Review: Co-producing knowledge about lesbian and bisexual women with breast cancer: Messages for nursing professionals from a knowledge exchange project

摘要

The lives and health of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people have in recent times become the focus of attention as societal attitudes have changed. However, in the decade where 'gay marriage' has become legalised, as a member of the LGBT community I cannot be assured that I will receive healthcare that is not only non-judgemental, but actually addresses my specific health needs as a gay man. The recent Stonewall report Unhealthy Attitudes (Stonewall, 2015) revealed that attitudes towards those of us from the LGBT community, from health and social care workers, can be discriminatory. An example of this is the finding that one in 10 of the respondents directly involved in patient care had witnessed colleagues express a belief in 'gay cure'.