LGBTQ+ Disparities in Healthcare and How it Affects Nurses
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According to UCLA School of Law, “13.9 million adults in the U.S. identify as a member of the LGBTQ+ community” (Flores & Conran, 2023). LGBTQ+ health disparities are a topic that needs to be addressed, as many members of this community have suffered from stigmas, discrimination, and other maladies that are present in the healthcare system. For this reason, this literature review will focus research on the differences in care heterosexual individuals receive in comparison to homosexual individuals in health care, prevalent mental health disorders, and the HIV epidemic and the stigma related to the epidemic. As stated by Dawson (2023), “The share of people who identify as LGBTQ+ have increased substantially in recent years, yet health disparities and health access-related challenges persist across multiple dimensions” (Dawson, et.al, 2023, p.1). Additionally, members of the LGBTQ+ community face extraordinary challenges that heterosexual individuals may not face when advocating for their rights and care.
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