At a time when lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr (LGBT) dividuals are an creasgly open, acknowledged, and visible part of society, clicians and rearchers are faced wh plete rmatn about the health stat of this muny. Although a most body of knowledge on LGBT health has been veloped over the last two s, much remas to be explored. What is currently known about LGBT health? Where do gaps the rearch this area exist? What are the prri for a rearch agenda to addrs the gaps? This report aims to answer the qutns.
Contents:
- LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR HEALTH
- MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENG OF LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENR PEOPLE: AN TEGRATED LERATURE REVIEW
LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR HEALTH
Healthy People 2030 clus objectiv foced on llectg data on lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr (LGBT) health issu and improvg the health of LGBT adolcents particular. Learn more about LGBT health. * lgbt health problems *
People who are lbian, gay, bisexual, or transgenr (LGBT) are members of every muny. In the Uned Stat, gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex wh men (MSM) are most affected by the human immunoficiency vis (HIV). Adolcent and adult gay and bisexual men ma up 68% of new HIV diagnos the Uned Stat 2018.
Gay and bisexual men are also at a higher risk for other STIs than others. Gay, bisexual, and MSM are 20 tim more likely than heterosexual men to velop anal ncer.
MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENG OF LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENR PEOPLE: AN TEGRATED LERATURE REVIEW
LGBTIQ+ health refers to the physil, mental, and emotnal well-beg of people who intify as lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, tersex or queer (LGBTIQ+). The pl sign reprents the vast diversy of people terms of sexual orientatn, genr inty, exprsn and sex characteristics (SOGIESC). The LGBTIQ+ acronym is dynamic and n vary pendg on the regn or untry, highlightg the multu of LGBTIQ+ muni across cultur. While regnizg the diversy of LGBTIQ+ people, evince suggts some mon experienc affectg their health and well-beg. They are ls likely to accs health servic and engage wh healthre workers due to stigma and discrimatn, rultg adverse physil and mental health out. They n also experience human rights vlatns cludg vlence, torture, crimalizatn, voluntary medil procr and discrimatn. In addn, they n face nial of re, discrimatory attus and appropriate pathologizg healthre settgs based on their SOGIESC. WHO's support to untri is found on the fundamental human rights prciple that all persons should have accs to health servic whout discrimatn. The adoptn of the 2030 Agenda for Staable Development and s pledge to “leave no one behd”, based on the normative amework of ternatnal human rights law, has rerced the need to unrstand and improve the health and well-beg of LGBTIQ+ people. WHO velops guil, provis technil support and nducts rearch to help untri velop and strengthen clive health systems and polici for the health and well-beg of all people, regardls of SOGIESC. * lgbt health problems *
Rearch has found that people who intify as lbian or gay are more than twice as likely as people who intify as heterosexual to abe alhol or tobac. The Diagnostic and Statistil Manual of Mental Disorrs (DSM), which helps diagnose mental health ndns, listed "homosexualy" as a disorr until 1973.
However, gay men are ls likely to be overweight or obe than straight men. "In parison to their straight peers, LGBTQ+ dividuals experience unique strsors such as bullyg, harassment, fear of rejectn, ternalized homophobia, body image distrs, barriers to accsg medil and mental health treatment, and vlence, " Sydney Brour-Johnson, PhD, senr director for clil servic at the Veras Collaborative Dunwoody, Ga., told Health. Rearch has found that lbian, gay, and bisexual adults have a higher risk of heart disease and other rdiac problems than others.
Lbian, gay, and bisexual adults may be more likely to smoke and have poorly ntrolled blood sugar, both of which ntribute to heart disease. "GLMA: Health Profsnals Advancg LGBTQ+ Equaly [prevly known as the Gay & Lbian Medil Associatn] matas an LGBTQ+ clive provir directory.