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National Medical Commission Advisory on LGBTQIA+

National Medical Commission Advisory on LGBTQIA+

The National Medical Commission (NMC) in its recent advisory has emphasised the need to avoid derogatory references to the LGBTQIA+ community in medical textbooks and teaching methods.

What are the instructions given?

LGBTQIA+ - Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex and Asexual people

• Medical institutions should not teach students in a way that is derogatory or insulting to the LGBTQIA+ people.

• Authors of medical textbooks should amend all unscientific and discriminatory information about the community.

• Medical universities, colleges, institutions should not approve books with such derogatory references.

• Government and authorities are to strictly apply the guidelines 

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