Celebrating the ACP Centennial: From the <i>Annals</i> Archive—Ending LGBT Invisibility
Authors: Jennifer Potter
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2015)

Editorials21 July 2015Celebrating the ACP Centennial: From the Annals Archive—Ending LGBT InvisibilityJennifer Potter, MDJennifer Potter, MDFrom Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/M15-1298 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail During the 2015 centennial year of the American College of Physicians, publisher of Annals of Internal Medicine, Annals editors will link an article in each issue with an earlier paper from our archives addressing the same disease or clinical question. We hope our readers find this interesting and we welcome comments, especially from physicians who were practicing at the time of publication of the original paper who might offer insight into the impact of the earlier paper on their knowledge or practice.In 2002, I wrote a perspective piece entitled "Do Ask, Do Tell" (1) about my personal experiences as ...References1. Potter JE. Do ask, do tell. Ann Intern Med. 2002;137:341-3. [PMID: 12204018] LinkGoogle Scholar2. Marrazzo JM. Advancing care for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender persons: enough already? Ann Intern Med. 2015;163:143-4. [PMID: 25962057] doi:10.7326/M15-0329 LinkGoogle Scholar3. Agénor M, Peitzmeier S, Gordon AR, Haneuse S, Potter JE, Austin SB. Sexual orientation identity disparities in awareness and initiation of the human papillomavirus vaccine among U.S. women and girls. A national survey. Ann Intern Med. 2015;163:99-106. [PMID: 25961737] doi:10.7326/M14-2108 LinkGoogle Scholar4. 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Implementing curricular and institutional climate changes to improve health care for individuals who are LGBT, gender nonconforming, or born with DSD: a resource for medical educators. Hollenbach AD, Eckstrand KL, Dreger A, eds. Washington, DC: American Association of Medical Colleges; 2014. Accessed at www.aamc.org/lgbtdsd on 29 May 2015. Google Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.Disclosures: Disclosures can be viewed at www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterestForms.do?msNum=M15-1298. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoDo Ask, Do Tell Jennifer E. Potter Sexual Orientation Identity Disparities in Awareness and Initiation of the Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Among U.S. Women and Girls Madina Agénor , Sarah Peitzmeier , Allegra R. Gordon , Sebastien Haneuse , Jennifer E. Potter , and S. Bryn Austin Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Health Disparities: Executive Summary of a Policy Position Paper From the American College of Physicians Hilary Daniel , Renee Butkus , and Advancing Care for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Persons: Enough Already? Jeanne M. Marrazzo Sexual Orientation Identity Disparities in Awareness and Initiation of the Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Among U.S. Women and Girls Madina Agénor , Sarah Peitzmeier , Allegra R. Gordon , Sebastien Haneuse , Jennifer E. Potter , and S. Bryn Austin Metrics 21 July 2015Volume 163, Issue 2Page: 140KeywordsArchivesClimate changeDisclosureHealth careHealth disparitiesHuman sexual behaviorPopulation statisticsQuality improvementSexual identity ePublished: 21 July 2015 Issue Published: 21 July 2015 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2015 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...