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Jun 22, 2007
Quickie Link: Nurses Call for End to Homophobia in Health Care
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By vanrozenheim
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(Toronto, Canada) - As Toronto’s Pride Week marks a series of events across the province to celebrate diverse sexual and gender identities, the Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario (RNAO) is calling on nurses and health-care organizations to eliminate discriminatory attitudes and practices which create barriers to inclusive and appropriate health care. Yesterday, RNAO released a position statement entitled Respecting Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity to address homophobia and heterosexism in the health-care system which can limit access to health-care services and compromise health.
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