I just moved to a new area, which is right on the border between a red state and a blue state (living on the blue side, of course), and I’m looking to set up healthcare appointments. I can search for providers through my insurance, but there’s basically no information on them. I would expect that the average medical professional would be more accepting than the average person, but I would still like to increase my chances of finding an accepting provider, since there are definitely phobes around. Are there any tips I can use to help with that?
I started by using this website since it lets you filter for LGBTQ+ affirming professionals.
I found one doctor not too far from me, about 30 minutes. They moved though, and referred me to another who I now love. The new doctor wasn’t tagged as affirming on that site, so I know it isn’t perfect, but it’s a start.
I’m guessing a lot of doctors may just not have thought to list themselves that way, even if they are.