Table 4.

Themes for Disclosure of LGBTQ Identity to Providers

Themes/Subthemes	Description	Count
Provider Knowledge		18
LGBTQ Affirmative Knowledge	Providers giving information that reflect knowledge of LGBTQ health	5
Lack of LGBTQ Knowledge	Providers indicating that they have a lack of knowledge of LGBTQ health	9
Communication		87
Comfortable	Providers indicate their comfort with patient disclosure	8
Uncomfortable	Providers indicate their discomfort with patient disclosure	16
*Positive Reaction	Patients feel that providers reacted positively to disclosure	21
*Absence of Reaction	Provider did not react to patient disclosure	38
*Provider LGBTQ Identified	Providers were also LGBTQ identified	4
*Microaggressions	Providers indicate negative feelings about LGBTQ identity through verbal or nonverbal communication	9
Provider Attitude		35
Acceptance	Providers behave in an accepting manner after disclosure	12
*Professionalism	Providers behave in a professional manner attitude after disclosure	6
Respect	Providers behave in a respectful manner after disclosure	4
*Friendliness	Providers behave in a friendly manner after disclosure	5
*Discriminatory Actions	Providers behave in a discriminatory manner following disclosure	8
*Patient Expectations of Providers		20
*Lack of Negative Reaction	Patients reflect that providers react in a negative way to disclosure	13
*Still Received Treatment	Patients reflect that providers still provide care despite disclosure	7

^*Themes and subthemes not present in Johnson and Nemeth’s (2014) model