actually for all LGBT
includes obgyn
http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindeal ... xml&coll=2
Now the gays have their own medical clinic - on Lorain Ave
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While my experience with my personal doctors has been great (especially my ob/gyn), this is a real issue in the gay community. Many gay people are still not completely out, and when they get questioned about birth control, whether they are sexually active, etc., it makes them uncomfortable to have to "out" themselves to their doctors for fear of the doctor being anti-gay. What ends up happening a lot of times is that many people in the LGBT community decide against routine screenings and doctor visits to avoid being humiliated or put in a potentially uncomfortable situation with a homophobic doctor.
This is especially true for women and ob/gyns. One of the first questions women get after the "are you sexually active" question is "what type of birth control are you using?" For lesbians, that obviously isn't an issue, but to truthfully answer it would be to come out to a person who they don't really know. Also, an ob/gyn is a much more intimate type of doctor by the very nature of their work, and many women (not just lesbians) feel vulnerable with this type of doctor. Many lesbians either go to ob/gyns that are recommended by other lesbians (because the ob/gyns are known to be gay-friendly), or they don't go at all, putting them in a situation where they don't get their yearly pap tests and breast exams, and increasing their risk of missing a potential problem in its early stages.
As for gay men, well, there is just so much stigma around them when it comes to the health care system that if they can find a private place to get medical care with respect and dignity, I think that's great.
Just my $.02...
Laurie
This is especially true for women and ob/gyns. One of the first questions women get after the "are you sexually active" question is "what type of birth control are you using?" For lesbians, that obviously isn't an issue, but to truthfully answer it would be to come out to a person who they don't really know. Also, an ob/gyn is a much more intimate type of doctor by the very nature of their work, and many women (not just lesbians) feel vulnerable with this type of doctor. Many lesbians either go to ob/gyns that are recommended by other lesbians (because the ob/gyns are known to be gay-friendly), or they don't go at all, putting them in a situation where they don't get their yearly pap tests and breast exams, and increasing their risk of missing a potential problem in its early stages.
As for gay men, well, there is just so much stigma around them when it comes to the health care system that if they can find a private place to get medical care with respect and dignity, I think that's great.
Just my $.02...
Laurie