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 …

The other articles in this issue review the literature documenting health disparities related to
sexual orientation and gender identity among youth. Relative to their heterosexual and cis …

Today's lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) youth come out at younger ages,
and public support for LGBT issues has dramatically increased, so why do LGBT youth …

Abstract About 3.5% Americans identify themselves as lesbian, gay, or bisexual while 0.3%
identify themselves as transgender. The LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) …

Many studies, reviews, and meta-analyses have reported elevated mental health problems
for sexual minority (SM) individuals. This systematic review provides an update by including …

Importance Suicide is the second-leading cause of death among adolescents. Sexual
minority individuals are at a higher risk of suicide and attempted suicide, but a precise and …

Sexual minorities are at increased risk of suicide; however, it is unclear whether there are
within-sexual minority differences in risk across specific sexual identities—notably between …

Today's LGBTQ youth come of age at a time of dynamic social and political change with
regard to LGBTQ rights and visibility, yet remain vulnerable to compromised mental health …

This article reports a study of the function and composition of social support networks among
diverse lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) men and women (n= 396) in comparison to their …

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer/questioning (LGBTQ) adolescents are more
likely to report suicidality and worse mental health than their heterosexual peers. We …