Medical students are only taught in school to ask about the gender of a patients sex partners. There have been incidents where doctors go to do surgery on a patient and are shocked to realize that that patient is not who the doctor thought they were sexuality wise. Dr. Desiray Bailey of the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association believes that Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender studies should be included in all medical school curriculum's.
I totally agree with Doctor Bailey. Medical personnel would be better suited to treat ALL patients of All sexuality's much more sufficiently if they had training with the matter in medical school. I can't even imagine what these people would go through if they got the wrong kind of treatment for any sickness or disease if their doctors don't even really know how to deal with patients from these types of backgrounds. In today's society there are just as many gays, lesbians, bisexuals, and transgender people as there are straights and they all deserve to be treated as equals medically and socially.
I thought this was a very interesting article. This is a very sticky issue. I agree with you to an extent. I think that transgender people really do need to give the right information.We have all seen the medical information sheets. It always asks if your male or female. Maybe it should say what were you born as? I think the doctors really need to look at those patient information sheets before they see a patient. Those sheets also say any surgeries that you have had. Well,that is the opportunity to write sex change. In all actuality, it shouldn't matter what your sexual orientation is. Just like it should matter your color or your weight. A patient should always be treated with respect and deserve to have good medical attention no matter what.
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