scholarly journals Mental health issues and discrimination among older LGBTI people

2015 ◽  
Vol 27 (9) ◽  
pp. 1411-1416 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean Tinney ◽  
Briony Dow ◽  
Phillip Maude ◽  
Rachel Purchase ◽  
Carolyn Whyte ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Gender Identity ◽  
Diverse Group ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Single Group ◽  
Individual Group ◽  
Mental Health Issues ◽  
Gender Diverse ◽  
Lgbt People

LGBT is an acronym used to describe people from diverse sexual orientation or gender identity, people that are gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender. LGBT people do not constitute a single group nor does each individual “group” constitute a homogeneous unity. However, as higher rates of depression and/or anxiety have been observed in older LGBT people, compared to their heterosexual counterparts (Guasp, 2011) there is a need to raise the profile of mental health issues amongst these groups. The additional letter I is also often included in the acronym LGBTI as intersex people are often included as another gender diverse group. However, there is very little research that includes intersex people and none on older intersex people's mental health so this editorial is restricted to consideration of older LGBT people.

scholarly journals Mental Health Issues and Complex Experiences of Abuse Among Trans and Gender Diverse Young People: Findings from Trans Pathways

LGBT Health ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 128-136 ◽  
Author(s):  
Penelope Strauss ◽  
Angus Cook ◽  
Sam Winter ◽  
Vanessa Watson ◽  
Dani Wright Toussaint ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Young People ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Mental Health Issues ◽  
Gender Diverse ◽  
And Gender

scholarly journals Navigating LGBTQ+ discrimination in academia: where do we go from here?

2020 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 16-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karim Boustani ◽  
Kirk A. Taylor
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Gender Identity ◽  
Work Environment ◽  
Personal Identity ◽  
Science Technology ◽  
Opinion Piece ◽  
Gender Diverse ◽  
Common Observation ◽  
And Mathematics

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and sexually/gender diverse (LGBTQ+) individuals have long been underrepresented in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and these environments have often been portrayed as spaces in which personal identity does not matter. However, for LGBTQ+ individuals, this means suppressing their gender identity and expression and remaining closeted at work, creating an uncomfortable work environment, and this can affect their performance and mental health. Multiple reports have been published within the last decade investigating the experiences of LGBTQ+ people in science. These reports all highlight a common observation that, at some point in their time within science, the majority of individuals have experienced discrimination due to their sexual orientation or gender identity. Here, in our opinion piece, we discuss our experiences of being LGBTQ+ in bioscience, the various types of discrimination that LGBTQ+ scientists may face in academia and some of the existing initiatives and campaigns in place to combat this.

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