{"id":393,"date":"2024-02-27T10:23:13","date_gmt":"2024-02-27T10:23:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staff.nhslothian.scot\/ehre\/sexual-orientation\/"},"modified":"2024-03-27T13:47:54","modified_gmt":"2024-03-27T13:47:54","slug":"sexual-orientation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/staff.nhslothian.scot\/ehre\/sexual-orientation\/","title":{"rendered":"Sexual orientation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>When we talk about sexual orientation we mean sexual identity, attraction, and behaviour. Human sexuality is a wide spectrum ranging from exclusively heterosexual, through varieties of bisexuality to exclusively gay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The term LGBT, or LGBT+ is commonly used when referring generically to people in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities. However, sexual orientation should not be confused with gender identity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">People\u2019s experiences of discrimination<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>People are sometimes treated unfairly because of something to do with their sexual orientation. There has been progress in equality with the gradual repeal of discriminatory laws, the legalising of same-sex marriage in Scotland <strong>in 2014<\/strong> and an increase in public acceptance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Examples of discrimination in relation to sexual orientation may include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Refusing to grant time off for a female member of staff to attend ante-natal appointment with their partner who is pregnant, when time off would have been granted to a male member of staff whose female partner is pregnant.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Same sex couples not having equal access to fertility treatment as heterosexual couples.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Making offensive jokes or comments about sexual orientation or using derogatory remarks or terminology to describe gay, straight or bisexual people.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/video\/discrimination-work-lgbtqia-community-1721476\/?ito=vjs-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Vodafone shared a film about discrimination experienced by LGBT+ people at work<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/video\/embed\/1721476\" width=\"540\" height=\"353\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/eelga.pagetiger.com\/cultural-awareness-hub\/cultural-awareness-videos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The cultural awareness hub shares some experiences of LGBTQ+ parents with maternity services.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"268\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 640 \/ 268;\" width=\"640\" controls poster=\"https:\/\/staff.nhslothian.scot\/ehre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/02\/ItsOkayToAskLGBTQplus.png\" src=\"https:\/\/staff.nhslothian.scot\/ehre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/02\/it-s-ok-to-ask-trailer-mp4-pt-encoded.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Useful links:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Research about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.plymouth.ac.uk\/uploads\/production\/document\/path\/11\/11004\/Hoel__Lewis_and_Einarsdottir__2014_.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u2018The ups and downs of LGBs\u2019 workplace experiences\u2019<\/a> found discrimination and bullying in the workplace.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stor.scot.nhs.uk\/bitstream\/handle\/11289\/580332\/Final%20Report%20%2831%20May%202022%29.pdf?sequence=1&amp;isAllowed=y\">Health needs assessment of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and non-binary people (scot.nhs.uk)<\/a> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When we talk about sexual orientation we mean sexual identity, attraction, and behaviour. Human sexuality is a wide spectrum ranging from exclusively heterosexual, through varieties of bisexuality to exclusively gay.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":18,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/widewidth.php","meta":{"_searchwp_excluded":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"class_list":["post-393","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"rttpg_featured_image_url":null,"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"davidmcbain","author_link":"https:\/\/staff.nhslothian.scot\/ehre\/author\/davidmcbain\/"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":false,"rttpg_excerpt":"When we talk about sexual orientation we mean sexual identity, attraction, and behaviour. 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