Sexual Minority-related Discrimination across the Life Course: Findings from a National Sample of Adults in the United States

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• Alternative Title:
  J Homosex
• Personal Author:
  Rice, Cara Exten ; Fish, Jessica N. ; Russell, Stephen T. ; Lanza, Stephanie T.
• Description:
  In the United States, sexual minority (SM) status is associated with a number of health disparities. Based on mounting evidence, stigma and discrimination have been cited as key barriers to health equity for this population. We estimated the prevalence of three types of discrimination as a function of age among SM adults from the National Epidemiological Study of Alcohol Use and Related Conditions III (NESARC-III) (2012-2013). Among SM adults, reports of past-year general discrimination, victimization, and healthcare discrimination varied by age, with peaks in early adulthood and again in midlife. Age trends varied by biological sex, with males experiencing significantly more general discrimination, victimization, and healthcare discrimination at specific ages. Age trends also varied by sexual identity, as LGB-identifying SMs were significantly more likely to experience all forms of discrimination across all ages. Policies preventing homophobic discrimination and victimization are necessary given the pervasiveness of these experiences across adulthood.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Aged Bullying Crime Victims Female Gender Identity Humans Life Change Events Male Middle Aged Minority Groups Prevalence Sexism Sexual And Gender Minorities Social Stigma United States Young Adult

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• Keywords:
  Discrimination LGB Minority Stress Sexual Minority
• Source:
  J Homosex. 68(2):252-268
• Pubmed ID:
  31524103
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC7073284
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  U48 DP006382/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHSUnited States/ ; F32 AA023138/AA/NIAAA NIH HHSUnited States/ ; KL2 TR002015/TR/NCATS NIH HHSUnited States/ ; P2C HD042849/HD/NICHD NIH HHSUnited States/ ; P50 DA039838/DA/NIDA NIH HHSUnited States/ ; UL1 TR002014/TR/NCATS NIH HHSUnited States/ ; P2C HD041041/HD/NICHD NIH HHSUnited States/ ; R01 DA039854/DA/NIDA NIH HHSUnited States/ ; UL1 TR000127/TR/NCATS NIH HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  68
• Issue:
  2
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:afc26e6f57afa225193964939371dc3159f13f77b5634efe0714a70016c7a40437e6a65abfaacdf0e310454bff6bcd95bc2c41bf2396d793025571da80600f80
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