Advancing Care for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Persons: Enough Already?
Authors: Jeanne M. Marrazzo
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2015)

Editorials21 July 2015Advancing Care for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Persons: Enough Already?Jeanne M. Marrazzo, MD, MPHJeanne M. Marrazzo, MD, MPHFrom University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/M15-0329 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail As I write, the U.S. Supreme Court is deliberating the legality of same-sex marriage (1). Reading the daily accounts of the always intellectually stimulating, occasionally maddening exchanges between the justices and legal representatives on both sides, my response can best be characterized as dual. On the one hand, the fact that the highest court in the land is discussing this topic astounds me (having been raised in northeastern Pennsylvania in the 1970s and 1980s, where the paradigms of Roman Catholic faith and professional aspirations made up the bright and responsible kid's expected trajectory), and I hardly dare to critique the ...References1. Obergefell v. Hodges, No. 14-556. U.S. Supreme Court. Google Scholar2. 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 Scholar3. Liu G, Hariri S, Bradley H, Gottlieb SL, Leichliter JS, Markowitz LE. Trends and patterns of sexual behaviors among adolescents and adults aged 14 to 59 years, United States. Sex Transm Dis. 2015;42:20-6. 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Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender health disparities: executive summary of a policy position paper from the American College of Physicians. Ann Intern Med. 2015;163:135-7. [PMID: 25961598] doi:10.7326/M14-2482 LinkGoogle Scholar8. Conrad C, Bradley HM, Broz D, Buddha S, Chapman EL, Galang RR, et al. Community outbreak of HIV infection linked to injection drug use of oxymorphone—Indiana, 2015. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2015;64:443-4. [PMID: 25928470] MedlineGoogle Scholar9. Campion EW, Morrissey S, Drazen JM. In support of same-sex marriage. N Engl J Med. 2015;372:1852-3. [PMID: 25902382] doi:10.1056/NEJMe1505179 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: Jeanne M. Marrazzo, MD, MPHAffiliations: From University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.Disclosures: The author has disclosed no conflicts of interest. Forms can be viewed at www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterestForms.do?msNum=M15-0329.Corresponding Author: Jeanne Marrazzo, MD, MPH, Infectious Diseases, Harborview Medical Center, 325 9th Avenue, Mailstop 359932, Seattle, WA 98104; e-mail, jmm2@uw.edu.This article was published online first at www.annals.org on 12 May 2015. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoSexual 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. 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