LGBTQ+ Community & Their Healthcare Needs

Question 1

Who is in the LGBTQ+ community?

Answer 1

Lesbian
Gay
Bisexual
Transgender
Queer
+

Question 2

Social Determinants of Health

Answer 2

Per the CDC (2021), SDOH are conditions in the places where people live, learn, work, and play that affect a wide range of health risks and outcomes

Healthcare Access and Quality

Education Access and Quality

Social and Community Context

Economic Stability

Neighborhood and Built Environment

Question 3

Mental Illness

Answer 3

Depression & Anxiety

Question 4

High Risk Behaviors

Answer 4

Happens due to lack of employment opportunities

Sex Worker

Multiple sex partners

Drug dealer

IV Drug use

Alcohol & other substances (self-medicating)

Victims of violence

Question 5

HIV Transmission & Diagnosis

Answer 5

The majority of those diagnosed w/ HIV were racial and ethnic minorities.

Many will have a hx of substance use, commercial sex work, homelessness, incarceration, and/or sexual abuse.

Studies found that African-American transgender women are more likely to become infected than white transgender women

Question 6

Challenges to Helping

Answer 6

Lack of Data

Lack o resources

Poor outreach strategies

Lack of education

Co-current health issues

Question 7

What is gender dysphoria?

Answer 7

People who experience discomfort or distress because their biological sex at birth is contrary to the gender they identify w/ are diagnosed with Gender Dysphoria

A diagnosis is necessary to receive medical intervention for a gender transition

Question 8

Role of Nurses in Helping

Answer 8

Be respectful

Identify the person w/their chosen name & pronoun

Ask if you don’t know

Be an advocate

Not all care revolves around LGBTQ+ specific care (they get sick too)