Overall, gender-sensitive training and culturally competent education is needed for all healthcare and mental healthcare providers (Aleshire et al., 2019; Baker & Beagan, 2014; Dean et al., 2016; Gahagan & Subirana-Malaret, 2018; Lawlis et al., 2019; Lindsay et al., 2019; Pepping et al., 2018; Smith & Turell, 2017). However, some argue that these trainings are not enough to adequately prepare providers for LGBTQ+ healthcare and curtail microaggressions (Boysen & Vogel, 2008; Daley & MacDonnell, 2015; Gahagan & Subirana-Malaret, 2018).
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