Improving pathways to primary health care among LGBTQ populations and health care providers: key findings from Nova Scotia, Canada

Table 4 Sexual orientation/gender Identity of LGBTQ health care providers

Sexual orientation^a	Percent
Gay	32.1
Lesbian	41.1
Bisexual	12.5
Queer	32.1
Questioning	3.6
Heterosexual	1.8
Other options (“inclusive”)	1.8
Gender identity/expression
Cisgender female	37.5
Cisgender male	23.2
Transgender/transsexual female to male	5.4
Genderqueer/non binary (or otherwise gender variant)	10.7
Not to disclose	8.9
Other options^b	10.7
Not indicated	3.6

Sexual orientation of health care providers who identify as LGBTQ
^asum does not add up to 100% because respondents were allowed to select all that apply
^bmostly “woman”, “female” and “male” (which suggests that some participants did not know the meaning of the term cisgender)

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