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.

  • 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 Society16, 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. Cureus9(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 Research6(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 Review5(2), 187-211. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40894-019-00118-w
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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. MedEdPORTAL16, 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 Nursing37(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 Nursing36(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
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  • 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
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  • 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
  • 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
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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.

  • 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 Society16, 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. Cureus9(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 Research6(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 Review5(2), 187-211. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40894-019-00118-w
  • 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
  • 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
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