My Doctor Said Lesbians Don’t Need Pap Smears, but She’s Wrong https://www.autostraddle.com/my-doctor-told-me-i-dont-need-a-pap-smear/?fbclid=IwAR0tUt_3md0KYuy69bB5QukJ0heAXx9JEbGW541kte_6vh4JIoPBIXk1hRk Visit your doctor. Advocate for yourself. If you feel pressured, have someone with you that you trust to advocate for you! (they can always step out of the room at any point of a health practitioners visit!) In a perfect world, LGBTQ people would be afforded the same quality of healthcare as cisgender straight people. For now though, this is a fantasy. As this experience taught me, being educated about my body and advocating for myself is crucial.