Report: Study of gay, transgender health needed

and when they do, there's little research to guide doctors in their treatment.

Thursday's report says changing that starts with a seemingly simple step: Researchers should ask people about their sexual orientation and gender identity, just as they routinely ask about race and ethnicity, in all government-funded health studies.

The report was welcomed by the gay-rights community as a long-needed step in addressing health disparities.

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