Kungani Umphakathi We-LGBT Uthola Ukunakekelwa Kwezempilo Okubi Okungaphezu Kontanga Yabo Eqondile

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Uma ucabanga ngabantu abasenkingeni yezempilo, ungacabanga ngabantu abahola kancane noma abantu basemaphandleni, asebekhulile, noma izinsana. Kodwa empeleni, ngo-Okthoba 2016, abantu abambalwa kwezocansi nobulili baqashelwa ngokusemthethweni njengesibalo sabantu abahlukene ngokwezempilo yiNational Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) -okusho ukuthi bakulungele kakhulu ukuthintwa yizifo, ukulimala, nodlame kanye entula amathuba okuthola impilo enhle, ngokusho kweCenters for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (Lokhu kwenzeke ezinyangeni ezimbalwa ngemuva kocwaningo olukhulu olukhombisa ukuthi abantu be-LGBT basengozini yezinkinga eziningi zempilo yengqondo nengokomzimba.)

Ngokwaziwa ngokusemthethweni njengokwehlukaniswa kwabantu kwezempilo, izingqinamba zezempilo zomphakathi we-LGBT zizoba yindawo yokugxila ocwaningweni oluningi yiNational Institutes of Health (NIH) - futhi sekuyisikhathi. Ucwaningo thina yenza baye babonisa ukuthi abantu abambalwa ngokocansi badinga ukunakekelwa kwezempilo okungcono, izibalo. Abantu abakhomba njengabantu abancane kwezocansi noma ngobulili babhekana nezingozi eziphakeme zezempilo ze-HIV / AIDS, ukukhuluphala, imizwa nokukhathazeka kokukhathazeka, ukudangala, ukusetshenziswa kabi kwezidakamizwa, nokuningi okungenzeka asazi ngakho, ngokusho kocwaningo lwakamuva I-JAMA Imithi Yangaphakathi kanye nombiko ka-2011 we-NIH. (Bheka futhi: 3 Izinkinga Zezempilo Abesifazane Abesilisa Abesilisa Nabesifazane Okufanele Bazi Ngazo)

Kodwa ngani ingabe umphakathi we-LGBT ukulesi simo kwasekuqaleni? Isizathu esikhulu silula: ubandlululo.

Abantu be-LGBT abahlala emiphakathini enamazinga aphezulu okubandlululwa kwezitabane banamazinga aphezulu okufa kunasemiphakathini enobandlululo oluncane, ngokusho kocwaningo lwango-2014 olwanyatheliswa ku-Social Science and Medicine-okuhumushela esikhathini esifushane sokuphila cishe iminyaka eyi-12. Yebo, 12. Lonke. Iminyaka. Leli gebe libangelwa ikakhulukazi amazinga aphezulu okubulala nokuzibulala, kodwa futhi namazinga aphezulu okufa ngenxa yesifo senhliziyo nemithambo yegazi. Kungani? Ingcindezi engokwengqondo nengokwenhlalo yokuhlala endaweni enokubandlulula okukhulu kungaholela ekuziphatheni okungenampilo (njengokudla okungafanele, ukubhema, nokuphuza kakhulu utshwala) okuxhunyaniswe nobungozi besifo senhliziyo, ngokusho kwabaphenyi.

Kodwa ngisho nangaphandle kwezindawo ezinobandlululo oluphezulu, ukunakekelwa kwe-LGBT okunolwazi kunzima ukukuthola. U-NIH uthi abantu be-LGBT bayingxenye ngayinye yabantu abahlukile abanezinkinga zezempilo ezihlukile. Kodwa-ke ocwaningweni lwabasebenzi bezempilo nenhlalakahle abangaphezu kuka-2,500, cishe amaphesenti angama-60 athi abacabangi ukuthi ubulili buhambisana nezidingo zempilo yomuntu, ngokusho kocwaningo luka-2015 olwenziwe yi-YouGov ye-Stonewall, inhlangano ye-LGBT e-UK And. noma ngabe lokhu kunakekelwa kwezempilo yenza bacabangele ukuthambekela kobulili kubalulekile, iningi labo alutholi ukuqeqeshwa elikudingayo; oyedwa kwabayishumi uthi abazethembi emandleni abo okuqonda nokuhlangabezana nezidingo ezithile zeziguli ze-LGB, futhi nangaphezulu bathi abazizwa bekwazi ukuqonda izidingo zezempilo zeziguli ezidlulayo.

Konke lokhu kusho ukuthi ukunakekelwa okuyisisekelo kwekhwalithi kunzima ukukuthola kubantu be-LGBT. Futhi lapho ukuthola ukuhlolwa okulula kuba isenzo sobuso nobandlululo, kulula ukubona ukuthi kungani bangeqa kudokotela ngokuphelele-okungenzeka ukuthi kungani abesifazane abathandana nabobulili obufanayo bengase babe mancane amathuba okusebenzisa ukunakekelwa kokuvikela kunabesifazane abaqondile , ngokusho kwe-NIH. Uma ngabe uke wakuthola "ukubukeka" okuvela kuwe gyno lapho uthembeke kabuhlungu ngomlando wakho wezocansi, uyaqonda ukuthi ochwepheshe bezempilo abahlali benenhloso ngendlela esingathanda babe ngayo ngaso sonke isikhathi. (Lokhu kuyakhathaza kakhulu, ngoba abesifazane abaningi balala nabesifazane kunanini ngaphambili.)

Futhi lokhu kubandlululwa akukhona nje ukucabanga - kungokoqobo. Ucwaningo lwe-YouGov luthole ukuthi amaphesenti angama-24 abasebenzi bezempilo ababhekene nesiguli baye bezwa ozakwabo bekhuluma izinkulumo ezingezinhle ngabantu abathandana bodwa, abathandana nobulili obubili, kanti abangamaphesenti angama-20 bezwe izinkulumo ezingezinhle ezenziwa ngabantu abashintshashintshayo. Baze bathola nokuthi oyedwa kubasebenzi abayi-10 uke wazibonela ngawakhe ukukholelwa kontanga ukuthi othile "angalapheka" ngokuba nobungqingili, ubungqingili noma abesilisa nabesifazane. Umbono, i-TBH, ongowakudala ngezinsuku zokukhala ngokuthi "i-hysteria" kwabesifazane abalokotha bathi-uNkulunkulu mabenqabe-ukuba nentshisekelo yocansi.

Izindaba ezimnandi ukuthi senza inqubekela phambili ekwamukeleni ngokugcwele umphakathi we-LGBT (yay ngamalungelo alinganayo omshado!), Futhi ukunakwa kwe-NIH ocwaningweni enkundleni yezempilo kuzosiza impela. Izindaba ezimbi ukuthi, kahle, lokhu kuyinkinga ngisho kwasekuqaleni.

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