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 …

Consistent evidence documents powerful effects of social inequality on health, well-being
and academic achievement. Yet research on whether social inequality may also be linked to …

Informed by structural stigma theory, this article presents the results of two studies that
explored mental health experiences of transgender, nonbinary, and gender-diverse (TNG) …

BACKGROUND: Sexual minority adolescents face mental health disparities relative to
heterosexual adolescents. We evaluated temporal changes in US adolescent reported …

Health disparities related to sexual orientation and gender identity exist across multiple
outcomes. Scholarship has begun to evaluate whether structural stigma—ie, societal-level …

This study examined associations between structural racism, anti‐LGBTQ policies, and
suicide risk among young sexual minority men (SMM). Participants were a 2017–2018 …

Sexual minority men are at greater risk of depression and suicidality than heterosexuals.
Stigma, the most frequently hypothesized risk factor for this disparity, operates across …

The mental health of students has become one of the top concerns in higher education. The
number of students reporting distress and seeking services has dramatically increased, and …

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 …

Introduction Although evidence indicates that Black gay, bisexual, and other sexual minority
men experience vast psychological and behavioral health inequities, most research has …