Bibliography - SOGI Nursing

The following page contains the SOGI Nursing references for Nurses and Health Care Providers. Click a category to be provided with project reference materials used in creating the SOGI Nursing Toolkit.

Adolescents and Young Adults

Agana, M.G., Greydanus, D.E., Indyk, J.A., Calles Jr, J.L., Kushner, J., Leibowitz, S., Chelvakumar, G. and Cabral, M.D. (2019). Caring for the transgender adolescent and young adult: Current concepts of an evolving process in the 21st century. Disease-a-Month, 65(9), 303-356. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.disamonth.2019.07.004
Andrzejewski, J., Pampati, S., Steiner, R. J., Boyce, L., & Johns, M. M. (2020). Perspectives of transgender youth on parental support: qualitative findings from the resilience and transgender youth study. Health Education & Behavior, https://doi.org/10.1177%2F1090198120965504
Brown, C., Frohard-Dourlent, H., Wood, B. A., Saewyc, E., Eisenberg, M. E., & Porta, C. M. (2020). “It makes such a difference”: An examination of how LGBTQ youth talk about personal gender pronouns. Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, 32(1), 70-80. https://doi.org/10.1097/jxx.0000000000000217
Buttazzoni, A., Tariq, U., Thompson-Haile, A., Burkhalter, R., Cooke, M., & Minaker, L. (2020). Adolescent gender identity, sexual orientation, and cannabis use: potential mediations by internalizing disorder risk. Health Education & Behavior, 1090198120965509. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F1090198120965509
Christensen, J. L., Miller, L. C., Appleby, P. R., Corsbie‐Massay, C., Godoy, C. G., Marsella, S. C., & Read, S. J. (2013). Reducing shame in a game that predicts HIV risk reduction for young adult men who have sex with men: a randomized trial delivered nationally over the web. Journal of the International AIDS Society, 16, 18716. http://dx.doi.org/10.7448/IAS.16.3.18716
Hafeez, H., Zeshan, M., Tahir, M. A., Jahan, N., & Naveed, S. (2017). Health care disparities among lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth: a literature review. Cureus, 9(4). https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.1184
Hanımoğlu, E. (2019). Stigmatization and Suicide Vulnerability in LGBT Students: Inquiry and Recommendations. Journal of Education and e-Learning Research, 6(2), 45-51. https://doi.org/10.20448/journal.509.2019.62.45.51
The Rainbow Centre (2017). Suicide Prevention For Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Youth. Jewish Family and Career Services Atlanta, GA. https://www.cetpa.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Suicide_Prevention_LGBTY.pdf
Wilson, C., & Cariola, L. A. (2020). LGBTQI+ youth and mental health: a systematic review of qualitative research. Adolescent Research Review, 5(2), 187-211. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40894-019-00118-w

Asexuality, Health and Healthcare

Gupta, K. (2015). What does asexuality teach us about sexual disinterest? recommendations for health professionals based on a qualitative study with asexually identified people. Journal of Sex &Marital Therapy, 43(1), 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1080/0092623x.2015.1113593
Schneckenburger, S. A., Tam, M. W., & Ross, L. E. (2023a). Asexual competent practices in Healthcare: A narrative review. Journal of Gay & Lesbian Mental Health, 1–21. https://doi.org/10.1080/19359705.2023.2214528
Schneckenburger, S. A., Tam, M. W. Y., & Ross, L. E. (2023b). Asexuality. Canadian Medical Association Journal, 195(47). https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.231003

Cultural Humility, Cultural Competence and Cultural Safety

Baker, K., & Beagan, B. (2014). Making Assumptions, Making Space: An Anthropological Critique of Cultural Competency and Its Relevance to Queer Patients. Medical Anthropology Quarterly, 28(4), 578-598. https://doi.org/10.1111/maq.12129
Curtis, E., Jones, R., Tipene-Leach, D., Walker, C., Loring, B., Paine, S. J., & Reid, P. (2019). Why cultural safety rather than cultural competency is required to achieve health equity: a literature review and recommended definition. International Journal for Equity in Health, 18(1), 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-019-1082-3
Fisher-Borne, M., Cain, J. M., & Martin, S. L. (2015). From Mastery to Accountability: Cultural Humility as an Alternative to Cultural Competence. Social Work Education, 34(2), 165-181. https://doi.org/10.1080/02615479.2014.977244
Foronda, C. (2020). A theory of cultural humility. Journal of Transcultural Nursing, 31(1), 7-12. https://doi.org/10.1177/1043659619875184
Foronda, C. L., Baptiste, D.-L., Pfaff, T., Velez, R., Reinholdt, M., Sanchez, M., & Hudson, K. W. (2018). Cultural Competency and Cultural Humility in Simulation-Based Education: An Integrative Review. Clinical Simulation in Nursing, 15, 42-60. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecns.2017.09.006
Foronda, C., Baptiste, D.-L., Reinholdt, M. M., & Ousman, K. (2016). Cultural Humility. Journal of Transcultural Nursing, 27(3), 210-217. https://doi.org/10.1177/1043659615592677
Fredriksen-Goldsen, K. I., Hoy-Ellis, C. P., Goldsen, J., Emlet, C. A., & Hooyman, N. R. (2014). Creating a Vision for the Future: Key Competencies and Strategies for Culturally Competent Practice With Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Older Adults in the Health and Human Services. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 57(2-4), 80-107. https://doi.org/10.1080/01634372.2014.890690
Hickerson, K., Hawkins, L. A., & Hoyt-Brennan, A. M. (2018). Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity Cultural Competence: A Simulation Pilot Study. Clinical Simulation in Nursing, 16, 2-5. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecns.2017.10.011
Johnson, Y. M., & Munch, S. (2009). Fundamental Contradictions in Cultural Competence. Social Work, 54(3), 220-231. https://doi.org/10.1093/sw/54.3.220
Killerman, S. (2016). Breaking Through the Binary: Gender Explained Using Continuums. Retrieved 4th June, 2021. https://www.itspronouncedmetrosexual.com/2011/11/breaking-through-the-binary-gender-explained-using-continuums/
Killerman, S. (2017). The Genderbread Person. Retrieved 4th June, 2021. Genderbread Person v4 POSTER 18×24 (itspronouncedmetrosexual.com)
Kirmayer, L. J. (2012). Rethinking cultural competence. Transcultural Psychiatry, 49(2), 149-164. https://doi.org/10.1177/1363461512444673
Luquis, R. R. (2021). Integrating the concept of cultural intelligence into health education and health promotion. Health Education Journal, 00178969211021884. https://doi.org/10.1177/00178969211021884
Morris, B. J. (2019). History of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender social movements. American Psychological Association. History of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Social Movements (apa.org)
O’Mahony, S., Maingi, S., Scott, B. H., & Raghuwanshi, J. S. (2020). Perspectives on Creating an Inclusive Clinical Environment for Sexual and Gender Minority Patients and Providers. Journal of pain and symptom management, 59(3), e9-e11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2019.11.025
Ruud, M. (2018). Cultural Humility in the Care of Individuals Who Are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, or Queer. Nursing for Women’s Health, 22(3), 255-263. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nwh.2018.03.009
Sprik, P., & Gentile, D. (2019). Cultural Humility: A Way to Reduce LGBTQ Health Disparities at the End of Life. American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, 104990911988054. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049909119880548
Waisel, D. B. (2013). Vulnerable populations in healthcare. Current Opinion in Anesthesiology, 26(2), 186-192. https://doi.org/10.1097/ACO.0b013e32835e8c17
Weideman, Y. L., Young, L., Lockhart, J. S., Grund, F. J., Fridline, M. M., & Panas, M. (2016). Strengthening cultural competence in prenatal care with a virtual community: building capacity through collaboration. Journal of Professional Nursing, 32(5), S48-S53. https://doi-org./10.1016/j.profnurs.2016.03.004
Wyckoff, E. D. (2019). LGBT Cultural Competence of Acute Care Nurses. Journal for Nurses in Professional Development, 35(3), 125-131. https://doi.org/10.1097/nnd.0000000000000524

Healthcare Providers and Health Care Education

Banerjee, S. C., Walters, C. B., Staley, J. M., Alexander, K., & Parker, P. A. (2018). Knowledge, Beliefs, and Communication Behavior of Oncology Health-care Providers (HCPs) regarding Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Patient Health care. Journal of Health Communication, 23(4), 329-339. https://doi.org/10.1080/10810730.2018.1443527
Baulkman, J. (2021). How Physicians Can Provide Better Care to Transgender Patients. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/948485_print
Brennan, A. M. W., Barnsteiner, J., Siantz, M. L. D. L., Cotter, V. T., & Everett, J. (2012). Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered, or Intersexed Content for Nursing Curricula. Journal of Professional Nursing, 28(2), 96-104. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.profnurs.2011.11.004
Buchanan, D. T., & O’Connor, M. R. (2020). Integrating Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion into a Simulation Program. Clinical Simulation in Nursing, 49, 58-65. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecns.2020.05.007
Carabez, R., Pellegrini, M., Mankovitz, A., Eliason, M. J., & Dariotis, W. M. (2015). Nursing Students’ Perceptions of their Knowledge of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Issues: Effectiveness of a Multi-Purpose Assignment in a Public Health Nursing Class. Journal of Nursing Education, 54(1), 50-53. https://doi.org/10.3928/01484834-20141228-03
Chang, E. S., Simon, M., & Dong, X. (2012). Integrating cultural humility into health care professional education and training. Advances in health sciences education, 17(2), 269-278. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10459-010-9264-1
Chatterjee, P., Warner, L.N., Basil, M.C., Christopher, M., Manning, K., Fisher, H.N., Rexrode, K.M., Solomon, S.R., Kakoza, R.M. and Yialamas, M.A., (2021). ““Make the Implicit Explicit”: Measuring Perceptions of Gender Bias and Creating a Gender Bias Curriculum for Internal Medicine Residents.” Advances in Medical Education and Practice 12 (2021): 49. https://doi.org/10.2147/AMEP.S292166
Chow, C. J., Case, G. A., & Matias, C. E. (2019). Tools for discussing identity and privilege among medical students, trainees, and faculty. MedEdPORTAL, 15. https://doi.org/10.15766/mep_2374-8265.10864
Clark, L., Calvillo, E., Dela Cruz, F., Fongwa, M., Kools, S., Lowe, J., & Mastel-Smith, B. (2011). Cultural Competencies for Graduate Nursing Education. Journal of Professional Nursing, 27(3), 133-139. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.profnurs.2011.02.001
Cook, T. E., Dimant, O.E., Novick, R., Adegbola, A., Blackstock, U., Drake, C.B., Patenaude, M.E., Ravenell, J.E., Radix, A. and Greene, R.E. (2020). Gendered expectations: Strategies for navigating structural challenges in support of transgender and nonbinary trainees in academic medicine. Academic Medicine, 95(5), 704-709 https://doi.org/10.1097/acm.0000000000003202
Daley, A. E., & Macdonnell, J. A. (2011). Gender, sexuality and the discursive representation of access and equity in health services literature: implications for LGBT communities. International Journal for Equity in Health, 10(1), 40. https://doi.org/10.1186/1475-9276-10-40
De Vries, E., Kathard, H., & Müller, A. (2020). Debate: Why should gender-affirming health care be included in health science curricula? BMC Medical Education, 20(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-020-1963-6
Englund, H., Basler, J., & Meine, K. (2019a). Nursing Education and Inclusion of LGBTQ Topics. Nurse Educator, 1. https://doi.org/10.1097/nne.0000000000000749
Englund, H., Basler, J., & Meine, K. (2019b). Using Simulation to Improve Students’ Proficiency in Taking the Sexual History of Patients Identifying as LGBTQ: A Pilot Study. Clinical Simulation in Nursing, 37, 1-4. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecns.2019.07.007
Ercan‐Şahin, N., & Aslan, F. (2020). Nursing students’ perspectives on the inclusion of course content on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender health in the nursing curriculum: A descriptive qualitative study. Nursing & Health Sciences, 22(3), 822-829. https://doi.org/10.1111/nhs.12742
Fennell, R., & Grant, B. (2019). Discussing Sexuality in Healthcare: A Systematic Review. Journal of Clinical Nursing. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.14900
Goldberg, L., Rosenburg, N., & Watson, J. (2018). Rendering LGBTQ+ Visible in Nursing: Embodying the Philosophy of Caring Science. Journal of Holistic Nursing, 36(3), 262-271. https://doi.org/10.1177/0898010117715141
Greene, M. Z., France, K., Kreider, E. F., Wolfe-Roubatis, E., Chen, K. D., Wu, A., & Yehia, B. R. (2018). Comparing medical, dental, and nursing students’ preparedness to address lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer health. PLOS ONE, 13(9), e0204104. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0204104
Guth, L. J., Lopez, D. F., Clements, K. D., & Rojas, J. (2001). Student Attitudes Toward Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Issues. Journal of Homosexuality, 41(1), 137-156. https://doi.org/10.1300/j082v41n01_05
Hickerson, K., Hawkins, L. A., & Hoyt-Brennan, A. M. (2018). Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity Cultural Competence: A Simulation Pilot Study. Clinical Simulation in Nursing, 16, 2-5. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecns.2017.10.011
Hodges, T., Seibenhener, S., & Young, D. (2021). Incorporating health care concepts addressing the needs of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender population in an associate of science in nursing curriculum: Are faculty prepared?. Teaching and Learning in Nursing, 16(2), 116-120. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.teln.2020.11.005
Kellett, P., & Fitton, C. (2017). Supporting transvisibility and gender diversity in nursing practice and education: embracing cultural safety. Nursing Inquiry, 24(1), e12146. https://doi.org/10.1111/nin.12146
Keuroghlian, A. S., Ard, K. L., & Makadon, H. J. (2017). Advancing health equity for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people through sexual health education and LGBT-affirming health care environments. Sexual Health, 14(1), 119. https://doi.org/10.1071/sh16145
Lim, F. A., & Hsu, R. (2016). Nursing Students’ Attitudes Toward Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Persons. Nursing Education Perspectives, 37(3), 144-152. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.nep.0000000000000004
Lindsay, S., Rezai, M., Kolne, K., & Osten, V. (2019). Outcomes of gender-sensitivity educational interventions for healthcare providers: A systematic review. Health Education Journal, 78(8), 958-976. https://doi.org/10.1177/0017896919859908
Luctkar-Flude, M., Tyerman, J., Ziegler, E., Carroll, B., Shortall, C., Chumbley, L., & Tregunno, D. (2020). Developing a sexual orientation and gender identity nursing education toolkit. The Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 51(9), 412-419. https://doi.org/10.3928/00220124-20200812-06
Maruca, A. T., Diaz, D. A., Stockmann, C., & Gonzalez, L. (2018). Using simulation with nursing students to promote affirmative practice toward the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender population: A multi-site study. Nursing Education Perspectives, 39(4), 225-229. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000000302
McDowell, A., & Bower, K. M. (2016). Transgender Health Care for Nurses: An Innovative Approach to Diversifying Nursing Curricula to Address Health Inequities. Journal of Nursing Education, 55(8), 476-479. https://doi.org/10.3928/01484834-20160715-11
McEwing, E. (2020). Delivering culturally competent care to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) population: Education for nursing students. Nurse education today, 94, 104573. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2020.104573
McKenzie, M.L., Forstein, D.A., Abbott, J.F., Buery-Joyner, S.D., Craig, L.B., Dalrymple, J.L., Graziano, S.C., Hampton, B.S., Page-Ramsey, S.M., Pradhan, A. and Wolf, A.(2019). Fostering Inclusive Approaches to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Healthcare on the Obstetrics and Gynecology Clerkship. Medical Science Educator. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40670-019-00886-z
Mikovits, J. C. (2021). A concept analysis of preparedness: Application to LGBTQ considerations for nursing. Journal of Nursing Management, 29(1), 16-23. https://doi.org/10.1111/jonm.13208
Morris, M., Cooper, R. L., Ramesh, A.,Tabatabai, M., Arcury, T. A., Shinn, M., Im, W., Juarez, P., Matthews-Juarez, P. (2019). Training to Reduce LGBTQ-Related Bias Among Medical, Nursing, and Dental Students and Providers: a Systematic Review. BMC medical education, 19 (1), 325–325. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-019-1727-3
Neill, K., Allison, M. K., Jarrett, D. M., George, M., Knight, D., & Ward, W. (2021). Designing an interprofessional Facebook discussion group to teach about LGBTQ healthcare disparities and inclusive practices. Health Education Journal, 0017896921993846. https://doi.org/10.1177/0017896921993846
Picketts, L., Warren, M. D., & Bohnert, C. (2021). Diversity and inclusion in simulation: addressing ethical and psychological safety concerns when working with simulated participants. BMJ Simulation and Technology Enhanced Learning, bmjstel-2020. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjstel-2020-000853
Pittiglio, L., & Lidtke, J. (2021). The Use of Simulation to Enhance LGBTQ+ Care Competencies of Nursing Students. Clinical Simulation in Nursing. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecns.2021.04.010
Pregnall, A. M., Churchwell, A. L., & Ehrenfeld, J. M. (2021). A Call for LGBTQ Content in Graduate Medical Education Program Requirements. Academic Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1097/ACM.0000000000003581
Qureshi, R., Zha, P., & Porter, S. (2020). An Assessment of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Health Competencies Among Bachelors-Prepared Registered Nurses in Graduate-Level Study. Academic Medicine, 95(12S), S113-S120. https://doi.org/10.1097/ACM.0000000000003681
Sekoni, A. O., Gale, N. K., Manga‐Atangana, B., Bhadhuri, A., & Jolly, K. (2017). The effects of educational curricula and training on LGBT‐specific health issues for healthcare students and professionals: a mixed‐method systematic review. Journal of the International AIDS Society, 20(1), 21624. https://doi.org/10.7448/IAS.20.1.21624
Sherman, A. D., McDowell, A., Clark, K. D., Balthazar, M., Klepper, M., & Bower, K. (2021). Transgender and gender diverse health education for future nurses: Students’ knowledge and attitudes. Nurse education today, 97, 104690. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0260691720315409
Shires, D. A., Stroumsa, D., Jaffee, K. D., & Woodford, M. R. (2018). Primary Care Clinicians’ Willingness to Care for Transgender Patients. The Annals of Family Medicine, 16(6), 555-558. https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.2298
Shortall, C. (2019). Teaching and evaluation/assessment requirements for LGBTQI2S+ health and wellness: A call to include LGBTQI2S+ content in Canadian English Baccalaureate nursing curricula. Quality Advancement in Nursing Education, 5(1), 1-16. https://doi.org/10.17483/2368-6669.1169
Snelgrove, J. W., Jasudavisius, A. M., Rowe, B. W., Head, E. M., & Bauer, G. R. (2012). “Completely out-at-sea” with “two-gender medicine”: A qualitative analysis of physician-side barriers to providing healthcare for transgender patients. BMC Health Services Research, 12(1), 110. https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-12-110
Stoller, R. J. (1964). Contribution to the Study of Gender Identity. International journal of psychoanalysis, 45, 220–226. PEP Web – A Contribution to the Study of Gender Identity (queensu.ca)
Stoller, R. J. (1979). A contribution to the study of gender identity: Follow-up. International Journal of Psycho-Analysis, 60, 433-441. PEP Web – A Contribution to the Study of Gender Identity: Follow-Up (queensu.ca)
Tartavoulle, T., & Landry, J. (2021). Educating Nursing Students About Delivering Culturally Sensitive Care to Lesbianm Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning/Queer, Intersex, Plus Patients: The Impact of an Advocacy Program on Knowledge and Attitudes. Nursing Education Perspectives. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000000819
Traister, T. (2020). Improving LGBTQ cultural competence of RNs through education. The Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 51(8), 359-366. https://doi.org/10.3928/00220124-20200716-05
Tricco, A. C., Bourgeault, I., Moore, A., Grunfeld, E., Peer, N., & Straus, S. E. (2021). Advancing gender equity in medicine. CMAJ, 193(7), E244-E250. https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.200951
Tzur‐Peled, S., Sarid, O., & Kushnir, T. (2019). Nurses’ perceptions of their relationships and communication with lesbian women seeking perinatal care. Journal of Clinical Nursing. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.14904
Yingling, C. T., Cotler, K., & Hughes, T. L. (2017). Building nurses’ capacity to address health inequities: incorporating lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender health content in a family nurse practitioner programme. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 26(17-18), 2807-2817. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.13707
Younas, A. (2019). Lesbian‐, gay‐, bisexual‐ and transgender‐related inequalities within nursing: A neglected research area. Journal of Advanced Nursing. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.14005
Waxman, K. T., Rowniak, S., Donovan, J. B., & Selix, N. (2020). Using Simulation to Provide Culturally Competent Care to Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Patients. Clinical Simulation in Nursing, 47, 48-51. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecns.2020.06.015
Ziegler, E., Carroll, B., & Shortall, C. (2020). Design Thinking in Nursing Education to Improve Care for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex and Two-Spirit People. Creative nursing, 26(2), 118-124. http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/CRNR-D-20-00003

LGBTQ Health and Health Care

Aisner, A. J., Zappas, M., & Marks, A. (2020). Primary Care for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer/Questioning (LGBTQ) Patients. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners. https://doi.org/doi:10.1016/j.nurpra.2019.12.011
Appelgren Engström, H., Häggström‐Nordin, E., Borneskog, C., & Almqvist, A. L. (2019). Mothers in same‐sex relationships—Striving for equal parenthood: A grounded theory study. Journal of Clinical Nursing. https://doi.org/doi:10.1111/jocn.14971
Bi, S., Vela, M. B.,Nathan, A. G.,Gunter, K. E., Cook, S. C., López, F. Y., Nocon, R. S., Chin, M. H. (2020). Teaching intersectionality of sexual orientation, gender identity, and race/ethnicity in a health disparities course. MedEdPORTAL, 16, 10970. https://doi.org/10.15766/mep_2374-8265.10970
Burton, C. W., Nolasco, K., & Holmes, D. (2021). Queering nursing curricula: Understanding and increasing attention to LGBTQIA+ health needs. Journal of Professional Nursing, 37(1), 101-107. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.profnurs.2020.07.003
Flanders, C. E., Dobinson, C., & Logie, C. (2015). “I’m Never Really My Full Self”: Young Bisexual Women’s Perceptions of their Mental Health. Journal of Bisexuality, 15(4), 454-480. https://doi.org/10.1080/15299716.2015.1079288
Gahagan, J., & Subirana-Malaret, M. (2018). Improving pathways to primary health care among LGBTQ populations and health care providers: key findings from Nova Scotia, Canada. International Journal for Equity in Health, 17(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-018-0786-0
Gahagan, J., & Colpitts, E. (2017). Understanding and Measuring LGBTQ Pathways to Health: A Scoping Review of Strengths-Based Health Promotion Approaches in LGBTQ Health Research. Journal of Homosexuality, 64(1), 95-121. https://doi.org/10.1080/00918369.2016.1172893
Gates, G. J. (2011). How many people are lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender? How-Many-People-LGBT-Apr-2011.pdf (ucla.edu)
Goldberg, L., Rosenburg, N., & Watson, J. (2018). Rendering LGBTQ+ visible in nursing: Embodying the philosophy of Caring Science. Journal of Holistic Nursing, 36(3), 262-271. https://doi.org/10.1177/0898010117715141
Kinitz, D. J., Salway, T., Kia, H., Ferlatte, O., Rich, A. J., & Ross, L. E. (2021). Health of two-spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people experiencing poverty in Canada: a review. Health promotion international. https://doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daab057
Kuyper, L., & Vanwesenbeeck, I. (2011). Examining Sexual Health Differences between Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Heterosexual Adults: The Role of Sociodemographics, Sexual Behavior Characteristics, and Minority Stress. 48(2-3), 263-274. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224491003654473
Kuzma, E. K., Graziano, C., Shea, E., Schaller, F. V., Pardee, M., & Darling-Fisher, C. S. (2019). Improving lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer/questioning health. Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, 31(12), 714-722. https://doi.org/10.1097/jxx.0000000000000224
Lim, F. A. B., D.V., Kim,S.M.J. (2014). Addressing health care disparities in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender population: A review of best practices. American Journal of Nursing, 114(6), 24-34. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.NAJ.0000450423.89759.36
McCann, E., & Brown, M. (2019). Homelessness among youth who identify as LGBTQ+: A systematic review. Journal of Clinical Nursing. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.14818
Meads, C., Hunt, R., Martin, A., & Varney, J. (2019). A systematic review of sexual minority women’s experiences of health care in the UK. International journal of environmental research and public health, 16(17), 3032. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16173032
Nass, S. (2016). Taking Care of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT)
Populations in Primary Care. American Medical Student Association [Powerpoint slides] Retrieved from https://www.amsa.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Nass-LGBT-Community.pdf
O’Mahony, S., Maingi, S., Scott, B. H., & Raghuwanshi, J. S. (2020). Perspectives on Creating an Inclusive Clinical Environment for Sexual and Gender Minority Patients and Providers. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 59(3), e9-e11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2019.11.025
Ontario Public Health Association. (2011). A positive space is a healthy place: Making your community health centre, public health unit or community agency inclusive to those of all sexual orientations and gender identities. http://www.opha.on.ca/resources/docs/SexualHealthPaper-Apr10.pdf
Paschen-Wolff, M. M., Greene, M. Z., & Hughes, T. L. (2020). Sexual Minority Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Health Literacy: A Qualitative Descriptive Study. Health Education & Behavior, 47(5), 728-739. https://doi.org/10.1177/1090198120925747
Pratt-Chapman, M., Rodriguez-Diaz, C. E., & Alpert, A. (2020). Health Outcomes of Sexual and Gender Minorities After Cancer: A Scoping Review. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-88539/v1
Rice, D. (2019).LGBTQ: The Communities Within a Community. Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing, 23(6), 668-671. https://doi.org/10.1188/19.cjon.668-671
Soinio, J. I. I., Paavilainen, E. M., & Kylmä, J. P. O. (2019). Lesbian and Bisexual Women’s Experiences of Health Care: “Do not say, ‘husband’, say, ‘spouse’”. Journal of Clinical Nursing. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.15062

Older Adults

Bloemen, E.M., Rosen, T., LoFaso, V.M., Lasky, A., Church, S., Hall, P., Weber, T. and Clark, S. (2019). Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Older Adults’ Experiences With Elder Abuse and Neglect. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 67(11), 2338-2345. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.16101
Burton, C. W., Lee, J.-A., Waalen, A., & Gibbs, L. M. (2019). “Things Are Different Now But”: Older LGBT Adults’ Experiences and Unmet Needs in Health Care. Journal of Transcultural Nursing, 104365961989509. https://doi.org/10.1177/1043659619895099
Cannon, S. M., Shukla, V., & Vanderbilt, A. A. (2017). Addressing the healthcare needs of older Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender patients in medical school curricula: a call to action. Medical Education Online, 22(1), 1320933. https://doi.org/10.1080/10872981.2017.1320933
Thys, K., Mahieu, L., Cavolo, A., Hensen, C., Dierckx de Casterlé, B., & Gastmans, C. (2019). Nurses’ experiences and reactions towards intimacy and sexuality expressions by nursing home residents: A qualitative study. Journal of clinical nursing, 28(5-6), 836-849. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.14680

Palliative and End-of-Life Care

Barrett, N., & Wholihan, D. (2016). Providing Palliative Care to LGBTQ Patients. Nursing Clinics of North America, 51(3), 501-511. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cnur.2016.05.001
Carabez, R., & Scott, M. (2016). ‘Nurses don’t deal with these issues’: nurses’ role in advance care planning for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender patients. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 25(23-24), 3707-3715. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.13336
Kortes-Miller, K., Boulé, J., Wilson, K., & Stinchcombe, A. (2018). Dying in Long-Term Care: Perspectives from Sexual and Gender Minority Older Adults about Their Fears and Hopes for End of Life. Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life & Palliative Care, 14(2-3), 209-224. https://doi.org/10.1080/15524256.2018.1487364
Sprik, P., & Gentile, D. (2019). Cultural Humility: A Way to Reduce LGBTQ Health Disparities at the End of Life. American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine® https://doi.org/10.1177/1049909119880548

Transgender Health and Health Care

Agana, M.G., Greydanus, D.E., Indyk, J.A., Calles Jr, J.L., Kushner, J., Leibowitz, S., Chelvakumar, G. and Cabral, M.D. (2019). Caring for the transgender adolescent and young adult: Current concepts of an evolving process in the 21st century. Disease-a-Month, 65(9), 303-356. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.disamonth.2019.07.004
Bauer, G. R., Hammond, R., Travers, R., Kaay, M., Hohenadel, K. M., & Boyce, M. (2009). “I Don’t Think This Is Theoretical; This Is Our Lives”: How Erasure Impacts Health Care for Transgender People. Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, 20(5), 348-361. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jana.2009.07.004
Bell, J., & Purkey, E. (2019). Trans individuals’ experiences in primary care. Canadian Family Physician, 65, e147-e154. Trans individuals’ experiences in primary care | The College of Family Physicians of Canada (cfp.ca)
Bourns, A. (2015). Guidelines and protocols for hormone therapy and primary health care for trans clients. Toronto, ON: Sherbourne Health Centre. https://rootsinwellness.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/sherbourne-trans-care-guidelines.pdf
Bustos, V.P., Bustos, S.S., Samyd S., Mascaro, A., Del Corral, G., Forte, A.J., Ciudad, P., Kim, E.A., Langstein, H.N., & Manrique, O.J. (2021).Regret after gender-affirmation surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis of prevalence. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery — Global Open, 8(3), e3477. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/948652_print
Deutsch, M. B., & Buchholz, D. (2015). Electronic health records and transgender patients—practical recommendations for the collection of gender identity data. Journal of general internal medicine, 30(6), 843-847. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-014-3148-7
Fauer, A. J., Manges, K., Stroumsa, D., Sinko, L., Adynski, G. I., Aronowitz, S. V., & Choi, K. R. (2020). Catalyzing a Nursing Response to Healthcare Discrimination Against Transgender and Nonbinary Individuals. Journal of nursing scholarship: an official publication of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, 52(6), 599-604. https://doi.org/10.1111/jnu.12597
Feigerlová, E., Pascal, V., Ganne‐Devonec, M. O., Klein, M., & Guerci, B. (2019). Fertility desires and reproductive needs of transgender people: Challenges and considerations for clinical practice. Clinical Endocrinology. https://doi.org/10.1111/cen.13982
Hashemi, L., Weinreb, J., Weimer, A. K., & Weiss, R. L. (2018). Transgender Care in the Primary Care Setting: A Review of Guidelines and Literature. Federal practitioner: for the health care professionals of the VA, DoD, and PHS, 35(7), 30-37. Retrieved from https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30766372
Ion, R., Patrick, L., Hayter, M., & Jackson, D. (2021). Sex, gender and nursing. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 00, 1-3. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.14843
Joint, R., Chen, Z. E., & Cameron, S. (2018). Breast and reproductive cancers in the transgender population: A systematic review. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 125, 1505-1512. https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.15258
Klein, D. A., Paradise, S. L., & Goodwin, E. T. (2018). Caring for transgender and gender-diverse persons: What clinicians should know. American Family Physician, 98, 645-653. Caring for Transgender and Gender-Diverse Persons: What Clinicians Should Know – American Family Physician (aafp.org)
Levitt, N. (2015). Clinical Nursing Care for Transgender Patients With Cancer. Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing, 19(3), 362-366. https://doi.org/10.1188/15.cjon.362-366
Lynch, K., & Wood, C. (2020). Creating Affirming Health Care Environments for Patients Who Are Gender Diverse. Academic Medicine, 1. https://doi.org/10.1097/acm.0000000000003187
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Noonan, E. J., Weingartner, L. A., Combs, R. M., Bohnert, C., Shaw, M. A., & Sawning, S. (2020). Perspectives of Transgender and Genderqueer Standardized Patients. Teaching and learning in medicine, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1080/10401334.2020.1811096
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