LGBT healthPub Date : 2025-07-01Epub Date: 2024-12-10DOI: 10.1089/lgbt.2024.0067
Noah Zazanis, Seth J Prins
{"title":"Chronic Joint Pain Disparities for U.S. Transgender Adults: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2020.","authors":"Noah Zazanis, Seth J Prins","doi":"10.1089/lgbt.2024.0067","DOIUrl":"10.1089/lgbt.2024.0067","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b><i>Purpose:</i></b> Several studies have found that sexual minority individuals are at greater risk for chronic pain. However, these studies did not ask about gender identity, and research on chronic pain in transgender populations remains scarce. This present study examined the relationship between transgender status and chronic joint pain disorders among U.S. adults. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> Data were obtained from the 2020 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. We compared odds of chronic joint pain disorders by transgender status (<i>n</i> transgender = 967, cisgender = 217,943, don't know/not sure = 648, refused = 2072) using logistic regression adjusting for age. <b><i>Results:</i></b> After adjusting for age, transgender respondents reported greater odds of chronic joint pain disorders (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 1.24, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.05-1.48), compared with cisgender respondents. Odds for chronic joint pain disorders were lower for the \"refused\" group (AOR = 0.84, 95% CI = 0.76-0.93) and for those who answered \"don't know/not sure\" (AOR = 0.73, 95% CI = 0.61-0.88). <b><i>Conclusion:</i></b> Consistent with preliminary evidence and with the minority stress model, transgender respondents were at increased odds of chronic joint pain disorders when adjusting for age.</p>","PeriodicalId":18062,"journal":{"name":"LGBT health","volume":" ","pages":"372-377"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142801338","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
LGBT healthPub Date : 2025-07-01Epub Date: 2025-01-21DOI: 10.1089/lgbt.2023.0422
Jennifer L Glick, Aaron A Wiegand, Katrina S Kennedy, Molly Gribbin, Arjee Restar, Colin P Flynn, Danielle German
{"title":"Assessing the State of Published Research Concerning COVID-19 and Transgender and Nonbinary People in the United States via a Scoping Review: Lessons Learned for Future Public Health Crises.","authors":"Jennifer L Glick, Aaron A Wiegand, Katrina S Kennedy, Molly Gribbin, Arjee Restar, Colin P Flynn, Danielle German","doi":"10.1089/lgbt.2023.0422","DOIUrl":"10.1089/lgbt.2023.0422","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b><i>Purpose:</i></b> Transgender and nonbinary people (TNB) experienced a disproportionate burden of poor health and socioeconomic outcomes resulting from the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, largely driven by increased vulnerability due to pervasive structural discrimination. To characterize the extent and nature of TNB inclusivity within COVID-19 research, we conducted a scoping review of studies published in English from 2019-2022 reporting COVID-19 pandemic impacts on TNB individuals in the United States. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> We searched PubMed (PubMed.gov), Embase (Elsevier), PsycInfo (EBSCO), Sociological Abstracts (ProQuest), and CINAHL (EBSCO), and TNB-focused organizational websites using search concepts 1) COVID-19, 2) TNB people. Studies were systematically reviewed for inclusion. Findings were extracted then summarized using systematic narrative synthesis. <b><i>Results:</i></b> Our search identified 1518 studies; 80 articles (65 peer-reviewed, 15 gray literature) met eligibility criteria. Most studies collected data early in the pandemic (69%) utilizing quantitative methods (79%), survey data (81%), and convenience sampling methods (65%); geographic foci varied. Many studies lacked transparent reporting on TNB involvement (80%), race/ethnicity of TNB subsamples (67%), and gender measurement (30%). The findings addressed COVID-19 (39%), mental health (29%), socioeconomics (26%), health care access (24%), physical health (13%), substance use (11%), violence/discrimination (8%), resiliency/coping (5%), gender identity/expression (5%), and sexual health (4%). <b><i>Conclusions:</i></b> A substantial amount of COVID-19 research inclusive of TNB people was conducted during the initial 2.5 years of the pandemic. However, there were key methodological (e.g., standardized measurement, enhanced community involvement) and topical gaps (e.g., social and structural resiliencies), which should be addressed in future research and practice to reduce TNB health disparities related to COVID-19 and future public health crises.</p>","PeriodicalId":18062,"journal":{"name":"LGBT health","volume":" ","pages":"313-328"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143007893","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
LGBT healthPub Date : 2025-05-01Epub Date: 2024-10-03DOI: 10.1089/lgbt.2023.0296
Phillip W Schnarrs, Armin A Dorri, Stephen T Russell, Timothy J Grigsby, Ruby Charak, Hayden Dawes, Amy L Stone, R Andrew Yockey, Joshua G Rosenberger
{"title":"Adverse Childhood Experiences, Perceived Discrimination, and Mental Health in Sexual and Gender Minoritized Adults: Comparing Stress Accumulation and Stress Sensitization Models.","authors":"Phillip W Schnarrs, Armin A Dorri, Stephen T Russell, Timothy J Grigsby, Ruby Charak, Hayden Dawes, Amy L Stone, R Andrew Yockey, Joshua G Rosenberger","doi":"10.1089/lgbt.2023.0296","DOIUrl":"10.1089/lgbt.2023.0296","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b><i>Purpose:</i></b> The purpose of this study was to assess the relationship between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) exposure, perceived discrimination, and anxiety and depressive symptoms in sexual and gender minoritized (SGM) adults in the United States. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> Respondents (<i>n</i> = 4445) from a national Qualtrics research panel completed a web-based survey. Guided by the stress proliferation (mediation model) and stress sensitization (moderation model) models, we examined the relationships between ACEs and perceived discrimination and the severity of anxiety and depressive symptoms in adulthood. <b><i>Results:</i></b> Cumulative ACEs exposure was positively associated with everyday discrimination scale (EDS) scores. ACEs and EDS scores had a significant direct association with anxiety and depressive symptoms. We found support for EDS as a mediator for anxiety (<i>β</i> = 0.12, <i>p</i> < 0.001) and depressive symptoms (<i>β</i> = 0.14, <i>p</i> < 0.001) and for ACEs as a moderator of the relationship between EDS and anxiety (<i>β</i> = -0.04, <i>p</i> = 0.004) and depressive (<i>β</i> = -0.05, <i>p</i> = 0.001) symptoms. <b><i>Conclusions:</i></b> These findings suggest that both stress proliferation and stress sensitization likely contribute to disparities in anxiety and depressive symptoms in SGM adults. This finding supports the integration of social safety and minority stress perspectives regarding health disparities in SGM populations. Exposure to early life adversity likely alters neurodevelopment, which in turn increases awareness of the lack of social safety in adulthood, reduces capacity to cope with minority stress exposure, and ultimately contributes to increased anxiety and depressive symptoms. Prevention efforts should focus on building positive and compensatory childhood experiences.</p>","PeriodicalId":18062,"journal":{"name":"LGBT health","volume":" ","pages":"286-294"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142372235","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
LGBT healthPub Date : 2025-05-01Epub Date: 2025-04-14DOI: 10.1089/lgbt.2024.0170
Yashika Sharma, Billy A Caceres, Jacquelyn Y Taylor, Bethany Everett, Nour Makarem, Tonda L Hughes
{"title":"Examining the Associations of Family-Related Factors with Hypertension in Sexual Minority Women.","authors":"Yashika Sharma, Billy A Caceres, Jacquelyn Y Taylor, Bethany Everett, Nour Makarem, Tonda L Hughes","doi":"10.1089/lgbt.2024.0170","DOIUrl":"10.1089/lgbt.2024.0170","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b><i>Purpose:</i></b> We examined the association between family-related factors (i.e., sexual identity disclosure to family and family social support) and hypertension (HTN) among sexual minority women (SMW; i.e., lesbian/gay, bisexual, or another sexual identity). <b><i>Methods:</i></b> We analyzed data from Waves 3 (2010-2012) and 4 (2017-2019) of the Chicago Health and Life Experiences of Women study. Using multiple logistic regression, we examined the cross-sectional and longitudinal associations of family-related factors with self-reported HTN (diagnosis of HTN at Wave 3 and newly diagnosed HTN at Wave 4) among SMW. We also explored whether race/ethnicity and sexual identity moderated these associations. Analyses were adjusted for relevant covariates (e.g., age, tobacco use). <b><i>Results:</i></b> Cross-sectional analyses included 651 SMW with a mean age of 40.2 (±13.8) years, 58% of whom identified as Black/African American or Hispanic. Family social support was inversely associated with the diagnosis of HTN (adjusted odds ratio: 0.85, 95% confidence interval: 0.75-0.97). Longitudinal analyses included 377 SMW (mean age of 38.8 [±13.0] years) with 51% identifying as Black/African American or Hispanic. Family social support was not associated with newly diagnosed HTN. Neither the cross-sectional nor longitudinal associations between sexual identity disclosure to family and HTN were significant. Neither race/ethnicity nor sexual identity were significant moderators. <b><i>Conclusions:</i></b> Family social support was associated with lower odds of HTN diagnosis among SMW. Families and clinicians should be educated about the protective role of family social support for sexual minority adults. Further research is needed to identify factors that contribute to HTN disparities observed among these populations.</p>","PeriodicalId":18062,"journal":{"name":"LGBT health","volume":" ","pages":"258-267"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12490636/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144008935","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
LGBT healthPub Date : 2025-05-01Epub Date: 2024-05-27DOI: 10.1089/lgbt.2023.0309
Josephine T Hinds, Abdul G Zahra, Raymond A Ruiz, Carol A Johnston, Kerry B Sewell, Joseph G L Lee
{"title":"A Scoping Review of Trends in the Size of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Tobacco Use Disparities, 1996-2020, United States and Canada.","authors":"Josephine T Hinds, Abdul G Zahra, Raymond A Ruiz, Carol A Johnston, Kerry B Sewell, Joseph G L Lee","doi":"10.1089/lgbt.2023.0309","DOIUrl":"10.1089/lgbt.2023.0309","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b><i>Purpose:</i></b> Tobacco use is a major health disparity for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) populations compared with heterosexual/cisgender populations. In this scoping review, we aimed to determine if LGBT tobacco use disparities are improving or worsening over time and if trends in disparities differed across subgroups. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> We included articles that longitudinally explored youth and adult LGB tobacco use in the United States and Canada after searching four databases and capturing records through July 2022. Two reviewers independently screened the title/abstract and full text of 2326 and 45 articles, respectively. Eleven articles from 18 larger assessments met inclusion criteria, spanning data collection from 1996 to 2020. <b><i>Results:</i></b> All studies consistently demonstrated tobacco disparities for LGB populations. No articles examined longitudinal transgender tobacco disparities. Most studies focused on smoking combustible cigarettes. Disparities in heavy or daily use for all LGB youth subgroups compared with heterosexual samples appear to be shrinking longitudinally. Results for early-onset, current, and lifetime smoking were less consistent. Adult evidence was relatively sparse; however, after 2010, studies show diminishing disparities over time, except for current smoking by bisexual women. <b><i>Conclusions:</i></b> Large tobacco use disparities persist for LGB populations, although the size of disparities may be decreasing for some groups. Initiatives for lesbian and bisexual women and girls should be prioritized, in addition to interventions addressing LGB smoking broadly. Surveillance instruments should uniformly and consistently assess LGBT identities and tobacco use behaviors.</p>","PeriodicalId":18062,"journal":{"name":"LGBT health","volume":" ","pages":"237-248"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12136146/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141155228","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
LGBT healthPub Date : 2025-05-01Epub Date: 2024-10-28DOI: 10.1089/lgbt.2024.0135
Charlie Giraud, Michael E Newcomb, Sarah W Whitton
{"title":"An Evaluation of Resilience as a Protective Factor for Mental Health Among Sexual and Gender Minority Young People.","authors":"Charlie Giraud, Michael E Newcomb, Sarah W Whitton","doi":"10.1089/lgbt.2024.0135","DOIUrl":"10.1089/lgbt.2024.0135","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b><i>Purpose:</i></b> Sexual and gender minority (SGM) individuals often face minority stressors that negatively affect their mental health, making it important to identify protective factors against the adverse psychological effects of minority stress. We investigated the potential protective effect of trait resilience in SGM individuals assigned female at birth (SGM-AFAB), who are understudied despite being at particularly high risk for mental health problems. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> As part of an ongoing longitudinal cohort study, 452 SGM-AFAB young people (age 16-31 years) completed measures of resilience, minority stressors (victimization, microaggressions, internalized heterosexism, and cisgenderism), and mental health (depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation) in 2017-2018. Moderating effects of resilience on associations between the minority stressors and mental health outcomes were tested using regression analyses. <b><i>Results:</i></b> Resilience attenuated the positive associations of microaggressions with both depression and anxiety and of internalized cisgenderism with depression (in transgender and gender-diverse participants), suggesting protective effects. Resilience did not moderate any other associations. <b><i>Conclusion:</i></b> These findings suggest that resilience serves as a protective factor against depressive and anxiety symptoms following experiences of microaggressions and against depressive symptoms following internalized cisgenderism among diverse SGM-AFAB individuals. These results underscore the importance of identifying factors that bolster resilience and developing intervention strategies aimed at promoting resilience within SGM-AFAB individuals, especially following experiences of microaggressions and internalized cisgenderism.</p>","PeriodicalId":18062,"journal":{"name":"LGBT health","volume":" ","pages":"278-285"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12136149/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142503154","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
LGBT healthPub Date : 2025-05-01Epub Date: 2024-11-08DOI: 10.1089/lgbt.2024.0151
Ayelet Shapira-Daniels, Dana S King, Sari L Reisner, Lauren B Beach, Oseiwe Benjamin Eromosele, Sandhiya Ravichandran, Robert H Helm, Emelia J Benjamin, Carl G Streed
{"title":"Prevalence of Cardiac Arrhythmias in Transgender and Nonbinary Adult Community Health Center Patients.","authors":"Ayelet Shapira-Daniels, Dana S King, Sari L Reisner, Lauren B Beach, Oseiwe Benjamin Eromosele, Sandhiya Ravichandran, Robert H Helm, Emelia J Benjamin, Carl G Streed","doi":"10.1089/lgbt.2024.0151","DOIUrl":"10.1089/lgbt.2024.0151","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b><i>Purpose:</i></b> Sex differences in cardiac arrhythmias are well established. This study aimed to explore the prevalence of arrhythmias in transgender and nonbinary (TGNB) adults. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> This cross-sectional study utilized electronic medical records from a center specializing in TGNB care. Adults aged <i>≥</i>18 years with <i>≥</i>2 medical visits between January 1, 2010, and December 31, 2021, were categorized into self-reported gender groups: TGNB (transgender men, transgender women, nonbinary [NB]-assigned male at birth, NB-assigned female at birth), cisgender men, and cisgender women. The primary outcome was any arrhythmia using age- and race-adjusted regression models comparing transgender patients with cisgender men and cisgender women. Prevalence of arrhythmias was explored in transgender people with a gender-affirming hormone therapy (GAHT) prescription. <b><i>Results:</i></b> The sample included 49,862 adults, with 7121 (14%) TGNB persons. Median age was 28 years. Prevalence of arrhythmias was low (0.7-1.4% NB persons, 1.4-1.5% transgender persons). After adjustment, transgender women and transgender men had similar odds of any arrhythmia compared with cisgender men (transgender women: adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 0.89, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.63-1.24, <i>p</i> = 0.52; transgender men: aOR 1.17, 95% CI 0.82-1.62, <i>p</i> = 0.37), but higher odds of any arrhythmia compared with cisgender women (transgender women: aOR 1.65, 95% CI 1.13-2.34, <i>p</i> = 0.01; transgender men: aOR 2.15, 95% CI 1.48-3.04, <i>p</i> < 0.001). Prevalence of arrhythmias appeared similar among transgender adults regardless of GAHT use (transgender men: 1.5% vs 1.9%, transgender women: 1.2% vs 2.1%). <b><i>Conclusion:</i></b> Further research examining arrhythmias in TGNB patients and across gender minority subgroups is warranted, including longitudinal studies evaluating the potential impact of GAHT.</p>","PeriodicalId":18062,"journal":{"name":"LGBT health","volume":" ","pages":"249-257"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142605011","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
LGBT healthPub Date : 2025-05-01Epub Date: 2024-10-28DOI: 10.1089/lgbt.2024.0059
Brian C Thoma, Candice L Biernesser, Emma Win
{"title":"Gender Nonconformity, Minority Stress, and Psychological Distress Among Sexual Minority Adolescents.","authors":"Brian C Thoma, Candice L Biernesser, Emma Win","doi":"10.1089/lgbt.2024.0059","DOIUrl":"10.1089/lgbt.2024.0059","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b><i>Purpose:</i></b> Sexual minority adolescents (SMAs) have disproportionate experiences of mental health symptoms during adolescence, and minority stress contributes to mental health inequities among SMAs. Gender nonconformity (GNC) could place SMAs at higher risk for minority stress and subsequent mental health symptoms. The current study was designed to examine associations between GNC, minority stress, and psychological distress among SMAs. <b><i>Method:</i></b> SMAs ages 12-17 years (<i>n</i> = 455; mean age = 15.52 years) in the United States completed a cross-sectional online survey from February to July 2022, including measures of GNC, peer victimization, family rejection, negative expectations, negative disclosure experiences, internalized homonegativity, and psychological distress. We conducted path analysis to examine associations between GNC, minority stressors, and psychological distress, including indirect effects of GNC on psychological distress via minority stress. <b><i>Results:</i></b> In multivariable path analysis adjusted for demographic characteristics, GNC was associated with higher levels of peer victimization and negative expectations and lower internalized homonegativity among SMAs. Higher levels of peer victimization and negative expectations were associated with higher psychological distress. GNC was indirectly related to higher levels of psychological distress via higher peer victimization. <b><i>Conclusions:</i></b> The current study is the first to document associations between GNC and multiple minority stress experiences among SMAs, and GNC was indirectly related to psychological distress among SMAs via peer victimization. Although all SMAs would benefit from interventions designed to reduce peer victimization and increase their capacity to cope with minority stress, such interventions may be particularly beneficial for SMAs who are gender nonconforming.</p>","PeriodicalId":18062,"journal":{"name":"LGBT health","volume":" ","pages":"268-277"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142503155","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
LGBT healthPub Date : 2025-05-01Epub Date: 2024-11-06DOI: 10.1089/lgbt.2023.0477
Alena Kuhlemeier, Daniel G Shattuck, Cathleen E Willging, Mary M Ramos
{"title":"Comparing Behavioral Health of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Questioning, and Heterosexual Middle School Students.","authors":"Alena Kuhlemeier, Daniel G Shattuck, Cathleen E Willging, Mary M Ramos","doi":"10.1089/lgbt.2023.0477","DOIUrl":"10.1089/lgbt.2023.0477","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b><i>Purpose:</i></b> Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and questioning (LGBQ) high schoolers experience high prevalence of poor behavioral health, but little is known about LGBQ middle schoolers. We sought to quantify behavioral health disparities of LGBQ middle school students. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> Using 2021 New Mexico Middle School Youth Risk and Resiliency Survey data (<i>N</i> = 12,400), we estimated the size of the LGBQ middle school population and calculated adjusted risk ratios to investigate behavioral health disparities between LGBQ and heterosexual youth. <b><i>Results:</i></b> A quarter of the sample identified as LGBQ. These youth reported significantly more suicidal behaviors and poorer mental health than heterosexual youth. LGBQ youth were more likely to use most substances compared with heterosexual youth. <b><i>Conclusion:</i></b> LGBQ middle school students demonstrated high prevalence of poor behavioral health. These findings show that disparities begin earlier than previously assumed and underscore that sociocultural landscapes for sexually diverse youth remain challenging.</p>","PeriodicalId":18062,"journal":{"name":"LGBT health","volume":" ","pages":"306-312"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12136144/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142582797","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
LGBT healthPub Date : 2025-05-01Epub Date: 2024-10-10DOI: 10.1089/lgbt.2023.0373
Alison R Walsh, Devon E Spiars, Charisse Loder, Emily Dove-Medows, Claire Kalpakjian, Andrea Hess, Kelsey Postler, Michelle L Munro-Kramer, Susan Ernst
{"title":"Sexual and Gender Identity-Associated Disparities in University Students' Experiences with Inappropriate, Disrespectful, and Coercive Health Care.","authors":"Alison R Walsh, Devon E Spiars, Charisse Loder, Emily Dove-Medows, Claire Kalpakjian, Andrea Hess, Kelsey Postler, Michelle L Munro-Kramer, Susan Ernst","doi":"10.1089/lgbt.2023.0373","DOIUrl":"10.1089/lgbt.2023.0373","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b><i>Purpose:</i></b> Inappropriate, disrespectful, or coercive health care (IDCH) is associated with patient age and sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) and can impact healthcare engagement and outcomes. Emerging adulthood is a critical period for establishing trust in health care, yet little is known about university students' IDCH experiences. This study assessed the IDCH prevalence and identified IDCH-SOGI associations in a university student sample. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> Using data from the cross-sectional IDC Survey (2021), we quantified the lifetime prevalence of 18 IDCH items in a sample of 3403 university students. Chi-squared and Kruskal-Wallis tests were used to assess bivariate associations between IDCH items and SOGI. We modeled associations between demographic characteristics and two types of provider-sexual misconduct using logistic regression. <b><i>Results:</i></b> Statistically significant associations between SOGI and 17 of the analyzed IDCH items were identified. Self-reported IDCH experiences were more prevalent among minoritized SOGI students than heterosexual cisgender students, including receiving inappropriate/harmful treatment and dismissive or biased provider communication. Gender minority and sexual minority cisgender male and female students had significantly higher odds of ever being touched inappropriately during an exam, compared with heterosexual cisgender males (adjusted odds ratios [95% confidence interval]: 3.07 [1.59-5.93], 2.34 [1.24-4.41], and 1.85 [1.16-2.90], respectively). SOGI was not significantly associated with experiencing a provider's sexual advances. <b><i>Conclusion:</i></b> University students with historically minoritized SOGIs may be particularly vulnerable to IDCH experiences; research is needed to understand differential experiences within minoritized sexual and gender subpopulations. Patient and provider education about healthcare norms and trauma-centered care could potentially reduce IDCH and its harms.</p>","PeriodicalId":18062,"journal":{"name":"LGBT health","volume":" ","pages":"295-305"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142469029","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}