Authors

LGBTQI+ Community in Medicine

Graphics with text saying Pride in Medicine - Caring for the LGBTQI+ Community

Thieme is proud to celebrate Pride Month and promote LGBTQI+ representation in medicine by featuring educational articles about LGBTQI+ healthcare and medicine, highlighting historical and contemporary LGBTQI+ pioneers in medicine, and presenting recent breakthroughs in research to better treat LGBTQI+ patients.

LGBTQ+ Disparities in Healthcare and Medicine

Despite increased visibility of the LGBTQI+ community, there is still a disparity in health outcomes for queer individuals versus their non-queer counterparts. Unconscious, or conscious, biases and the lack of LGBTQI+ physicians and healthcare professionals result in poor treatment and worse health outcomes overall. LGBTQI+ people may avoid seeking treatment due to discrimination. Stigma and misinformation can lead to lower quality care. Inclusivity is vital in healthcare and medicine because it brings diverse perspectives and insights that benefit all physicians and patients.

Read more

Current Health Equality Index LGBTQ+ Community in 2024

Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2024 Healthcare Equality Index reveals policy progress and gaps for LGBTQ+ inclusion in healthcare facilities nationwide.

Read more

LGBTQI+ in Nursing and Medicine

In 2024, Thieme Group published LSBTI* in Pflege und Medizin, a German-language book that aims to guide medical professionals in caring for LGBTQI+ patients. In English, LGBTQI+ in Nursing and Medicine: Basics and recommendations for action on caring for queer people, discuss sexuality and gender diversity throughout the healthcare industry.

We asked the authors and some contributors of LSBTI* in Pflege und Medizin about working on the project and how medical professionals can improve outcomes for their LGBTQI+ patients.

Author spotlights

Adrienne Hancock, PhD

Adrienne Hancock, PhD

CCC-SLP (The George Washington University) 

I am an Associate Professor and speech-language pathologist. My aim is to improve accessibility to evidence-based and culturally-responsive voice and communication services for trans and non-binary people who are dissatisfied with their current communication situation.

About Adrienne Hancock

Pioneers in Medicine

Journal Issue Spotlight

Seminars in Speech and Language

Issue 02 · Volume 44 · March 2023DOI: 10.1055/s-013-56933, Innovations in Voice Care for Trans and Non-Binary People, Guest Editor, Adrienne B. Hancock, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

Read the full issue here

Seminars in Reproductive Medicine

Issue 05 · Volume 35 · September 2017DOI: 10.1055/s-007-35098, Obstetrics and Gynecology: A Specialty at the Forefront of Care for LGBTQ Patients, Guest Editor, Iris L. Romero, MD, MS

Read the full issue here

Article Spotlight

Hormone and Metabolic Research

Building Trust: The History and Ongoing Relationships Amongst DSD Clinicians, Researchers, and Patient Advocacy Groups

Read article

APS - Archives of Plastic Surgery

Gender Affirming Surgery in Nonbinary Patients: A Single Institutional Experience

Read article

ACI - Applied Clinical Informatics

Sexual Orientation Demographic Data in a Clinical Cohort of Transgender Patients

Read article

Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Venous Thromboembolism and Estrogen-Containing Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy

Read article