Issues faced by LGBTQ individuals in the operative setting

This was the first time that I was unsure of how to respond when a patient cried.  Usually, as a medical student, compassion and understanding helped make up for obvious gaps in our knowledge.  It just comes with the territory.  But this time was different: I could not understand why the patient was crying, because it was a reason I had yet to consider in my short medical journey.

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