Background Systemic oppression, particularly towards sexual minorities, continues to be
deeply rooted in the bedrock of many societies globally. Experiences with minority stressors …

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 idea that something is inherently pathologic about people with sexual minority identities
has a long and persistent history. Such theories, including biological and psychoanalytic …

Informed by minority stress and intersectionality frameworks, we examined 1) associations of
sexual identity and race/ethnicity with probable diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder …

Background Sexual minority youth (SMY) are 3 times more likely to experience depression
than heterosexual peers. Minority stress theory posits that this association is explained by …

Sexually-diverse individuals (those who seek sexual or romantic relationships with the same
and/or multiple genders) and gender-diverse individuals (those whose gender identity …

Sexual-and gender-minority individuals experience minority stress, which is hypothesized to
underlie the mental-health disparities affecting these populations. Drawing on advances in …

For over two decades, the minority stress model has guided research on the health of
sexually-diverse individuals (those who are not exclusively heterosexual) and gender …

Few studies have examined the intersection of race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status on
the experience of minority stressors among sexual minority adults. We examined whether …

The minority stress model is a popular framework for understanding sexual minority mental
health disparities. A wide body of literature has demonstrated that distal and proximal …