LGBTQ advocacy resources for physicians

The AMA is helping to build a more just, more equitable, more diverse health care system for physicians and patients alike. We advocate at the state and federal levels for quality evidence-based health care regardless of gender or sexual orientation. The AMA is working to advance health equity so all people can achieve optimal health and will continue to strongly oppose discrimination based on an individual’s sex, sexual orientation or gender identity.

AMA policies & advocacy for LGBTQ community

Advocating for the LGBTQ community

Understanding LGBTQ health issues

Ban the Gay/Trans (LGBTQ+) Panic Defense

Equal Access for Adoption in the LGBTQ Community

Encouraging LGBTQ+ Representation in Medicine

Find more policies about the LGBTQ population on PolicyFinder

LGBTQ health equity videos & podcasts

COVID-19 Update: Trans individuals and the pandemic

Prioritizing Equity video series: LGBTQ Voices

AMA on Spotify: LGBTQ+ health

Find more videos & podcasts on the LGBTQ population

AMA Journal of Ethics® & LGBTQ health

How cisgender clinicians can help prevent harm during encounters with transgender patients

Research on LGBTQ health and community

Ethics cases on gender and sex identity

Recent articles on the LGBTQ population

LGBTQ+ seniors have seen lifelong discrimination. Doctors can help.

What sets back care for transgender patients in the exam room

Q&A: How to build a nationally recognized LGBTQ+ clinic

AMA Ed Hub™ & LGBTQ health

LGBTQ+ Health Care Kit

Experiences of LGBTQ+ residents in U.S. general surgery training programs

Learn more about LGBTQ health on Ed Hub

Additional resources

• Creating an LGBTQ-friendly practice
• Physician & patient-centered LGBTQ policies
• LGBTQ Population Care
• LGBTQ+ Section
• AMA Foundation awards, fellowships & scholarships
  • Excellence in LGBTQ Health Award
  • National LGBTQ+ Fellowship Program
  • David Jones Peck, MD, Scholarship For Health Equity