Rural Lesbians' Strategies for Coming Out to Health Care Professionals

Tiemann, Kathleen A.; Kennedy, Sally A.; Haga, Myrna P.

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“…These disparities in health outcomes are coupled with disparities in healthcare experiences (Lambda Legal, 2010). Gay men and lesbian women are often concerned about how disclosing their sexual minority identity will affect relationships with their healthcare providers (Eliason & Schope, 2001; Mattocks et al., 2015; Smith & Turell, 2017; Tiemann et al., 1998), including the potential for experiencing discriminatory behaviors. There seems to be a basis for this fear, as healthcare professionals are often not well‐educated about the health issues of gay and lesbian patients and often hold negative attitudes about these patients (Lim et al., 2014).…”

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Gay = STIs? Exploring gay and lesbian sexual health stereotypes and their implications for prejudice and discrimination

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2021

Euro J Social Psych

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Gay men and lesbian women face health inequities as well as disparate treatment from healthcare providers. Stereotypes surrounding sexual health might contribute to these disparities. In five studies (N = 1858), we explored sexual health stereotypes about gay men and lesbian women and their implications in prejudice/discrimination. In Studies 1, 2A and 2B, we found people explicitly associated gay men with promiscuity and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) more than lesbian women or straight men/women. In implicit association tests, both gay men and lesbian women were more associated with promiscuity and STIs than straight counterparts. Studies 3A and 3B showed that these associations have consequences: people expressed more prejudice and discrimination toward gay men and lesbian women with STIs versus those with non-STIs or straight counterparts with either disease type. Taken together, the current research identifies some psychological factors that may underpin health disparities and healthcare barriers for gay and lesbian people.

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confidence: 99%