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SHAUNTI MEYER, MEDICAL DIRECTOR AT THE STRIDE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER IN AURORA, COLORADO, DISCLOSES HER SEXUAL ORIENTATION TO PATIENTS WHEN IT FEELS APPROPRIATE. LGBTQ+ PATIENTS OFTEN DEAL WITH STIGMA IN HEALTH SETTINGS. “THEY FEEL MORE CONNECTED BECAUSE I’M PART OF THE COMMUNITY,” MEYER SAYS./RACHEL WOOLF/KHN