Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) populations experience significant health
disparities, theorized to result from LGBT specific minority stressors. The fully conceptualized …

The evidence is now overwhelming that discrimination negatively impacts both the physical
and mental health of minority groups. Members of multiple-minority groups, such as lesbian …

Existing literature suggests that both sexual and racial minorities are at a heightened risk of
developing symptoms of depression and anxiety. However, there is minimal research …

Prejudice and stigma have been central to our understanding of the health and well-being of
LGBT people using the minority stress perspective. Minority stress research has explained …

INTRODUCTION: In the past five years, researchers have increasingly turned to the study of
mental health outcomes in LGBT populations. The present paper summarizes recent …

The number of US adults identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or a different
sexual identity has doubled since 2008, and about 40% of the sexual and gender minority …

The minority stress model has been influential in guiding research on sexual and gender
minority health and well-being in psychology and related social and health sciences …

Empirical research has consistently demonstrated the negative mental health consequences
of minority stress among lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) populations; however, there is …

Historically, the pathologization of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning
(LGBTQ) orientations shaped research and professional practice, while the impact of stigma …

Nonbinary people make up approximately one third of the broader trans community, yet
most research on trans populations focuses on the experiences of binary trans people (ie …