translate English to French: Allan Peterkin, Cathy Risdon University of Toronto Press, 5201 Dufferin St, North York, ON M3H 5T8; telephone (800) 565-9523 or (416) 667-7791; fax (800) 221-9985 or (416) 667-7832 2003/322 pp/$85 (cloth), $40 (paper) OVERALL RATING Very good STRENGTHS Comprehensive, well researched, well written; reviews and checklists for easy reference WEAKNESSES Lack of illustrations; overly inclusive AUDIENCE Family physicians and other health care providers In this book, Drs Peterkin and Risdon have prepared a most useful guide for health care practitioners who care for lesbians and gay men.
While the intended audience is surely those who specifically work with gays and lesbians, the authors present a well researched and well written text that should prove useful for all practitioners; as the authors quite correctly illustrate, lesbians and gay men are often not "out" to their health care providers, for fear of discrimination. Hence, many practitioners could be providing care to this group without being aware of it.