Society guideline links: Health care for lesbian, gay, and other sexual minority populations

Introduction — 

This topic includes links to society and government-sponsored guidelines from selected countries and regions around the world. We will update these links periodically; newer versions of some guidelines may be available on each society's website. Some societies may require users to log in to access their guidelines.

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Links to related guidelines are provided separately.

●(See "Society guideline links: Transgender health".)

●(See "Society guideline links: HIV prevention".)

●(See "Society guideline links: HIV screening and diagnostic testing".)

●(See "Society guideline links: Sexually transmitted infections".)

International

●Endocrine Society (ES): A scientific statement on endocrine health and health care disparities in the pediatric and sexual and gender minority populations (2023)

Canada

●Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS): Practice point on comprehensive sexual health assessments for adolescents (2020)

●Canadian Psychiatric Association (CPA): Position paper on mental health care for people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and (or) queer (2014)

United States

●Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Guide to taking a sexual history

●American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG): Committee opinion on health care for lesbians and bisexual women (2012, reaffirmed 2024)

●ACOG: Committee opinion on marriage and family building equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual, and gender nonconforming individuals (2018, reaffirmed 2024)

●American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP): Clinical report on sexuality education for children and adolescents (2016, reaffirmed 2022)

●AAP: Policy statement on promoting the well-being of children whose parents are gay or lesbian (2013, reaffirmed 2022)

●Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine (SAHM): Recommendations for promoting the health and well-being of sexual and gender-diverse adolescents through supportive families and affirming support networks (2022)

●AAP: Policy statement on office-based care for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning youth (2013, reaffirmed 2021)

●American Psychological Association (APA): Guidelines for psychological practice with sexual minority persons (2021)

●Association of LGBTQ+ Psychiatrists (AGLP): Guidelines for residency programs' care and support of trans, gender diverse, and queer patients (2021)

●American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP): Policy statement on conversion therapy (2018)

●AAP: Clinical report on sexual and reproductive health care services in the pediatric setting (2017)

●American College of Physicians (ACP): Policy position paper on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender health disparities – Executive summary (2015)

●National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN): LGBTQ youth and sexual abuse – Information for mental health professionals (2014)

●AACAP: Practice parameter on gay, lesbian, or bisexual sexual orientation, gender nonconformity, and gender discordance in children and adolescents (2012)

United Kingdom

●British Psychological Society (BPS): Guidelines for psychologists working with gender, sexuality and relationship diversity – For adults and young people (aged 18 and over) (2024)

●Psychological Society of Ireland (PSI): Guidelines for good practice with lesbian, gay and bisexual clients (2015)

●Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCP): Statement on sexual orientation (2014)

Australia–New Zealand

●Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH): Principle statement on supporting LGBTQ+ children and young people (2020, updated 2024)

●Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP): Position statement on recognising and addressing the mental health needs of the LGBTIQ+ population (2021)

●RANZCP: Position statement on sexual orientation change efforts (2019)