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COVID-19 Stress and Sexual Identities

open access: yesSocius, 2022
The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic has disrupted lives and resulted in high levels of stress. Although the evidence at the societal level is clear, there have been no population-based studies of pandemic-based stress focusing on individuals who ...
Wendy D. Manning, Claire M. Kamp Dush
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Minority stress and substance use: The role of anxiety/depression and PTSD symptoms in response to the COVID-19 pandemic

open access: yesCogent Psychology, 2023
Sexual minorities were surveyed about their experiences during the pandemic, and asked about symptoms of PTSD, minority stress, anxiety/depression, and substance use.
Joanne DiPlacido   +2 more
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Happiness and Sexual Minority Status [PDF]

open access: yesArchives of Sexual Behavior, 2016
We used logistic regression on nationally representative data (General Social Survey, N = 10,668 and N = 6680) to examine how sexual minority status related to happiness. We considered two central dimensions of sexual minority status-sexual behavior and sexual identity.
Mieke Beth, Thomeer, Corinne, Reczek
openaire   +2 more sources

Cross-National Investigation of Health Indicators among Sexual Minorities in Norway and the United States

open access: yesSocial Sciences, 2015
A cross-national study of young adult sexual minorities was conducted in order to explore the associations between sexual orientation and measures of depression, suicidality, and substance use.
Ryan J. Watson   +3 more
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Changing hearts and minds: Results from a multi-country gender and sexual diversity training. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2017
Engaging key populations, including gender and sexual minorities, is essential to meeting global targets for reducing new HIV infections and improving the HIV continuum of care. Negative attitudes toward gender and sexual minorities serve as a barrier to
Tonia Poteat   +10 more
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Mental disorders among sexual and gender minorities

open access: yesEuropean Psychiatry, 2022
Introduction The term “Sexual and Gender Minorities” includes lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex and/or asexual populations. It was introduced in the MeSH Database in 2018.
S. Khouadja   +4 more
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Sexual-orientation differences in risk of health-related impaired ability to work and to remain in the paid workforce: a prospective population-based twin study

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2023
Background Studies consistently show an increased risk of poor health among sexual minorities (i.e., those identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual [LGB] or other non-heterosexuals individuals), as compared to those identifying as heterosexual.
Richard Bränström   +2 more
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Moral Boundaries and Cultural Membership: Perceptions of the LGBTQ in Turkiye

open access: yesJournal of Economy Culture and Society, 2023
Sexual minorities consistently rank as the most disapproved of group in Turkey although the LGBTQ community remain largely invisible. To explain this disparity, we examine private and public responses to “homosexuality” along four dimensions: demographic
Murat Ergin, Fatoş Gökşen
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Minority stress, distress, and suicide attempts in three cohorts of sexual minority adults: A U.S. probability sample.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2021
During the past 50 years, there have been marked improvement in the social and legal environment of sexual minorities in the United States. Minority stress theory predicts that health of sexual minorities is predicated on the social environment.
Ilan H Meyer   +4 more
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Sexual and Gender Minorities Inclusion and Uptake of Sexual and Reproductive Health Services: A Scoping Review of Literature

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Men's Health, 2023
Despite the efforts to ensure that sexual and reproductive health services are integrated into global, regional, and national initiatives, a significant number of countries are overwhelmed by frames of exclusion and violations of fundamental human rights,
Methembe Yotamu Khozah   +1 more
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