A specialized preventative care and specialized primary care program for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer/questioning is now available in Bryn Mawr thanks to Main Line Health.

LGBTQ Inclusive Care has launched at two locations at Main Line Health — Bryn Mawr Family Practice, 135 South Bryn Mawr Ave., Suite 200, Bryn Mawr; and Main Line HealthCare Family Medicine at Paoli, 255 W. Lancaster Ave., Medical Office Bldg. 3, Suite 330, Paoli. LGBTQ Inclusive Care providers and staff at the practices have undergone specific training to understand the unique needs of the LGBTQ community and to provide highly competent care, writes Donna Rovins in The Times Herald.

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Because of the stigma that can follow the LGBTQ community, some people avoid seeking health care or were denied health care. Main Line Health’s program, which will be available to patients from childhood to senior years, will open the door to many people.

According to Joanne Glusman, MSW, LSW, Bryn Mawr Family Practice, Main Line Health, some people in the LGBTQ community avoid health care providers completely, “either because they have been refused care or have been treated disrespectfully — or they are afraid of that happening.”

“We want people to have relationships with healthcare systems and providers. We don’t want them to be afraid to go. They don’t necessarily know if the provider is a safe person to talk with,” she said.

As an example, she referenced a young transgender patient with an ankle injury. There was a question about whether the injury was a sprain or a fracture.

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