LGBT groups
Nowadays, people are respected for their beliefs and practices that they carry out daily. Everyone has the right to follow their interests in religion, livings places, marriage, and so on. While the populations of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) have made substantial strides in securing and achieving equal rights, they still face ‘health inequalities in connection with social stigma, prejudice and deprivation of civil and human rights.'(“Healthy People 2020,” n.d.).
LGBT groups appear to suffer poorer health outcomes than heterosexual people. Because of biological factors like aging, older, homosexual individuals who suffer from the HIV condition have no social assistance because they live longer than their peers. (Clark, 2015). Even though LGBT young people do not use health services because there is no healthcare provision, the added burden of structural abuse and prejudice and the loss of trust in the health system are also missing.
Even though homosexuality and sex dysphoria were once seen as a medical disorder, psychological factors are substantially due to the lack of health care facilities in the LGBT community or maybe because there has not been enough research concerning the condition. (Clark, 2015). When LGBT people are not publicly identified as homosexual, gay, bisexual, or transgender persons, they are still afraid of their identity discovered (Clark 2015). Some keep it private even to their close family members. “GLBT people can inter-neck social prejudice and harm that result to depression and low self-esteem.” (Clark, 2015, p. 530).
Research has shown that remote regions rarely accept LGBT and thus lack family support (Clark, 2015). Factors such as stigmatic, homophobia, transphobia, and abuse must also be taken into account if LGBT people cannot access their health care services. The behavioral factors include mental disorder, the use of and misuse of drugs, and other dangerous behaviors. “Some GLBT persons may become involved in serosorting, restricting sex encounters to the same HIV status, or using condoms with disordering HIV partners. (Clark, 2015, p. 541).
The accessibility of culturally sensitive health services is related to health care barriers (Clark, 2015). For many reasons, health practitioners and culturally sensitive people must be aware of LGBT health. Anti-LGBT bigotry, racism, and discrimination among health care workers has been a long tradition. Gender identity disorder and some LGBT persons suffering from castration or electroshock treatment were known as transgender status. Many LGBT persons are unwilling to pursue healthcare and to display their sexual identity. Population health care professionals must get to know their patients in the LGBT population as people who face obstacles to their health from genetics, psychology, climate, social culture, actions, and health care.
The health care climate of all the LGBT people should be designed and comprehensive to meet the needs of the LGBT community centered on “Four levels of health care: health promotion, prevention of disease and accidents, resolution of current health issues, and restoration of health care” (Clark, 2015, p. 543).