Abstract Theory and research indicate that experiences of sexual and gender minority
(SGM) stress among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, plus (LGBTQ+) …

The mental health field now possesses clinical trials attesting to the efficacy of affirmative
practice with sexual minority individuals. With the goal of efficiently moving the results of …

Hypertension (HTN), a highly prevalent public issue affecting one in two adults in the United
States, has recently been shown to differentially burden individuals belonging to …

Hypervigilance is often theoretically invoked as a psychological mechanism linking stigma to
internalizing psychopathology among sexual minorities. Empirically, however …

Structural stigma's role in lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) people's attainment of identity
development milestones remains unknown. In a sample of 111,498 LGB people (ages 15 to …

“Furthermore, the deadly elasticity of heterosexist presumption means that, like Wendy in
Peter Pan, people find new walls springing up around them even as they drowse: every …

Background Although medical gender-affirming interventions (GAIs) are vital for most
transgender individuals, previous evidence regarding their impacts on psychological well …

Pachankis and Jackson (2022) propose a theoretical model concerning “the closet,” in
which the closet captures a state of being defined by absolute concealment or nondisclosure …

Abstract Purpos of Review Pedohebephiles are a disparate population that experiences
sexual interest in children. This review article summarizes recent quantitative and qualitive …

Many people conceal identities as a strategy for managing the impressions others have of
them. They do so because they believe that managing those impressions can be …