num_pages: 222
description: Discover how gay men’s health care can be improved!Smearing the Medical Bias in the Health Care of Gay Men explores how social prejudices embedded in scientific research and practice often act as a detriment to gay men’s health. This book provides an agenda for addressing heterosexism in the health sciences and in medical care while broadening approaches to gay male wellness beyond the limited scope of HIV infection. This groundbreaking book explore a number of neglected concerns affecting the sexual health of gay men , calling for the recognition of their scientific, political, and cultural significance.In Smearing the Queer, gay men, HIV prevention workers, health care providers, mental health professionals, policymakers, researchers, and instructors in related fields will appreciate the in-depth examination of such issues 
language: English
title: Smearing the Queer: Medical Bias in the Health Care of Gay Men
titlecomplete: Smearing the Queer: Medical Bias in the Health Care of Gay Men (Haworth Gay & Lesbian Studies)
genres: LGBT, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 7
publisher: Routledge