It’s a typical scenario: you walk into the doctor’s office, possibly after several postponements, afraid of what they might find. Will your blood pressure be up? Or maybe your cholesterol, you think. A myriad of possible underlying conditions flash suddenly through your head.
But what if, instead of health worries, your fear was based on who you are.
That, for most of our history, has been the experience of LGBTQ+ populations – in health care and elsewhere.