"You Don't Want Second Best": Anti-LGBT Discrimination in US Health Care
- ISBN-10
- 1623136385
- ISBN-13
- 9781623136383
- Category
- Discrimination in medical care
- Pages
- 34
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2018
- Author
- Ryan Richard Thoreson
Description
"This report documents some of the obstacles that LGBT people face when seeking mental and physical healthcare services. Many LGBT people are unable to find services in their area, encounter discrimination or refusals of service in healthcare settings, or delay or forego care because of concerns of mistreatment."--Publisher website, viewed August 15, 2018.
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