A call to nursing

A caretaker at heart, James McAvoy never envisioned himself as a nurse, but here he shares with Nathan Buck the events that led him to go back to school to become an RN. The night James found out his mother's cancer had returned and had only three months to live, he was brutally attacked on the street and barely survived. Having already lost his father to cancer, and now faced with his mother’s terminal diagnosis, James saw discrepancies in medical care between men and women. The desire to make sure men and women got equal medical treatment was a calling he couldn't ignore. Edit credit: Sean Collins

Resources for Patients & Loved Ones

• Catholic Health Association supports LGBTQ+ community

• Family Equality

• Gender Spectrum

• LGBT Health & Aging (Human Rights Campaign)

• SAGE: Advocacy & Services for LGBT Elders

• The Trevor Project: Help for LGBTQ Youth in Crisis

• Top 10 Things to Discuss with Your Healthcare Provider (GLMA)

• Trans Bodies: A Resource Guide for the Transgender Community

• Tyler Clementi Foundation

Resources for Providers

• LGBT Health (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

• LGBT HealthLink

• LGBTQ Population Care (American Medical Association)

• LGBTQ Topics (American Psychological Association)

• National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center (Fenway Institute)

• Resources for HIV/AIDS Prevention & Treatment (American College of Physicians)

• Straight for Equality in Healthcare (PFLAG)

KEYWORDS:

• James McAvoy
• Nathan Buck
• LGBTQ+
• Nurse