This text offers practical, accessible and evidence-based information to help in the care of gay and lesbian patients. It includes an overview of the history of medical relations with these patients, as well as advice and guidelines in a range of specific clinical issues.

Subsequent chapters cover such wide-ranging topics as mental health care and the effects of homophobia on relationships, same-sex parenting, the role that body image plays in health, and unique populations such as lesbian and gay ethno-racial minorities, the transgendered, rural lesbian and gay people, and elders. Each chapter includes practical tips (advice on inclusive language for example) and summaries, along with references to written and online resources. Comprehensive and detailed, this work covers physical and mental health across the life cycle, with equal emphasis on women's and men's health.