While there is great diversity among people who identify themselves as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender, it’s clear that the group as a whole experiences significant health disparities, many linked to social stigmas. “In order to understand and address LGBT health disparities, we as health care providers need to better understand who our LGBT patients are,” said Dr. Stephen Boswell, president of Fenway Health. The research institute at Fenway Health, which has long provided specialized LGBT care, has published two policy briefs meant to jumpstart such conversations between doctors and patients.