Pediatric Collections

LGBTQ+: Support and Care Part 1

Combatting Stigma and Discrimination

American Academy of Pediatrics
100 pages
ISBN: 978-1610024723
March 2021

Part 1 of this first-of-its-kind 3-part series can help pediatric primary care providers combat stigma and discrimination for their LGBTQ+ patients. Signage and paperwork in clinics should reflect people of every race, disability, sexuality, and gender identity, and the use of gender neutral, third person singular pronouns in publications can help to dissipate gendered assumptions. As physicians empowered with LGBTQ+ health competency, we can break down the cycles of ignorance, shame, and toxic stress that harm children who identify as LGBTQ+ and improve their chances of leading happy, healthy adult lives.