Susan's Place Logo

News:

Since its founding in 1995 Susan's Place forums have blossomed into a truly global lifeline. To date we've delivered roughly 1.4 billion page views to hundreds of millions of unique visitors, guided more than 41,000 registered members through 1,985,081 posts and 188,474 topics across 193 boards, and—most importantly—helped save tens of thousands of lives by connecting people to vital information and support at their most vulnerable moments.

Main Menu

Health care providers look for new ways to serve diverse LGBT community

Started by Shana A, February 02, 2011, 09:24:15 AM

Previous topic - Next topic

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Print
Go Down Pages1
User actions

Shana A

February 02, 2011, 09:24:15 AM
Health care providers look for new ways to serve diverse LGBT community
Published: Tuesday, February 01, 2011, 5:06 PM     Updated: Tuesday, February 01, 2011, 10:51 PM
Melissa Navas, The Oregonian By Melissa Navas, The Oregonian

http://www.oregonlive.com/health/index.ssf/2011/02/health_care_providers_look_for.html

When Dalena SpiritSong goes in for her annual health checkup, she needs something most women do not: a prostate exam.

As a transgender woman who began taking hormones in 2001 to make the transition from male to female, the 67-year-old Corvallis resident still needs the exam recommended for men that age.

Her transition forces her to navigate a health care world still learning how to serve transgender patients, as well as those who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, questioning or intersex.
"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken." Oscar Wilde
  •  
Print
Go Up Pages1
User actions