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<h3 align="center">'''Political Correspondents and Commentators Who Identify as LGBTQ'''</h3>
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<h3 align="center">'''Prominent Medical Practitioners Who Identify as LGBTQ'''</h3>
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<p>Political correspondents and commentators are knowledgeable individuals who provide practical critique and insight into both political operations and outcomes.  Their ability to do so can come from practical experience in politics, governance, or academia.  Success requires strong analytical skills combined with communication skills.  The profession includes the ability to competently present personal opinion on political matters through a carefully crafted media or other communication strategy.</p>
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<p>Recent research reports suggest that finding doctors competent to care for LGBTQ patients is becoming increasingly more difficult.  It is therefore worth looking at the presence of LGBTQ medical practitioners who have made, or are making, an important contribution to this professional field.</p>  
  
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<p>Technology, and particularly the growth of social media such as Twitter, have greatly aided the expansion of the profession and its reach.  Technology allows those with a particular point of view to share it with others.</p>  
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<p>Whereas LGBTQ individuals may suffer the same medical conditions as society as a whole, it is known that their outcomes are worse.  A large part of this is because few doctors identify themselves as knowledgeable and culturally competent with the community, and few hospitals have programs to train staff about the characteristics of the community.  It is only in recent years that professional medical associations began accepting and recognizing the presence of LGBTQ physicians.  Two-thirds of doctors report having heard derogatory comments about the LGBTQ community in the workplace, and one third had witnessed discriminatory care of an LGBTQ patient.</p>
  
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<p>The insight provided by political correspondents and commentators leads to greater public awareness and interpretation of political policy at a minimum, or it leads to changes in policy.</p>  
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<p>Thirty percent of LGBTQ medical students in western countries, and two thirds of gender minority students, hide their sexual identity during medical school based on their fear of discrimination.  There is little formal education in medical school about LGBTQ issues.</p>
  
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<p>Having high profile and respected LGBTQ political correspondents and commentators is important because many of the issues faced by the LGBTQ community are political.  Though the role is often seen as a trade-off between bias or partisanship and constructive criticism, there is a definite need to ensure that a minority community's perspective and lived experience is included in the discussion.</p>  
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<p>In this environment, having LGBTQ mentors and role models plays an important role.  There is representation of these individuals, but knowledge about them is scarce or non-existent.  A few examples of outstanding role models include:
  
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<p>There is a number of such respected LGBTQ individuals around the world.  Some are media personalities, such as [[Jaime Watt]] of Canada or [[Rachel Maddow]] of the United States.  Others are newspaper contributors and journalists, such as [[Owen Jones]] of Great Britain.  A large number are long-time LGBTQ activists, including Americans [[Larry Kramer]] and [[Tammy Bruce]].  Some have been considered adversaries of the established political powers, including [[Khudoberdi Nurmatov]] of Russia and [[Ruslan Sharipov]] of Uzbekistan.  They have all had a material impact on important political issues in society.</p>
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* the first practicing women physician in Scotland was lesbian [[Margaret Todd]];
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* the first practicing women physician in Queensland, Australia was lesbian [[Lilian Violet Cooper]]; 
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* the world's first transgender President of a medical staff at a hospital is Canadian [[Carys Massarella]];
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* American physician [[Tom Waddell]] founded the Gay Games;
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* Britain's [[Florence Nightingale]] created the nursing profession;
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* several doctors are notable political leaders, authors, and poets.</p>
  
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<p>We have found prominent political commentators and correspondents who identify as LGBTQ from Canada, Great Britain, Israel, New Zealand, Russia, Scotland, Singapore, the United States, Uruguay, and Uzbekistan. To read more and see the complete list '''[[Political Correspondents and Commentators Who Identify as LGBTQ|CLICK HERE]]'''</p>
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<p>Organizations have been formed to support the community of LGBTQ physicians.  Notable among these is the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association (GLMA), though several regional groups have been formed in Great Britain, Australia, Canada, and other countries.  Their belief is that embracing diversity in the medical field can greatly enhance the quality of medical care to a community.</p>
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<p>We have found prominent LGBTQ medical practitioners from Australia, Cameroon, Canada, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, Nigeria, Portugal, Scotland, Uganda, and the United States. To read more and see the complete list '''[[Prominent Medical Practitioners Who Identify as LGBTQ|CLICK HERE]]'''</p>
  
 
'''Directory of past 'Did You Know?' Articles''' [[Past 'Did You Know?' Articles|See Here]]
 
'''Directory of past 'Did You Know?' Articles''' [[Past 'Did You Know?' Articles|See Here]]

Revision as of 15:24, 14 August 2018

DID YOU KNOW?

Prominent Medical Practitioners Who Identify as LGBTQ

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Recent research reports suggest that finding doctors competent to care for LGBTQ patients is becoming increasingly more difficult. It is therefore worth looking at the presence of LGBTQ medical practitioners who have made, or are making, an important contribution to this professional field.

Whereas LGBTQ individuals may suffer the same medical conditions as society as a whole, it is known that their outcomes are worse. A large part of this is because few doctors identify themselves as knowledgeable and culturally competent with the community, and few hospitals have programs to train staff about the characteristics of the community. It is only in recent years that professional medical associations began accepting and recognizing the presence of LGBTQ physicians. Two-thirds of doctors report having heard derogatory comments about the LGBTQ community in the workplace, and one third had witnessed discriminatory care of an LGBTQ patient.

Thirty percent of LGBTQ medical students in western countries, and two thirds of gender minority students, hide their sexual identity during medical school based on their fear of discrimination. There is little formal education in medical school about LGBTQ issues.

In this environment, having LGBTQ mentors and role models plays an important role. There is representation of these individuals, but knowledge about them is scarce or non-existent. A few examples of outstanding role models include:

  • the first practicing women physician in Scotland was lesbian Margaret Todd;
  • the first practicing women physician in Queensland, Australia was lesbian Lilian Violet Cooper;
  • the world's first transgender President of a medical staff at a hospital is Canadian Carys Massarella;
  • American physician Tom Waddell founded the Gay Games;
  • Britain's Florence Nightingale created the nursing profession;
  • several doctors are notable political leaders, authors, and poets.

Organizations have been formed to support the community of LGBTQ physicians. Notable among these is the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association (GLMA), though several regional groups have been formed in Great Britain, Australia, Canada, and other countries. Their belief is that embracing diversity in the medical field can greatly enhance the quality of medical care to a community.

We have found prominent LGBTQ medical practitioners from Australia, Cameroon, Canada, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, Nigeria, Portugal, Scotland, Uganda, and the United States. To read more and see the complete list CLICK HERE

Directory of past 'Did You Know?' Articles See Here


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