What do your Two Spirit and LGBTQ patients need from you? Our Two Spirit and LGBTQ+ relatives may forego healthcare when clinicians and clinical environments are not affirming. Furthermore, traumatic experiences with discrimination and invisibilization in clinical settings can prevent our communities from accessing both life-saving preventative and gender-affirming care. Check out the following resources in order to help guide the critical work of creating affirming clinical spaces for all.
Ensure your clinical and community environments are affirming for all clients, especially those who identify as trans or gender-diverse, by accessing tips, tools, and sample policies in our Trans & Gender-Affirming Care Strategic Vision and Action Plan (SVAP). First disseminated in 2020, this 2.0 is a 2024 release. Our 2020 SVAP was supported by the NPAIHB Tribal Delegates via resolution, and this is a newly updated version of that plan. Please complete this form if you’d like support implementing any aspect of this plan.
Resources for care of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender patients
Clinical guides for primary care
E-learning course focused on providing culturally attuned sexual health care to 2SLGBTQ Native Americans
A toolkit for collecting data on sexual orientation and gender identity in clinical settings.
A Comprehensive, LGBTQ-Inclusive, Implicit-Bias-Aware, Standardized-Patient-Based Sexual History Taking Curriculum
A glossary of commonly used terms and phrases created by IHS for providers
Evidence-based guidelines for endocrine based therapies
Overview of related health topics and goals for the federal government until 2030.
Comprehensive survey and analysis pertaining to all areas of life that impact the well-being of Native transgender people
The Paths (Re)Membered Project centers the Two Spirit and LGBTQ+ community–its strengths, resiliencies, and histories—in our movement toward health equity.
