LGBTQ+ Health

WashU Medicine Physicians are committed to providing excellent, patient-centered care to LGBTQ+ patients in a respectful environment. LGBTQ+ patients have unique health needs. Sharing information about your sexual orientation and gender identity with your care team helps us provide a more personalized health care experience, specifically tailored to your needs.

Sexual orientation, gender identity and your care

  • Some conditions are more or less common in LGBTQ+ patients than in other groups. Recommendations for health care screenings, vaccinations, medications and other services can be different based on your gender identity and sexual behavior.
  • Across the country, health care providers are more frequently asking about sexual orientation and gender identity with the goal of providing better care to LGBTQ+ patients.
  • The information that you share with your provider is confidential and protected in the same ways as other medical information.     

Health care services 

While all of our clinics are welcoming and inclusive, a number of our services provide care that may be specifically of interest to LGBTQ+ patients:

LGBTQ+ patient rights

Our policies are committed to ensuring your rights to health and health care. Barnes-Jewish Hospital and St. Louis Children’s Hospital policies support patients rights to care and visitation without discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. For more information about patient rights and our non-discrimination policies go to:

Barnes-Jewish Hospital and St. Louis Children’s Hospital participate in the Healthcare Equality Index. We are proud of our strong performance over multiple years and we are committed using this index as a tool to continue to improve health care for LGBTQ+ patients.  Visit the Healthcare Equality Index website for more information about our performance.

LGBTQ+ patient resources

We strive to empower all of our patients with the knowledge to maximize their health.

Local resources

National resources