I was recently involved in the North West Melbourne Primary Health Network’s video about LGBTIQA+ people’s experiences with accessing healthcare.
We were asked questions about our experiences and issues with health practitioners, how they made us feel, and what we would say to providers about providing healthcare to LGBTQIA+ people.
The North West Melbourne Primary Health Network have also produced a Trans GP Module, which aims to promote more inclusive and responsive services for general practitioners, practice nurses and medical students for their work with trans, gender diverse, and non-binary (TGDNB) patients in primary health care settings. I’m so glad this has been created! I have had multiple practitioners ask me questions about the LGBTIQA+ community, the terminology we use, and associated issues, since they just don’t know enough.
I feel so excited about these resources and glad I could be a part of this, especially since I have had so many bad experiences with healthcare in the past. Health practitioners need to be informed about issues and terminology that are specific to LGBTIQA+ and TGDNB patients so that they can be respectful and ensure we have positive experiences.
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