The ABC’s of LGBTQ in OT

Khizer Ashraf, University of New Mexico Many of us know, care about, or identify as members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) community. But did you know LGBTQ individuals are very likely to have had negative experiences with health care providers? One survey of 4,900 people across the U.S. found that 56% of LGB people and 70% of transgender people had been verbally harassed by providers, had a provider refuse to touch them for a medical exam, or