According to Barker (2008), a major barrier regarding access to health care for gay and lesbian individuals has been a lack of health insurance. The National Transgender Discrimination Survey results indicated that 48% of transgender respondents delayed seeking medical care when they were sick or injured because they were unable to afford it (Grant et al., 2010). While this was true in the past, beginning in 2014, The Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (Affordable Care Act) was expected to expand insurance coverage to millions of Americans, including the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community.
Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals often do not seek health care for fear of stigma and discrimination from health care providers and/or health care office staff (Pan American Health Organization, World Health Organization, 2013). The Affordable Care Act and other federal regulations have …show more content…
The authors suggested that discourse analysis through the feminist lens offers a means of understanding the complex relationship between the individual and their environment. It suggests that forces outside the individual connect by “power relations that can only be understood through an exploration of how personal beliefs and practices are affected by social beliefs and practices” (Aston et al., 2012, p. 1191). For example, municipal recreation facilities for exercise, or healthy restaurants might be available, yet further exploration might reveal that clients do not feel accepted at the facilities for a host of reasons. This use of feminist theory perspectives to approach women’s health disparities highlights issues of power that health care providers might otherwise
Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals often do not seek health care for fear of stigma and discrimination from health care providers and/or health care office staff (Pan American Health Organization, World Health Organization, 2013). The Affordable Care Act and other federal regulations have …show more content…
The authors suggested that discourse analysis through the feminist lens offers a means of understanding the complex relationship between the individual and their environment. It suggests that forces outside the individual connect by “power relations that can only be understood through an exploration of how personal beliefs and practices are affected by social beliefs and practices” (Aston et al., 2012, p. 1191). For example, municipal recreation facilities for exercise, or healthy restaurants might be available, yet further exploration might reveal that clients do not feel accepted at the facilities for a host of reasons. This use of feminist theory perspectives to approach women’s health disparities highlights issues of power that health care providers might otherwise