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The LGBT have a right to access health care services free from Stigma discrimination

According to the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights, the LGBT community in Kenya often faces discrimination and stigma when seeking medical health care services in public hospitals. Most health care providers in public hospitals are known for breaching their privacy and confidentiality by exposing the sexual orientation of their patients to other colleagues at the facilities. The health care providers are usually not friendly and hardly understand their sexual and reproductive health needs. 

Research suggests that the LGBT community in Kenya have reduced access to medical care compared to heterosexuals because majority of them have had experience of homophobic health professionals. This may make them less inclined to seek medical help, or they may wait longer before they seek help. Many health workers in public health facilities claim that they treat everyone the same but this usually means that they treat everyone as heterosexual.

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