LGBTQ+ people who encountered refusals by health care providers in the U.S. 2022
In 2022, eight percent of LGBQ respondents, including 13 percent of LGBQ people of color and 16 percent of LGBQ+ transgender respondents reported that in the past year, they have experienced refusal by a health care provider to treat their family member, including a child or a same-sex spouse or partner. The statistic illustrates the share of U.S. LGBTQ+ adults who experienced various types of health care refusals by health care providers in the past year in the U.S. as of 2022, by sexuality and race.