Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Issues

2020 ◽  
pp. 41-62
Author(s):  
Karolina Lisy ◽  
Nick Hulbert-Williams ◽  
Jane M. Ussher ◽  
Alison Alpert ◽  
Charles Kamen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Care ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
Background Information ◽  
Sex Partners ◽  
Same Sex ◽  
Heterosexual Identity ◽  
Healthcare Environments ◽  
Bisexual And Transgender ◽  
Lgbt People ◽  
After Cancer

People identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) often experience unique issues and needs in the context of cancer care. These include experiences and fear of discrimination within heteronormative healthcare environments, assumptions of cisgender/heterosexual identity, exclusion of same-sex partners from care, and a lack of relevant supportive care and information resources. There are also unique impacts of cancer and treatment on LGBT sexuality and fertility. To provide the best possible care for LGBT people living with and after cancer, providers must understand the specific needs of LGBT people and be aware of strategies to deliver inclusive healthcare services. This chapter presents key background information to contextualize the needs of LGBT people with cancer before discussing specific challenges that LGBT people may face when accessing cancer care. We provide guidance for general cancer care, as well as specific concerns regarding the sexual health and fertility needs of LGBT patients. Finally, we outline issues for consideration by healthcare services seeking to advance LGBT awareness and improve care for this patient group.

Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) inclusion in nursing services: a reflective case study from stoma care

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (Sup9) ◽  
pp. S26-S32
Author(s):  
Pip Chandler
Keyword(s):  
Role Models ◽  
Unmet Need ◽  
Care Staff ◽  
Equal Treatment ◽  
Same Sex ◽  
Unconscious Bias ◽  
Lgbt Rights ◽  
Health And Social Care ◽  
Bisexual And Transgender ◽  
Lgbt People

Speaking with a female patient and her same-sex partner about their experiences of colorectal cancer and ileostomy surgery led to reflection on how specialist nursing care could be made more inclusive of the needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people. The LGBT community includes people who are attracted to the same sex and/or identify as a different gender to the one they were assigned at birth. LGBT people in the UK have experienced a long history of discrimination and only begun to win legal protections over the past two decades, an experience that still affects the older generation especially. Compared with the general population, LGBT people are more likely to report poor health status, experience mental health issues and engage in risky behaviours; however, many are reluctant to attend healthcare services due to fear of discrimination. UK LGBT rights charity charity Stonewall surveys have revealed some discriminatory attitudes and widespread unconscious bias among health and social care staff. For health professionals, it can be a challenge to use the correct terminology to avoid causing offen ce, and there is a largely unmet need for inclusion training to improve their understanding and confidence to speak with patients about sexual preference and gender identity. However, confident LGBT inclusivity can be achieved with simple communication skills, such as equal treatment for same-sex partners, acknowledgement of post-transition names and pronouns and discretion in documentation, as well as awareness of verbal and non-verbal cues. Clinic environments can be made more LGBT-friendly with gender-neutral toilets, as well as wearable LGBT symbols, inclusive imagery and posters and literature that promotes LGBT rights, inclusion and support groups. Specialist nurses can act as role models and advocates for LGBT patients and colleagues in their area through small but impactful actions.

scholarly journals ATTITUDES TOWARDS SAME-SEX PARTNERSHIP: A SOCIOLOGICAL RESEARCH OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN SPLIT (CROATIA)

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 35-41
Author(s):  
Gorana Bandalović ◽  
Zorana Šuljug Vučica ◽  
Ines Uvodić
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Young People ◽  
Sexual Minorities ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Sociological Research ◽  
Sex Partners ◽  
Same Sex ◽  
Raising Children ◽  
Lgbt People

One of the current dilemmas of modern society is how to look at homosexuals, same-sex partners, forming same-sex partnerships, and raising children in such communities. Homosexuals are classified as sexual minorities and are often excluded from society, which is not new because members of sexual minorities have long been accompanied by numerous persecutions and repressions. This paper aims to examine the attitudes of young people towards homosexuality and same-sex partnership. The paper presents the results of the research conducted in 2019 using a survey method on a sample of 303 respondents aged 15 to 35 years. The results show that most young people do not consider homosexuality to be a disease and approach LGBT people in the same way as the rest of society, not paying attention to someone's sexual orientation. Respondents are predominantly open to the possibility of marriage between same-sex partners while they to a lesser extent agree with the adoption and upbringing of children by same-sex partners. They believe that there is a difference in the upbringing of children raised by same-sex partners from children raised by heterosexual partners, which can be justified by the discrimination and violence to which children of same-sex partners are exposed to. Also, young people think that homosexual parents can be good parents and provide their children with everything they need and that it is better for children to grow up in same-sex families than in homes for abandoned children. Although they state that such communities are almost equal to heterosexual communities, they are aware of their exposure to social exclusion.

scholarly journals Pengaturan Hubungan Menyimpang di Luar Perkawinan bagi Lesbian Dan Gay dalam Perspektif Hukum Hindu

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-87
Author(s):  
I Kadek Grendy Bhineka ◽  
I Nyoman Putu Budiartha ◽  
Ni Made Puspautari Ujianti
Keyword(s):  
Primary Data ◽  
Same Sex ◽  
Legal Research ◽  
Religious Perspective ◽  
Same Sex Marriage ◽  
Family Household ◽  
Marriage Behavior ◽  
Bisexual And Transgender ◽  
Lgbt People ◽  
The One

Marriage is a physical and mental bond between a man and a woman as husband and wife with the aim of forming a happy and eternal family (household) based on the One Godhead. Humans were created to pair men with women in order to continue the lineage, but there are a group of people who behave like the same sex and want to legalize their actions up to the level of marriage through the laws in force in their country. This of course cannot be accepted by some people who contradict same-sex marriage behavior which is commonly referred to as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender, hereinafter referred to as LGBT. This study aims to explain the arrangement of deviant relationships outside of marriage for LGBT people in the perspective of Hindu law. The second one describes the religious perspective in dealing with LGBT perpetrators. This research is designed to use normative legal research with a juridical approach through the hermenutic method. The data used are secondary and primary data which are analyzed qualitatively. The results show Hinduism, there is no single verse or ceremony which legalizes that gay and lesbi can have a marriage or relationship, meaning that it is not allowed to marry, especially with a sacred ceremony, Vedic mantra puja, the second one should not isolate or discriminate but provide education to treat Humanly, gay and lesbian perpetrators must provide protection or educate the perpetrator whether he is accommodated in a place and then given direction or counseling so that the perpetrator is aware of LGBT behavior.

scholarly journals A Gay Federation: The Effects of Federalism on the Lesbian and Gay Movement in Canada

Federalism-E ◽  
1969 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 58-66
Author(s):  
Morag Keegan-Henry
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Common Law ◽  
Sex Partners ◽  
Same Sex ◽  
Specific System ◽  
Same Sex Marriage ◽  
Lesbian And Gay ◽  
Bisexual And Transgender ◽  
Gays And Lesbians ◽  
Gay Movement

Alan Cairns argues that “federalism is not enough” to deal with non-territorial minorities.1 This certainly seems to have been the case with the Canadian LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender)2 movement. In some ways, federalism (the specific system of sovereignty-sharing wherein both levels of government are co-equal and each is sovereign in areas under its jurisdiction) has directly inhibited attempts to stop discrimination, provide benefits to common-law same-sex partners, and legalize same-sex marriage. First, prior to the introduction of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms in 1982, human rights cases were usually decided on the basis of jurisdiction, thus severely limiting the ability of activists to challenge discriminatory laws. Second, activists who wish to limit the allocation of rights to gays and lesbians have used arguments regarding provincial rights to frame the debate as a question of constitutionality rather than of strictly human rights [...]

Extending Rights to Marginalized Minorities: Same-Sex Relationship Recognition in Mexico and the United States

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caroline Beer ◽  
Victor D. Cruz-Aceves
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Gay Rights ◽  
National Level ◽  
Minority Rights ◽  
The United States ◽  
Same Sex ◽  
Bisexual And Transgender ◽  
Legal Equality ◽  
Lgbt People ◽  
Subnational Analysis

What explains the extension of greater rights to traditionally marginalized minorities? This article compares the extension of legal equality to lebian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in Mexico and the United States with a focus on the legal recognition of same-sex relationships. A national-level comparison of gay rights in Mexico and the United States presents a theoretical puzzle: most theories predict that the United States would have more egalitarian policies than Mexico, but in fact, Mexico has provided greater legal equality for LGBT people for a longer time than the United States. A subnational analysis of equal relationship rights in the United States and Mexico provides evidence to support social movement and partisan theories of minority rights. We find that religion plays a different role in Mexico than in the United States. The different findings at the national and subnational levels suggest the importance of subnational comparative analysis in heterogeneous federal systems.

Heterosexual Identity Threat and Support for Same-Sex Civil Unions versus Marriages

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Justin J. Lehmiller ◽  
Michael T. Schmitt ◽  
Allison L. Walsh
Keyword(s):  
Identity Threat ◽  
Same Sex ◽  
Civil Unions ◽  
Heterosexual Identity

Rebellious Wallflowers and QueerTangueras: The Rise of Female Leaders in Buenos Aires’ Tango Scene

2018 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 173-197
Author(s):  
Juliet McMains
Keyword(s):  
Social Norms ◽  
Buenos Aires ◽  
Female Leaders ◽  
Same Sex ◽  
Overlapping Communities ◽  
Heterosexual Women ◽  
Bisexual And Transgender ◽  
History Of

This paper interrogates the history of same-sex dancing among women in Buenos Aires' tango scene, focusing on its increasing visibility since 2005. Two overlapping communities of women are invoked. Queer tangueras are queer-identified female tango dancers and their allies who dance tango in a way that attempts to de-link tango's two roles from gender. Rebellious wallflowers are women who practice, teach, perform, and dance with other women in predominantly straight environments. It is argued that the growing acceptance of same-sex dancing in Argentina is due to the confluence of four developments: 1) the rise of tango commerce, 2) innovations of tango nuevo, 3) changing laws and social norms around lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender rights, and 4) synergy between queer tango dancers and heterosexual women who are frustrated by the limits of tango's gender matrix. The author advocates for increased alliances between rebellious wallflowers and queer tangueras, who are often segregated from each other in Buenos Aires' commercial tango industry.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document