HEALTH CONCERNS FOR LESBIANS, GAY MEN, AND BISEXUALS

AS DO heterosexuals, gay men, lesbians, and bisexuals (GLBs) experience a range of health and mental health issues that are mediated by age, class, ethnicity, gender, income, and access to care. Until the AIDS epidemic, they were invisible within the American health system. Homophobia, misinformatio...

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Hauptverfasser:	Caitlin Ryan, Elisabeth Gruskin
Format:	Buchkapitel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Behavioral sciences Bisexuality Communities Diseases Female homosexuality Gay communities Gays and lesbians Gender identity Gender studies Health sciences Homosexuality Human populations Human societies LGBT Male homosexuality Medical conditions Men Persons Population studies Queer culture Queer studies Sexual orientation Sexually transmitted diseases Social groups Social sciences Social welfare & social services Social work Sociology
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Zusammenfassung:	AS DO heterosexuals, gay men, lesbians, and bisexuals (GLBs) experience a range of health and mental health issues that are mediated by age, class, ethnicity, gender, income, and access to care. Until the AIDS epidemic, they were invisible within the American health system. Homophobia, misinformation, and inappropriate care have characterized most provider interactions. Since the emergence of the lesbian and gay health movement in the 1970s, and largely as an outcome of the AIDS epidemic, provider awareness has greatly increased. Agencies, in general, have become more responsive to the needs of GLB patients and clients, and the body of available