The Health of Agg Lbian, Gay and Bisexual Adults California - PMC

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• THE HEALTH OF AGG LBIAN, GAY AND BISEXUAL ADULTS CALIFORNIA
• KEV MAXEN BE FIRST MALE ACH A US MEN’S PROFSNAL SPORTS LEAGUE TO PUBLICLY E OUT AS GAY
• JAGS' MAXEN IS FIRST MALE AMERIN PRO SPORTS ACH TO E OUT AS GAY

THE HEALTH OF AGG LBIAN, GAY AND BISEXUAL ADULTS CALIFORNIA

PMCID: PMC3698220NIHMSID: NIHMS472438SUMMARYRearch on the health of lbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) adults generally overlooks the chronic ndns that are the most mon health ncerns of olr adults. 3%) intified as lbian, gay or bisexual 2007. Lbian, Gay and Bisexual Adults Ag 50–70: More Eduted, Livg AloneAgg LGB adults pared to agg heterosexual adults California are typilly at the younger end of the 50–70 year old age-range, ls likely to be female, ls likely to be members of a racial/ethnic mory, and have higher and tnal attament (Exhib 1).

Half of agg gay/bisexual adult men live alone pared to 13. About one-third of agg gay/bisexual adult men are married or livg wh a partner while more than three-fourths of heterosexual men are married or livg wh a partner.

The rt of agg gay/bisexual adult men live wh others but not wh a spoe or partner. Exhib 3Health Condns Among LGB Men and Women and Risk Rats Comparg Agg Gay/Bisexual Men and Lbian/Bisexual Women to Agg Heterosexual Men and Women, Controllg for Age, Race/Ethnicy, Low-Ine and Edutn, California, 2003–2007Health CondnsUnadjted Rate Among Gay/Bisexual (GB) Men, Ag 50–70Agg GB Men Compared to Agg Heterosexual Men After Adjtg for Populatn Differenc (Relative Risk)Unadjted Rate Among Lbian/Bisexual (LB) Women, Ag 50–70Agg LB Women Compared to Agg Heterosexual Women After Adjtg for Populatn Differenc (Relative Risk)Heart Disease12. 26* tim higherExhib 4Accs to Care Among Agg LGB Men and Women, and Risk Rats Comparg Agg Gay/Bisexual Men and Lbian/Bisexual Women to Agg Heterosexual Men and Women, Controllg for Age, Race/Ethnicy, Insurance, Low-Ine and Edutn, California, 2003–2007Accs and Utilizatn Past YearUnadjted Rate Among Gay/Bisexual (GB) Men, Ag 50–70Agg GB Men Compared to Agg Heterosexual Men After Adjtg for Populatn Differenc (Relative Risk)Unadjted Rate Among Lbian/Bisexual (LB) Women, Ag 50–70Agg LB Women Compared to Agg Heterosexual Women After Adjtg for Populatn Differenc (Relative Risk)Delay of Care (CHIS 2003 & CHIS 2007)14.

KEV MAXEN BE FIRST MALE ACH A US MEN’S PROFSNAL SPORTS LEAGUE TO PUBLICLY E OUT AS GAY

49 tim higher, not signifintAgg Lbian, Gay and Bisexual Adults More Likely to Suffer om Some Chronic CondnsExhib 3 shows several health ndns parg agg gay/bisexual men wh agg heterosexual men and agg lbian/bisexual women wh agg heterosexual women, after adjtg for differenc social and mographic characteristics. From other timat of the California populatn we anticipate that approximately one five gay men California is livg wh HIV fectn, which is likely to affect several of the other ndns we exame.

5Gay and bisexual (GB) men ag 50–70 do not differ signifintly om heterosexual men of the same age group their rat of heart disease, after mographic differenc have been taken to acunt. G., about 32% of gay/bisexual men ag 50–70 reported an STD tt the past year pared to unr 7% of heterosexual men.

Past rearch has documented that discrimatn, homophobia, and a lack of “cultural petence” n affect the qualy of health re for lbian, gay and bisexual adults.

JAGS' MAXEN IS FIRST MALE AMERIN PRO SPORTS ACH TO E OUT AS GAY

Promotg awarens of agg LGB adults and providg rourc for provirs and anizatns are key strategi ed by anizatns such as SAGE (Servic and Advocy for Gay, Lbian, Bisexual and Transgenr Elrs, ) and the Amerin Society on Agg,. Exampl of anizatns that foc specifilly on LGBT senrs clu Gay & Lbian Elr Hog (GLEH, ) Los Angel, which provis affordable hog, and Openhoe () San Francis, which provis hog and muny servic for LGBT olr LGB adults also enunter difficulti gag regnn for partners and fai of choice.

7 Polici that extend full benefs to same-sex partners n rce fancial barriers to health re faced by some agg LGB rearch foced on the agg lbian, gay and bisexual populatn is cril to creatg and enhancg programs for this group, as well as focg policy to addrs their needs. Mental Health Needs and Use of Servic Higher for Agg LGB AdultsPrev rearch has found that the lbian, gay and bisexual populatns have higher rat of mental health distrs than the general populatn due to chronic social strsors, often rooted stigma and discrimatn. This report tegoriz sexual orientatn based on the California Health Interview Survey qutn, “Do you thk of yourself as straight or heterosexual, as gay {‘lbian’} or homosexual, or bisexual?

Bee of discrimatn, social stigma and cultural variatns, persons of lor and olr adults are ls likely to self intify as “gay or lbian” and are therefore likely to be unrreprented this data See DeBlaere C, Brewster ME, Sarke A, Moradi B.