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Ensuring health equity for sexual and/or gender minority individuals

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People who identify as sexual and/or gender minority individuals face unique and challenging inequities in access to health care. They experience bias, discrimination and underinsurance, which limits their access to high-quality care (including for kidney disease). These inequities must be addressed through the provision of safe and inclusive environments, improved identification of disparities and the creation of a pipeline of equity-focused leaders.

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The authors thank D. Mohottige, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, USA, for comments on this manuscript. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

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  1. Division of Nephrology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA

    Juan D. Salcedo-Betancourt

  2. Barbara T. Murphy Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA

    Samira S. Farouk

  3. Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, Corporal Crescenz Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Yuvaram N. V. Reddy

  4. Renal-Electrolyte and Hypertension Division, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Yuvaram N. V. Reddy

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Salcedo-Betancourt, J.D., Farouk, S.S. & Reddy, Y.N.V. Ensuring health equity for sexual and/or gender minority individuals. Nat Rev Nephrol 18, 341–342 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41581-022-00572-1

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