Purpose: There is ltle rearch examg dispari among subtegori of lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, and queer people who intify as transgenr. The purpose of this study is to elu...
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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 disparities statistics *
Approximately six ten LGBT+ people wh Mediid (60%) and gay men (60%, not shown figure) report beg tted for HIV past two years. People who are lbian, gay, bisexual, or transgenr (LGBT) are members of every muny.
Gay and lbian youth sexual risk behavrs 2015-2017, by genr. 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. 5% of lbian, gay, and bisexual adults smoked.
* lgbt health disparities statistics *
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.