LGB Utilization of LGBT-Specific Clinics and Providers

December 2019

LGB people navigate stigma, discrimination, structural barriers, and a history of medical mistrust when seeking healthcare services. This study looks at factors that influenced the past utilization of LGBT-specific clinics and the interest in using them in the future among three age groups of LGB people. It was published in Population Health in December 2019.

AUTHORS

Alexander J. Martos
Former Research Analyst, UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs
Adam Fingerhut
Associate Professor, Loyola Marymount University
Patrick A. Wilson
Associate Professor, Columbia University
Ilan H. Meyer
Distinguished Senior Scholar of Public Policy

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Highlights

Men are twice as likely as women to utilize an LGBT-specific clinic or provider.

Utilization of LGBT-specific clinics was associated with a better overall sense of health.

Younger, Black LGB people and those with lower incomes reported the greatest interest in LGBT-specific healthcare.

Data Points

13%

of LGB people have utilized LGBT-specific clinics in the past

52%

would like to utilize them in the future

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