Family Pride by Michael Shelton

Author:Michael Shelton [Shelton, Michael]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-0-8070-0198-1
Publisher: Beacon Press
Published: 2013-09-17T16:00:00+00:00

• Hospitals must prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity or expression, and this requirement applies regardless of local law.

• Hospitals should recognize same-sex partners as the patient’s family, including recognizing same-sex marriages, even if these are not recognized by the law of the state in which the hospital is located.

• Hospitals should involve same-sex parents in their children’s care, even those parents who lack legal custody.

Third, LGBT advocates were elated in 2011 when the Institute of Medicine released a 348-page report titled The Health of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender People: Building a Foundation for Better Understanding.15 This report repeatedly reveals the current paucity of knowledge regarding LGBT health and the need for much more research. Bradley Jacklin, policy manager at the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, stated, “This is historic. This is the first time the federal government has laid out a blueprint of the health challenges facing the LGBT community.”16

Finally, the passage of the Affordable Care Act will allow LGBTs and their children access to the health insurance so many currently lack. This health-care reform law, passed in March 2010, expands access to health care for millions of people in America. In conversation with LGBT communities, Kathleen Sebelius, secretary of Health and Human Services, spelled out the specific benefits of the act for LGBTs and their families, including

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