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Beginning with a rumination on the AIDS-inspired poetry of Thom Gunn, this article by the guest editors introduces the special issue of the Journal of Medical Humanities titled “Queer in the Clinic.” After providing an overview of the historical legacy and contemporary dilemmas of LGBTQ persons in biomedical practice, the authors describe the rationale of the issue and the contributions included.

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Notes

  1. For a rich biographical sketch of Thom Gunn, see Thom Gunn in Conversation with James Campbell (2000).

  2. See Lance Wahlert‘s “The Painful Reunion” (2012) for how the supposed liberation of LGBTQ persons from the discourses of pathology has also been a failed exercise historically.

  3. To read more on how we see these questions have been exceptionally addressed by queer theorists, well addressed by medical historians, and under-addressed by bioethicists, see Wahlert and Fiester’s “Queer Bioethics: Why Its Time Has Come” (2012). See also The Project on Bioethics, Sexuality, and Gender Identity at: www.queerbioethics.org.

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Acknowledgments

Our greatest thanks goes to the contributors of this special issue on “Queer in the Clinic,” all of whom provided exceptional pieces on LGBTQ health and demonstrated great patience as we finalized the issue. Special thanks goes to Sarah Dowling and Sharrona Pearl who organized our poetry and graphic arts sections, respectively. Lastly, endless thanks to the Journal of Medical Humanities editorial team, especially Kathleen Pachucki, Belle Mojado, and Editor-in-Chief Therese Jones, all of whom shepherded and championed this special issue from inception to completion.

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    Lance Wahlert & Autumn Fiester

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Correspondence to Lance Wahlert.

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Wahlert, L., Fiester, A. Queer in the Clinic. J Med Humanit 34, 85–91 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10912-013-9222-z

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