Religion and Violence Against Sexual and Gender Minorities: A Cyclical Minority Stress Model

2020 ◽  
pp. 283-300
Author(s):  
Laura Price ◽  
Jeremy J. Gibbs
Keyword(s):  
Minority Stress ◽  
Stress Model ◽  
Sexual And Gender Minorities ◽  
Gender Minorities ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Minority Stress Model

Anxiety Disorders among Sexual and Gender Minority Populations

2020 ◽  
pp. 45-57
Author(s):  
Brandon J. Weiss ◽  
Bethany Owens Raymond
Keyword(s):  
Anxiety Disorders ◽  
Minority Stress ◽  
Minority Status ◽  
Sexual And Gender Minorities ◽  
Gender Minorities ◽  
Assessment And Treatment ◽  
Literature Base ◽  
Current Assessment ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Minority Stress Model

Rates of anxiety disorders are significantly elevated among sexual and gender minorities. In this chapter, the minority stress model is discussed as a framework for conceptualizing anxiety among sexual and gender minorities, and the authors review the literature on the relationships between specific minority stressors and symptoms. The authors examine prevalence rates of anxiety disorders among sexual minorities and gender minorities, separately and in comparison to heterosexual and cisgender individuals. Also reviewed is the literature on anxiety disorders among sexual and gender minorities with a racial or ethnic minority status. Current assessment and treatment approaches are identified and reviewed. Finally, limitations to the current literature base are discussed and recommendations are provided for future studies.

scholarly journals Sexual and Gender Minorities Facing the Coronavirus Pandemic: A Systematic Review

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clara Bleckmann ◽  
Birgit Leyendecker ◽  
Julian Busch
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Minority Stress ◽  
Vulnerable Groups ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Sexual And Gender Minorities ◽  
Current State ◽  
Gender Minorities ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Impact

Sexual and gender minorities (SGM) constitute vulnerable groups in many countries. Thus, they might be affected to a different extent than heterosexual and cisgender individuals by the Coronavirus pandemic. The aim of this systematic review is to summarize the current state of international research on the effects of the Coronavirus pandemic on SGM individuals. Following the PRISMA protocol, we synthesized 35 publications including different article formats. Key findings yield that SGM individuals overall suffer to a larger extent from combinations of both minority- and pandemic-specific stressors. Some evidence was contradicting across studies, for example changes in the extent of risk behavior, and minority stress experiences during the pandemic. Although our review distinctively spots on the impact of the pandemic on SGM individuals’ lives, its pathways still remain to be better understood. Moreover, future research should also examine the yet unforeseeable long-term consequences of the pandemic for SGM populations.

Drug Use among Sexual and Gender Minority Populations

2020 ◽  
pp. 100-111
Author(s):  
Tyrel J. Starks ◽  
Cynthia M. Cabral ◽  
Ali J. Talan
Keyword(s):  
Drug Use ◽  
Minority Stress ◽  
Hiv Transmission ◽  
Epidemiological Data ◽  
Transmission Risk ◽  
Sexual And Gender Minorities ◽  
Drug Use Disorders ◽  
Gender Minorities ◽  
And Bisexual ◽  
And Gender

Based on current epidemiological data, sexual and gender minorities present with significantly higher rates of drug use disorders compared with their heterosexual or cisgender counterparts. Using minority stress theory and syndemics theory, the current chapter discusses prevalence rates, psychosocial correlates, and health comorbidities observed in research among men who have sex with men, women who have sex with women, and transgender populations. The authors also highlight how HIV transmission risk has fueled much of the research on drug use disorders with sexual and gender minorities, resulting in a paucity of research on drug use in lesbian and bisexual women and transgender men, as well as other areas for further study.

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