Each of the above four frameworks provides conceptual tools that can help increase our understanding of health status, health needs, and health disparities in LGBT populations. Some transgender people, for example, are visibly gender role nonconforming in childhood and come out at an early age, whereas others are able to conform and may not come out until much later in life.
In order to effectively address LGBT health issues, we need to securely and consistently collect SOGI information in national surveys and health records. Historical context— A historical perspective provides a context for understanding the forces and factors In an attempt to give accounts of lesbian and gay have shaped an individual's experiences; those born within the same historical period may experience events differently from those born earlier or later.
Sexual stigma and sexual prejudice in the United States: A conceptual framework, Contemporary perspectives on lesbian, gay, and bisexual identities. Some transgender people do not fit into either of these binary categories.
The circuit party men's health survey: Findings and implications for gay and bisexual men.
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Improve the health, safety, and well-being of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender LGBT individuals. Transgenderism and intersexuality in childhood and adolescence: Making choices. Annual Review of Sociology. Family Planning. Health Affairs.
Some transgender individuals have undergone medical interventions to alter their sexual anatomy and physiology, others wish to have such procedures in the future, and still others do not. Log In. AIDS Care. Minority stress and mental health in gay men.