These articles and texts have been identified during the development of the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender page by the authors and reviewers. They provide additional information on the issues and considerations for specific populations within palliative care. This is not an exhaustive list. References were selected for their relevance, and have not been formally reviewed for quality.

Boehmer, U and Case, P. Physicians Don’t Ask, Sometimes Patients Tell: Disclosure of Sexual Orientation among Women with Breast Carcinoma. Cancer 2004, Volume 101, Number 8: 1882-1889

Bent, K and Magilvy, K. When a partner dies: Lesbian widows. Issues in mental health nursing. 2006 27:5,447 — 459.

Grulich, A, de Visser, R, Smith, A, Rissel, C and Richters, J. Sex in Australia: Homosexual experience and recent homosexual encounters Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health. Vol 27 No. 2 :155-163

Katz, A.Gay and Lesbian Patients With Cancer. Oncology Nursing Forum. 2009 Vol. 36, No. 2,: 203-207.

Mulligan. E and Heath. M. Seeking open minded doctors: How women who identify as bisexual, queer or lesbian seek quality health care. Australian Family Physician 2007 Vol 36, No 6

Oriel. K Medical Care of Transsexual Patients. Journal of the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association. 2000.Vol. 4, No. 4: 185 – 194

Redelman, M Is There a Place for Sexuality in the Holistic Care of Patients in the Palliative Care Phase of Life? Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2008; 25; 366 – 371

Saphira, M and Glover, M. New Zealand National Lesbian Health Survey. Journal of the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association, 2000. Vol. 4, No. 2:49-56

Schilder, A, Kennedy, C, Strathdee, S, Goldstone, I, Hogg, R and O'Shaughnessy. M. "A Lot of Things I Hide": Understanding Disclosure in the Care of HIV-Positive Bisexual Men. Journal of the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association, 1999. Vol. 3, No. 4:119-126

Stein, G and Bonuck, K. Attitudes on End-of-Life Care and Advance Care Planning in the Lesbian and Gay Community. Journal of Palliative Medicine. 2001b.Volume 4, Number 2: 173-190

Van Dam, M, Koh, A and Dibble, S. Lesbian Disclosure to Health Care providers and Delay of Care. Journal of the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association. 2001 Vol. 5, No. 1:11-19

Whipple, V Working with lesbian widows. Grief Matters 2007 10(1): 4-7

Whipple, V.Addressing the Needs of Lesbian Widows. Journal of LGBT Issues in Counseling, 1553-8338, Volume 1, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 61 – 74

Whipple V Invisible Grief: Addressing the needs of lesbian widows Presentations from the annual American Counselling Association conventions. 2004

This page was created on 3 November 2009 and is due for review in November 2011.