Insurance companies’ lack of LGBTQ+ affirmation: discrimination, distrust, and dissatisfaction among LGBTQ+ people

By afschroeder • August 5, 2025

Nowaskie DZ, Blackwood D, Garcia F, Flautero JD. Insurance companies' lack of LGBTQ+ affirmation: discrimination, distrust, and dissatisfaction among LGBTQ+ people. Front Sociol. 2025 Jul 18;10:1569519. doi: 10.3389/fsoc.2025.1569519. PMID: 40757192; PMCID: PMC12314559.

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