- American Association of Physicians for Human Rights. (1994). Anti-gay discrimination in medicine: Results of a national survey of lesbian, gay, and bisexual physicians. San Francisco: Author.
- American Medical Association, Council on Scientific Affairs. (1996). Health needs of gay men and lesbians in the United States. Journal of the American Medical Association, 275, 1354–1359.
- Bailey, J.V., Kavanagh, J., Owen, C., McLean, K.A., & Skinner, C.J. (2000). Lesbians and cervical screening. British Journal of General Practice, 50 (455), 481–482.
- Blumfield, W., (Ed.) (1992). Homophobia: How we all pay the price. Boston: Beacon Press.
- Carr, S.V., Scoular, A., Elliott, L., Ilett, R. & Meager, M. (1999). A community-based lesbian sexual health service—clinically justified or politically correct? British Journal of Family Planning, 25 (3), 93–95.
- Denenberg, R. (1995). Report on lesbian health. Women's Health Issues, 5 (2), 81–91.
- Ettelbrick, P. (2000). Domestic partner benefits for state employees. Available on-line: <www.ngltf.org/pi/dpbstate.htm>.
- Ferris, D.G., Batish, S., Wright, T.C., Cushing, C. & Scott, E.H. (1996). A neglected lesbian health concern: Cervical neoplasia. Journal of Family Practice, 43 (6), 581–584.
- Galst, L. (1999). Lesbians and cancer risk. Available on-line: <http://www.hrc.org/issues/lesbianh/mamm.asp>.
- Gonsiorek, J.C. & Weinrich, J.D. (1991). The definition and scope of sexual orientation. In Gonsiorek, J.C. & Weinrich, J.D. (Eds.), Homosexuality: Research implications for public policy (pp. 1–12). Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications.
- Haynes, S. (2000). Lesbian health research. Presentation at Healing Works: The 1st National Conference on Lesbians and Cancer, Washington, DC, September 21.
- Institute of Medicine. (1993). Access to health care in America. Washington, DC: National Academy Press.
- Institute of Medicine. (2000). Lesbian health: Current assessment and directions for the future. Washington, DC. National Academy Press.
- Klamen, D.L., Grossman, L.S. & Kopacz, D.R. (1999). Medical student homophobia. Journal of Homosexuality, 37 (1), 53–63.
- Laumann, E.O., Gagnon, J.H., Michael, R.T. & Michaels, S. (1994). The social organization of sexuality: Sexual practices in the United States. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
- Lehmann, J., Lehmann, C. & Kelly, P. (1998). Development and health care needs of lesbians. Journal of Women's Health, 7 (3), 379–87.
- Leopold, T. (2001, Feb). Tips on finding gay-friendly medical attention. Washington Blade, 32 (7), 28.
- Mautner Project for Lesbians with Cancer. (2000a). Removing the barriers: Providing culturally competent care to lesbians and women who partner with women—trainer's guide. Washington, DC: Author.
- Mautner Project for Lesbians with Cancer. (2000b). Why are lesbians at greater risk of cancer? (Fact sheet) Washington, DC: Author.
- National Lesbian and Gay Journalist Association. (2000). Domestic partner benefits, Fortune 500. Available on-line: <www.nlgja.org/pubs/DP/DPfortune.html>.
- Oriel, K.A., Madlon-Kay, K.F., Govaker, D. & Mersy, D.J. (1996). Gay and lesbian physicians in training: Family practice program directors' attitudes and students' perception of bias. Family Medicine, 28 (10), 720–725.
- Price, J.B., Easton, A.N., Telljohann, S.K. & Wallace, P.B. (1996). Perceptions of cervical cancer and Pap smear screening behavior by women's sexual orientation. Journal of Community Health, 21 (2), 89–105.
- Stevens, P.E. (1995). Structural and interpersonal impact of heterosexual assumptions on lesbian health care clients. Nursing Research, 44 (1), 25–30.
- Tresar, C.M. & Rovi, S.L.D. (1998). Survey of curriculum on homosexuality/bisexuality in departments of family medicine. Family Medicine, 30 (4), 283–287.
- Valanis, B.G., Bowen, D.J., Bassford, T., Whitlock, E., Charney, P. & Carter, R. (2000). Sexual orientation and health. Archives of Family Medicine, 9 (9), 843–853.
- Whitman Walker Clinic. (2000). Lesbian services program needs assessment report. Washington, DC: Author.
- Women's Cancer Resource Center. (1999). Sensitive providers can make a difference: Lesbians & cancer. Berkeley, CA: Author.
Addressing the Needs of Lesbian Patients
Reprints and Corporate Permissions
Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?
To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:
Academic Permissions
Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?
Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:
If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.
Related research
People also read lists articles that other readers of this article have read.
Recommended articles lists articles that we recommend and is powered by our AI driven recommendation engine.
Cited by lists all citing articles based on Crossref citations.
Articles with the Crossref icon will open in a new tab.