The way to find a gay friendly health insurance agent is pretty simple–just ask. Once you have a list of possible insurance agents, start calling and finding out which one’s are gay friendly. It’s a lot easier to do this over the phone, and it also saves a lot of time. You can also ask around among friends, or call your local gay community center to get recommendations.

Once you have a gay friendly health insurance agent, you’re pretty much set. The agent is your path to finding gay friendly companies, and they can help you locate a company which offers both good quotes and also has policies which help those with domestic partnerships, gives no exam coverage, and can help in such things as artifical insemination or implantation treatments for lesbians trying to concieve.

Some people choose not to bother with an insurance agent at all, though. For one thing, there is almost always a fee associated with this, and it’s also true that much of the information you need can be found independently online or through gay community centers. You may try to save yourself some money and just look up health insurance quotes yourself.

Even with health insurance gay friendly doctors are still a must for most GLBT folks. Everyone’s been through that uncomfortable experience when, some way or another, your sexuality has come up while you’re sitting vulnerable on that patient table, and the awkward silence that followed as you waited for the doctor’s reaction. Not all doctors are accepting, and so in order to avoid possibly bad experiences, it’s important to find a doctor who is gay friendly health insurance will cover, too.

Here are some tips:

• Ask people.
• Call a GLBT community center or medical association. Most of the time these places, even if not necessarily geared towards medical concerns, can help gay people find the health care they need from the right people.
• Give the doctor a prior visit. Instead of waiting until you need to see a doctor, find out where s/he stands first. Call up and ask what the office’s policies are on gay people, or just head to the clinic and take a look around for gay friendly materials.