Reducing health inequalities experienced by LGBTI people: what is your role as a health professional?

There is substantial evidence demonstrating that lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex (LGBTI) people experience health inequalities. The social determinants of health, namely the discrimination, social exclusion and stigmatisation faced by LGBTI people are well-recognized root causes of such inequalities. There is also evidence to suggest that direct and indirect discrimination against LGBTI people along with a lack of specific knowledge and sensitivity also exists within the health sector contributing to, and reinforcing LGBTI health inequalities.

This manual provides step-by-step guidance to the trainers implementing this training course. It is divided into two parts. The first part provides an introduction for the trainer, namely: how and why the training course has been developed; how to prepare for the training; how to implement the training and details on the evaluation.

The second part provides a description of the four training modules and includes: an overview of the module; instructions on how to use the module; aims and learning objectives of the module and suggested preparatory reading.