Doctors without closets

When Dr Justin Varney started out in his medical career he was advised to become a GP, not because his skills were better suited to this particular branch of medicine, but because he was gay.

His tutors felt that a career in paediatrics, the area he was interested in at the time, would be inappropriate because of his sexuality.

Tutors said parents might not like him working with their children, nor might other staff.

Today, more than a decade later, attitudes have changed greatly and Dr Varney is a consultant in public health medicine with responsibility for the health of 40,000 children in the Barking and Dagenham area of London.

via BBC NEWS | Health | ‘It’s much easier to be open now’.

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