The disparity of health in medical settings for lesbian gay, bisexual and transgender persons exists in all societies including India. The issues faced by them in medical establishments narrate a tale of institutionalized disrespect for privacy that has marginally more devastating consequences for LGBT community. They continue to face discrimination and exclusion across the world in health care. Despite these encouraging realities deeply embedded homophobia, transphobia combined with the lack

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... adequate legal protection against discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity expose LGBT people of all ages in all regions of the world to egregious violation of human rights including medical health care needs in health care settings and hospitals which negatively impacts their mental health and live lives of secrecy and shame. The present topic highlights how LGBT people are discriminated in medical establishments and how due to fear of law enforcement agencies a large sections of LGBT people remain invisible and unreachable thus pushing cases of infections underground. The topic also recommends major recommendations how these vulnerable minority can be brought to mainstream society and reduce stigma, atrocities inflicted on them. Introduction: