Coming Out in Radiation Therapy: A Narrative Inquiry

The healthcare environment reflects and embeds sociocultural norms, including heteronormativity (the system that works to regulate behaviors and societal expectations tied to the presumption of heterosexuality and an adherence to a strict gender binary). Heteronormativity pervades workplaces through policies, cultural norms and informal interpersonal interactions. Coming out, rather than being a one-time event, is often a process of continual identity management. Subsequently, there is evidence that lesbian and gay people (LG), both patients and healthcare professionals, engage in significant emotional work to manage who they tell about their sexual identity, and in what circumstances.
Source: Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences - Category: Radiology Authors: Source Type: research