Nondiscrimination Policy Update
Boston Medical Center Health System complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, national origin (including limited English proficiency and primary language), religion, culture, physical or mental disabilities, socioeconomic status, sex, sexual orientation and gender identity and/or expression. BMCHS provides free aids and services to people with disabilities and free language services to people whose primary language is not English.
To read our full Nondiscrimination Statement, click here.
Noun
The presumption that everyone is or should be heterosexual, that heterosexuality is superior to all other sexualities. Prejudice, bias, or discrimination is based on this presumption. Systemic oppression of all other sexualities outside of heterosexual.
Adapted from UMass Medical and UMassMemorial Health Care’s Diversity + Inclusion, Diversity Toolkit and from The Fenway Institute
