LGBT Elders and Healthcare Providers Discuss Why Being Treated Respectfully Is Important

November 2017 | SAGE and Center for Consumer Engagement in Health Innovation

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“"If you don't know me, then you don't know what I need."”

As part of National Coming Out Day, SAGECare and the Center for Consumer Engagement in Health Innovation asked LGBT elders and care providers why being out to healthcare providers is so important. The main thing we learned from our LGBT elders is that they want to be treated with respect.

As part of National Coming Out Day, SAGECare and the Center for Consumer Engagement in Health Innovation asked LGBT elders and care providers why being out to healthcare providers is so important. The main thing we learned from our LGBT elders is that they want to be treated with respect.