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.htmlWhen 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.
