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To excel with LGBTQ+ patient care, avoid harmful assumptions

Physicians are getting more education and training to provide affirming care for LGBTQ+ patients. Now they must put those lessons into practice.

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8 things patients wish physicians knew about gender diverse care

Listen to each patient’s story and offer your support. Learn with the AMA about keys to caring for patients who are transgender and gender diverse.

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LGBTQ advocacy resources for physicians

Learn more about how the AMA supports and advocates for the LGBTQ+ population through policies, research and education.

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Harvard, Vanderbilt join effort to reshape LGBTQ+ physician training

Learn how the AMA Foundation National LGBTQ+ Fellowship Program is working to improve U.S. health equity.

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Litigation Center cases

View cases where the Litigation Center is providing assistance.

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LGBTQ+ seniors have seen lifelong discrimination. Doctors can help.

Find out the challenges facing older adult LGBTQ+ patients and what physicians and health care organizations can do to be more inclusive.

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Everyone deserves quality medical care delivered without bias

The mental health of transgender young people, already at risk from the pandemic, is threatened further by state laws that enable discrimination.

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Advocating for the LGBTQ community

Download PDFs of issue briefs and talking points that focus on topics impacting the LGBTQ community, including conversion therapy, gender-affirming care and access to public utilities.

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What sets back care for transgender patients in the exam room

Kameryn J. Lee, MD, MSPH, is an ob-gyn and a transgender woman. “It’s a terrible feeling” to sense discomfort from one’s doctor, she says. Learn more.

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