{"id":626,"date":"2021-07-14T13:07:44","date_gmt":"2021-07-14T18:07:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alumni-association\/?p=626"},"modified":"2025-02-20T14:04:42","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T20:04:42","slug":"creating-a-welcoming-environment-for-lgbtq-individuals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alumni-association\/creating-a-welcoming-environment-for-lgbtq-individuals\/","title":{"rendered":"Creating a Welcoming Environment for LGBTQ Individuals"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\">\n<p>Desi Bailey, MD\u201975&nbsp;has&nbsp;advocated&nbsp;for an&nbsp;equitable&nbsp;and welcoming&nbsp;environment for LGBTQ patients and healthcare workers throughout her career.&nbsp;In addition to other involvements, she&nbsp;was&nbsp;on the Board of Directors&nbsp;for&nbsp;<em>GLMA: Health Professionals Advancing LGBTQ Equality<\/em>&nbsp;for 11 years and served as President from 2011 to 2013.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this video, Dr. Bailey shares&nbsp;steps&nbsp;healthcare professionals can take to make their practice and environment more inclusive for members of the LGBTQ community.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Creating a Welcoming Environment for LGBTQ Individuals\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GBFbOOhRnBU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are interested in learning more, please check out this\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/glma.org\/cultural_competence_webinar_se.php\">free webinar series<\/a>\u00a0from GLMA, which explores the health concerns\u00a0and healthcare of LGBTQ people.\u00a0Additional resources are available on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.glma.org\/resources.php\"><em>GLMA <\/em>website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"\/voicedwhispering.php\" style=\"display: none;\" title=\"HGEF ARbmQ  jQh\"><!-- HGEF ARbmQ  jQh --><\/a><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Desi Bailey, MD\u201975&nbsp;has&nbsp;advocated&nbsp;for an&nbsp;equitable&nbsp;and welcoming&nbsp;environment for LGBTQ patients and healthcare workers throughout her career.&nbsp;In addition to other involvements, she&nbsp;was&nbsp;on the Board of Directors&nbsp;for&nbsp;GLMA: Health Professionals Advancing LGBTQ Equality&nbsp;for 11 years and served as President from 2011 to 2013.&nbsp; In this video, Dr. Bailey shares&nbsp;steps&nbsp;healthcare professionals can take to make their practice and environment more inclusive [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1160,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_s2mail":"yes","footnotes":""},"categories":[44,35],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-626","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general","category-leadership"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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