What Do LGBTI+s Expect from Health Workers?

Expectations of LGBTI+s from health workers

We can feel better if we access healthcare with the doctors who have a higher awareness about the LGBTI+.

I expect them to not discriminate. I want to be able to express myself freely.

In addressing the individuals in their transgender transition process, I expect them to use the gender declared by the individual, not by what is written on the ID card.

I expect them to accept DSM-V individuals, who are accepted by science, without making any differentiations based on their orientation, race or religion.

I expect them to examine us without attributing a gender or sexual orientation.

I expect respect for my statements and an ethical approach to patients.

I expect them to have a scientific approach with the awareness that being an LBGTI+ is not a disease.

If I share my sexual orientation with them, I expect them to not share it with others without my knowledge.

I wish to be addressed with the gender that I declare.

I expect them to take my medical history in an approach which is not sexist or phobic.

I expect them to respect our sexual orientation and gender identity and to be inclusive.

They have to maintain their professionalism when they ask questions about our sex lives.

I expect medical services where I can express myself freely about sexual health.

I want physicians who know what LGBTI+ is.

They should also inform their colleagues about the LGBTI+ so that phobic attitudes will decrease.

I wish that they will not forget about the existence of intersex individuals.

I feel myself more comfortable when I see rainbow symbols in doctors' rooms.

I expect them to have knowledge about LGBTI-related terms.

I expect them to take on a comforting attitude about sexuality and I want to tell my problems openly.

I want to say my sexual orientation without hesitation.

Above all else, I want them to not forget that we are humans, too.

I expect doctors to always remain loyal to the Hippocratic Oath.

Health workers should not act like LGBTI+s do not exist, they should be conscious.

They should not be discriminative about right to health, which is the right of us all.

I should not be stigmatized with a sexually transmitted disease just because I am gay.

Health is the right of every human being; sexual orientation and gender identity do not change it.

Add lessons on LGBTI+ awareness to the curricula of faculties of medicine.

I expect them to tell everyone that being an LGBTI+ is not a disease. In that way, we can be faced with less phobia.

Introduce healthcare services that include everyone, including LGBTI+s.

Be physicians that stay away from all types of phobia and bullying, don't be discriminative.

Human-rights-conscious healthcare workers are important for disadvantaged groups.

The fact that I am a lesbian does not mean that I do not have an active sex life. Do not forget that.

What we call sexual health and reproductive health is not limited to heterosexual relationships.

Health workers, do not forget this: A life under the rainbow is possible.

I expect them to use a language free from any phobias and stigmatization.

Banners, posters, etc. can be hung on the walls of hospitals to inform the public about what LGBTI+ is.

I expect them to act with the awareness that they might have LGBTI+ colleagues in their work environment.