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Promoting allyship to support and uplift the LGBTQIA+ community

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The lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex and asexual (LGBTQIA+) community navigates a complex social landscape marked by strides in acceptance alongside enduring discrimination. Allies — individuals outside of the LGBTQIA+ spectrum who support and advocate for this community — are paramount, with allyship playing a critical part in influencing the health and well-being of LGBTQIA+ individuals.

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Fig. 1: A framework for effective allyship.

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  1. Department of Medicine, Stony Brook University Renaissance School of Medicine, Stony Brook, NY, USA

    Daniel J. Huynh

  2. Center for Liver Diseases, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA

    Sonali Paul

  3. Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA

    Nikki Duong

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Huynh, D.J., Paul, S. & Duong, N. Promoting allyship to support and uplift the LGBTQIA+ community. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41575-024-00928-x

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