ArticleFrontiers in sociology2023
"Ah, it's best not to mention that here:" Experiences of LGBTQ+ health professionals in (heteronormative) workplaces in Canada.
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- Disclosure experiences in LGBTQ+ healthcare staff: a systematic review and meta-synthesis.BMJ open · 2026Pooled it
- Navigating identity and professional life: A qualitative study of LGBTQ+ genetic counselors' workplace experiences.Journal of genetic counseling · 2026Article
- Between reluctance and resistance: LGBTQ+ healthcare professionals and their experiences in the workplace.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Examining the Experiences of Transgender and Non-Binary Nursing Students and Nurses in Canada.The Canadian journal of nursing research = Revue canadienne de recherche en sciences infirmieres · 2025Article
- Healthcare professionals' experiences related LGBTQ+ patients and colleagues at their workplace: Descriptive research in Japan.Journal of general and family medicine · 2025Article
- Celebrating the "Invisible": The Role of Organizational Diversity Approaches on Attracting and Retaining LGBTQ + Talent.Journal of business and psychology · 2025Article
- Mobilizing Critical Occupational Therapy Praxis to Promote Structural Justice, Equity, and Rights.Canadian journal of occupational therapy. Revue canadienne d'ergotherapie · 2024Article
- Factors influencing LGBTQ+ disclosure decision-making by Canadian health professionals: A qualitative study.PloS one · 2023Article
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Abstract
Introduction: Despite human rights protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) people, LGBTQ+ professionals may continue to experience discrimination working in heteronormative systems and spaces. Methods: In this qualitative study 13 health professionals (nurses, occupational therapists, and physicians) from across Canada participated in in-depth qualitative interviews to explore their experiences with work-related microaggressions and heteronormativity. Results: Heterosexist microaggressions from both patients/clients and colleagues were the norm, perpetuating and bolstered by heteronormative workplace and professional cultures. In turn, LGBTQ+ professionals navigated disclosure-decision-making, in power-laden contexts where all options carried potential negative consequences. Discussion: Drawing on the notion of "heteroprofessionalism," we argue that the concept of professional carries encoded within it demands that the occupant of that category be-or present as-heterosexual, an unmarked status that can be readily desexualized. Acknowledging sex and sexuality disrupts "professionalism." We argue that such disruption, indeed dissention, is necessary to open (hetero)professional spaces to LGBTQ+ workers.
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