Science & Education

Evidence-based knowledge and education, including CME, guidelines, clinical recommendations, and physician education resources. 

CME

• LGBTQ+ Health: Pride in Care
• Sexual Health Education CME in Family Medicine

Education

• AFP Article: Caring for Transgender and Gender-Diverse Persons: What Clinicians Should Know 
• AFP by Topic: Care of Special Populations
• PFLAG National Glossary of Terms - LGBT Terms and Concepts 
• National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center Learning Modules - A collection of modules and webinars designed to help create a welcoming and inclusive clinical environment for LGBT patients.
• GLMA Cultural Competence Webinar Series - A collection of webinars from GLMA designed to help create a welcoming and inclusive clinical environment for LGBT patients. 
• Creating An Inclusive and Welcoming Health Care Environment for Sexual and Gender Minority (SGM) People - Learn how policies, processes and forms contribute to creating an SGM-inclusive environment; includes concepts and terminology related to sexual orientation, gender identity, and sex development.

Guidelines

• AAFP Clinical Preventive Services Recommendations - Resource list of all clinical preventive services recommendations, including those for LGBTQ populations.
• Center of Excellence for Transgender Health: Guidelines for the Primary and Gender-Affirming Care of Transgender and Gender Nonbinary People - Primary care guidelines for transgender health, including hormone initiation and monitoring. 
• World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) - Guidelines and standards of care for transgender and gender non-conforming patients.

AAFP Position Papers & Policies

• AAFP Position Paper: Advancing Health Equity by Addressing the Social Determinants of Health in Family Medicine
  
• AAFP Position Paper: Cultural Sensitivity: The Importance of Cultural Sensitivity in Providing Effective Care for Diverse Populations 
• AAFP Policy: Coverage Equity for Drugs, Testing, Procedure, Preventive Services, and Reproductive Technologies
• AAFP Policy: Health Equity
• AAFP Policy: Sensitivity to Diversity and Cultural Proficiency in AAFP Education
• AAFP Policy: Prevention and Management of Sexually Transmitted Infections
• AAFP Policy: Reparative Therapy
• AAFP Policy: Care for the Transgender and Gender Nonbinary Patient
• AAFP Policy: Culturally Proficient, Health Care 

Other Resources

• National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center -  Provides educational programs, resources, and consultation to health care organizations to optimize quality, cost-effective health care for LGBTQIA+ people.
• Healthcare Equality Index - Ratings of health systems on LGBT-inclusive care and information on how to enhance LGBT-inclusive care.
• TransHealthCare - TransHealthCare is a website operated by the Trans Media Network to help patients and providers find surgeons who perform gender affirming procedures.
• National Center for Transgender Equality ID Documents Center - Federal and state-specific information to help transgender patients update their name/gender markers on IDs and records.

Links to external websites and guidelines are provided as a courtesy. They are neither a guarantee nor an endorsement by the AAFP of the guidelines, products or services offered on these websites.