{"id":5300,"date":"2026-02-26T15:25:20","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T15:25:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/colombiadiversa.org\/?post_type=derechos&#038;p=5300"},"modified":"2026-02-26T15:27:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T15:27:07","slug":"what-obligations-do-people-and-health-institutions-have-towards-lgtbiq-people","status":"publish","type":"derechos","link":"https:\/\/colombiadiversa.org\/en\/rights\/what-obligations-do-people-and-health-institutions-have-towards-lgtbiq-people\/","title":{"rendered":"What obligations do health care institutions and individuals have towards LGTBIQ+ persons?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Within the obligation to provide health services without any discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, institutions must:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Provide care free of prejudice and stereotypes, in that they cannot assume sexual practices, diagnoses or \"risks\" based on sexual orientation.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enhanced confidentiality about their patients' sexual orientation, sexual practices, HIV status, and sexual and reproductive health.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Respectful communication without pathologising or moralising language.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Respect and recognition for gender identity within care, with recognition of the identity name. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Access to gender-transition or gender-affirming services.<\/li>\n<\/ol>","protected":false},"template":"","grupo-derecho":[164,165],"categoria-derecho":[136],"class_list":["post-5300","derechos","type-derechos","status-publish","hentry","grupo-derecho-derechos-de-las","grupo-derecho-les-y-los-pacientes-en-el-sistema-de-salud","categoria-derecho-salud-lgbt"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/colombiadiversa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/derechos\/5300","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/colombiadiversa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/derechos"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/colombiadiversa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/derechos"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/colombiadiversa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5300"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"grupo-derecho","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colombiadiversa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/grupo-derecho?post=5300"},{"taxonomy":"categoria-derecho","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colombiadiversa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categoria-derecho?post=5300"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}