Dermatologic care for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender persons: Terminology, demographics, health disparities, and approaches to care

Howa Yeung; Kevin M. Luk; Suephy C. Chen; Brian A. Ginsberg; Kenneth A. Katz

doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2018.02.042

Dermatologic care for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender persons: Terminology, demographics, health disparities, and approaches to care

Howa Yeung, Kevin M. Luk, Suephy C. Chen, Brian A. Ginsberg, Kenneth A. Katz

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Abstract

More than 10 million lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons live in the United States. Improving their health is a public health priority. LGBT persons have specific health concerns and face health care disparities. Awareness of those issues and disparities can enable dermatologists to provide medically appropriate and culturally competent care to LGBT patients. This review highlights terminology important in caring for LGBT persons, LGBT demographics in the United States, health care disparities faced by LGBT persons, and approaches to caring for LGBT patients.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	581-589
Number of pages	9
Journal	Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Volume	80
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaad.2018.02.042
State	Published - Mar 2019
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

LGBT
bisexual
dermatology
gay
health disparities
lesbian
minority health
sexual minority
transgender

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