are higher in LGBT population compare to the general public (Wong, 2014). Prevention measure, counseling, rehabilitation and social supports are some of the key factors that are needed to be implemented in a population-based program for LGBTs acute and chronic cares.

If heterosexuals and cisgenders do not have to come out then, why does Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and more (LGBT+) have to come out? Can we just introduce our family and friends our partner without saying our sexuality? Can we just tell our friends our pronouns and names without revealing our gender or being questioned? People do not hear straight people and cisgenders coming out to their families and friends then, why should we? Everyday of our lives we are asked about sex, coming out story, how did we know, our feelings, and so much more. Heterosexuals and cisgenders do not get asked those questions or get stared at, so we should not either. LGBT+ is no different then everybody else, we are normal, and we do not need to come out

As people age, they lose their loved and their circle of support becomes smaller. With LGBT community, this loss of support can be devastating. Many LGBT persons have created a family of friends who have given them support that was lost when their biological families rejected or neglected them. Many have become isolated because there is not a significant social or health-related network for the older LGBT community. Fear and homophobia play a major role in the isolation of the LGBT community (Shankle, Maxwell, Katzman, & Landers, 2003, p. 179). LGBT older adults are less likely to access needed health and social services out of fear of discrimination. In situations where they are the most vulnerable, such as end-of-life care, this becomes more prevalent. This fear-based behavior can greatly impact the health and well-being of LGBT older adults. LGBT older adults twice as likely as heterosexual older adults to live alone and more than four times as likely to have no children as a support system Grendon, Maddux, Krinsky, White, Lockerman, Metclfe, & Aggarwal, 2013, p.

The purpose of ALGBTIC is to recognize individuals and social contexts presenting the confluence of race, ethnicity, class, gender, sexual orientation, ability, age, spiritual or religious belief systems, indigenous heritage. This organizations beliefs serves to promote awareness and education to the LGBT community about issues they might be facing and as a result, counseling is required. Its policy and procedure, serve to improve the methods and counseling strategies used when working with LGBT clients. Secondly, this organization works by identifying problems and obstacles faced in the workplace. They strive to secure equality of treatment, advancement, qualifications, and non-discriminatory status for LGBT

The lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community is a marginalized and vulnerable population. According to Cornelius and Carrick (2015) the population identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered ranges from three to ten percent. As one is forming a research question, the “so what” factor is considered; while ten percent can seem to be an insignificant amount to some, this population deserves quality and unbiased healthcare. Human dignity and flourishing should not be based on one’s sexual identity or gender. The question to be answered is: in registered nurses does an online educational offering on LGBT health care affect nurses’ knowledge or attitudes in caring for the LGBT population?

The bulk of the reading explained the risk factors of sexual orientation and it was great to read that 84.6% of males and 71.7% of females with same-sex sexual orientation reported no suicide intentions at all (Russell, 2001, P. 1280). I also learned that when people identify themselves as gay or lesbian, they benefit from social support from same-sex individuals and communities (Russell, 2001, P. 1280). It also mentioned that those who do not receive that support are at a greater risk for suicide (Russell, 2001, P. 1280). However, there are three things I would still like to learn. I want to know how sexual orientation and its risk factors affect ones ability to produce in the workplace. This is important because such risk factors can become a distraction if they are not attended to. It would be ideal for a company to have someone working for their company with less risks and who can contribute to a diverse work force. I would like to also know how youth’s depression and suicide risk factors affect their professional growth and development as a professional. The last thing, what services can one experiencing such risks take so they can get better mentally, appreciate and use their sexual orientation to their advantage in the workplace. I don’t see this being an issue at Heritage University but I do believe is an issue in the Yakima valley because we tend to have conservative views and

Although awareness surrounding specialized health care for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender patients has significantly increased since the AIDS epidemic that began in the mid-to-late 70s, it is still not adequate to provide proper care. This is apparent from, the fact that LGBT youth have a higher risk of attempting suicide, lesbians are at higher risk of developing cancers, especially breast cancer; and gay men and transgender individuals are at higher risk of HIV and other STDs (Substance Abuse). As a member of the LGBT community who is also an aspiring physician, I have a special interest and passion for this topic. Improving health education for the queer community is a cause that is best addressed through civic engagement because it is a complex issue in which queer populations are typically unable to navigate the health care system alone and medical professionals are often ignorant to special concerns that the community has. According to a study done by Lambda Legal in 2010, 56 percent of LGB and 70 percent of transgender respondents reported experiencing discrimination while receiving care. In this study discrimination was defined as having an experience where a health care professional refused to touch them or used excessive precautions, verbally or physically abused them, blamed them for their health status, or refused the needed care altogether.