Rethinking minority stress: A social safety perspective on the health effects of stigma in sexually-diverse and gender-diverse populations

• Published in: Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews Vol. 138; p. 104720
• Main Authors: Diamond, Lisa M., Alley, Jenna
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Ltd 01.07.2022
• Subjects: Gender identity; Health disparities; Minority stress; Sexual identity; Sexual minorities; Sexual orientation; Systemic inflammation; Minority stress; Transgender; Sexual orientation; Sexual minorities; Gender identity; Sexual identity; Systemic inflammation; Health disparities

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-diverse individuals (those whose gender identity/expression differs from their birth-assigned sex/gender). According to this model...