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Throughout this book, I have shared my concerns
about the barriers sexual minorities encounter in seeking
good health care. I have recounted stories of some of the
problems I've seen arise between sexual minorities and
the health care system. In some cases, the problem was
brought on by a health care practitioner's ignorance.
In others, it was caused by the prospective patient who
believed that the health care system would not or could
not deliver competent treatment to someone who
identifies as having an alternative sexuality.
All these problems have essentially the same solution:
information. Health care professionals cannot give top-
notch care to someone whose lifestyle they don't approve
of or understand. Sexual minorities cannot get the health
care they need if they refuse to use the system, or if they
withhold information out of fear or shame.
Conclusion
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