Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity/Expression Related Peer Victimization in Adolescence: A Systematic Review of Associated Psychosocial and Health Outcomes

Abstract Purpose: Cancer research on sexual and gender minority (SGM) populations is gaining momentum. However, literature on patient-reported health outcomes for SGM people with a history of cancer is limited. The purpose of this review was to examine the nature and extent of research regarding patient-reported health outcomes after cancer treatment among SGM populations. Methods: A systematic search of key words, titles, abstracts, and/or major subjects was conducted in PubMed, Scopus, and CINAHL in September 2019 and in EMBASE in February 2020. Included studies investigated at least one physical, psychosocial, emotional, or functional patient-reported outcome related to cancer diagnosis and/or treatment. Articles that met inclusion criteria were reviewed in their entirety, charted in a Word Table, assessed for quality, and trends within and across studies were reported in addition to each study’s results. Results: Fifty-two studies were included in the final analysis; most were quantitative and focused on people with a history of breast and prostate cancer. Most studies were secondary analyses or cross-sectional studies of convenience samples, limiting generalizability. Conclusions: A growing literature describes the patient-reported health outcomes of SGM people with a history of cancer. This study summarizes important between-group differences among SGM and heterosexual, cisgender counterparts that are critical for clinicians to consider when providing care. Implications for cancer survivors: Sexual orientation and gender identity are relevant to cancer survivors’ health outcomes. Clinicians and researchers can build an evidence base to inform care improvements by collecting data on anatomy, sexual orientation, and gender identity in Electronic Health Records and population-based surveys.

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The scope and nature of sexual orientation and gender identity and expression change efforts: a systematic review protocol

Systematic Reviews ◽

10.1186/s13643-020-01563-8 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (1) ◽

Author(s):

David J. Kinitz ◽

Travis Salway ◽

Elisabeth Dromer ◽

Dean Giustini ◽

Florence Ashley ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Sexual Orientation ◽

Gender Identity ◽

Grey Literature ◽

Expression Change ◽

Link Type ◽

Consensus Statements ◽

And Gender ◽

Over Time ◽

Change Efforts

Abstract Background Sexual orientation and gender identity and expression change efforts (SOGIECE) are a set of scientifically discredited practices that aim to deny and suppress the sexual orientations, gender identities, and/or gender expressions of sexual and gender minorities (SGM). SOGIECE are associated with significant adverse health and social outcomes. SOGIECE continue to be practiced around the world, despite denouncements from professional bodies and survivors, as well as calls for legislative advocacy to prohibit SOGIECE and protect SGM. There are substantial gaps in the availability of consolidated international research to support and refine legislative proposals related to SOGIECE, including those currently underway to enforce bans in Canada and elsewhere. We therefore propose the first systematic review of international data on SOGIECE that will outline the scope and nature of these practices worldwide. Specifically, we aim to estimate how many SGM have been exposed to SOGIECE, which sub-groups of SGM experience higher rates of SOGIECE, and how estimates of SOGIECE vary over time and place. In addition, we aim to describe when, where, how, and under what circumstances SGM are exposed to SOGIECE. Methods To locate an interdisciplinary swath of papers, nine (9) bibliographic databases will be searched: Medline (OVID), Embase (OVID), PsycInfo and Social Work Abstracts via EBSCO, CINAHL, Web of Science Core Collection, LGBTQ+ Source, and Proquest Dissertations & Theses Global and Sociology Collection (ProQuest). A gold standard search will be developed for Medline and adapted to the other databases. Grey literature will be searched at relevant websites, and reference harvesting will be performed in relevant SOGIECE scientific consensus statements. Two authors will independently screen abstracts/titles, screen full texts, abstract data, and apply risk of bias assessments. A narrative synthesis will be implemented to summarize findings. Discussion This review will address the gap in synthesized data regarding the prevalence of SOGIECE, social correlates of SOGIECE, variations of SOGIECE over time and place, and the circumstances, settings, and time-points of SOGIECE exposure. Findings from this review will directly inform ongoing and new legislative efforts to ban SOGIECE and other interventions that aim to stem SOGIECE practices and support SOGIECE survivors. Systematic review registration Registration with PROSPERO can be found under the registration number: CRD42020196393.

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An anthropometric study of sexual orientation and gender identity in Thailand

Scientific Reports ◽

10.1038/s41598-021-97845-9 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Malvina N. Skorska ◽

Lindsay A. Coome ◽

Diana E. Peragine ◽

Madison Aitken ◽

Doug P. VanderLaan

Keyword(s):

Sexual Orientation ◽

Gender Identity ◽

Bone Growth ◽

Sex Differentiation ◽

Long Bone ◽

Leg Length ◽

Bisexual Women ◽

Left Hand ◽

And Gender ◽

Identity Expression

AbstractThe biodevelopment of psychological sex differentiation is putatively reflected in several anthropometrics. We examined eight anthropometrics in 1404 Thai participants varying in sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity/expression: heterosexual men and women, gay men, lesbian women, bisexual women, sao praphet song (transgender birth-assigned males), toms (transgender birth-assigned females), and dees (birth-assigned females attracted to toms). Exploratory factor analyses indicated the biomarkers should be analyzed independently. Using regressions, in birth-assigned males, less male-typical second-to-fourth digit ratios in the left hand were associated with sexual orientation towards men regardless of gender identity/expression, whereas shorter height and long-bone growth in the arms and legs were more evident among sao praphet song—who are both sexually oriented towards men and markedly feminine. In birth-assigned females, there were no clear sexual orientation effects, but there were possible gender-related effects. Groups of individuals who tend to be more masculine (i.e., toms, lesbians) showed more male-typical patterns on weight and leg length than some groups of individuals who tend to be less masculine (i.e., heterosexual women, dees). Thus, it appears the various anthropometrics inform separate biodevelopmental processes that differentially relate to sexual orientation and gender identity/expression depending on the measure in question as well as birth-assigned sex.

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Boy Wives, Female Husbands twenty years on: reflections on scholarly activism and the struggle for sexual orientation and gender identity/expression rights in Africa

Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue canadienne des études africaines ◽

10.1080/00083968.2018.1546604 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 52 (3) ◽

pp. 349-364

Author(s):

Marc Epprecht ◽

Stephen O. Murray ◽

Kuukuwa Andam ◽

Francisco Miguel ◽

Aminata Cécile Mbaye ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Sexual Orientation ◽

Gender Identity ◽

And Gender ◽

Identity Expression

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The scope and nature of sexual orientation and gender identity and expression change efforts: A systematic review protocol

10.21203/rs.3.rs-40983/v2 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

David J Kinitz ◽

Travis Salway ◽

Elisabeth Dromer ◽

Dean Giustini ◽

Florence Ashley ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Sexual Orientation ◽

Gender Identity ◽

Grey Literature ◽

Bibliographic Databases ◽

Expression Change ◽

Consensus Statements ◽

And Gender ◽

Over Time ◽

Change Efforts

Abstract Background: Sexual orientation and gender identity and expression change efforts (SOGIECE) are a set of scientifically discredited practices that aim to deny and suppress the sexual orientations, gender identities, and/or gender expressions of sexual and gender minorities (SGMs). SOGIECE are associated with significant adverse health and social outcomes. SOGIECE continue to be practiced around the world, despite denouncements from professional bodies and survivors, as well as calls for legislative advocacy to prohibit SOGIECE and protect SGMs. There are substantial gaps in the availability of consolidated international research to support and refine legislative proposals related to SOGIECE, including those currently underway to enforce bans in Canada and elsewhere. We therefore propose the first systematic review of international data on SOGIECE that will outline the scope and nature of these practices worldwide. Specifically, we aim to estimate how many SGMs have been exposed to SOGIECE, which sub-groups of SGMs experience higher rates of SOGIECE, and how estimates of SOGIECE vary over time and place. In addition, we aim to describe when, where, how, and under what circumstances SGMs are exposed to SOGIECE. Methods: To locate an interdisciplinary swath of papers, nine (9) bibliographic databases will be searched: Medline (OVID), Embase (OVID), PsycInfo and Social Work Abstracts via EBSCO, Web of Science Core Collection, LGBTQ+ Source, Proquest Dissertations & Theses Global and Sociology Collection (ProQuest). A gold standard search will be developed for Medline and adapted to the other databases. Grey literature will be searched at relevant websites, and reference harvesting will be performed in relevant SOGIECE scientific consensus statements. Two authors will independently screen abstracts/titles, screen full texts, abstract data, and apply risk of bias assessments. A narrative synthesis will be implemented to summarize findings. Discussion: This review will address the gap in synthesized data regarding the prevalence of SOGIECE, social correlates of SOGIECE, variations of SOGIECE over time and place, and the circumstances, settings, and time-points of SOGIECE exposure. Findings from this review will directly inform ongoing and new legislative efforts to ban SOGIECE and other interventions that aim to stem SOGIECE practices and support SOGIECE survivors. Systematic Review Registration: Prospective registration with PROSPERO will occur before completion of full-text screening.

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The scope and nature of sexual orientation and gender identity and expression change efforts: A systematic review protocol

10.21203/rs.3.rs-40983/v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

David J Kinitz ◽

Travis Salway ◽

Elisabeth Dromer ◽

Dean Giustini ◽

Florence Ashley ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Sexual Orientation ◽

Gender Identity ◽

Grey Literature ◽

Bibliographic Databases ◽

Expression Change ◽

Consensus Statements ◽

And Gender ◽

Over Time ◽

Change Efforts

Abstract Background: Sexual orientation and gender identity and expression change efforts (SOGIECE) are a set of scientifically discredited practices that aim to deny and suppress the sexual orientations, gender identities, and/or gender expressions of sexual and gender minorities (SGMs). SOGIECE are associated with significant adverse health and social outcomes. SOGIECE continue to be practiced around the world, despite denouncements from professional bodies and survivors, as well as calls for legislative advocacy to prohibit SOGIECE and protect SGMs. There are substantial gaps in the availability of consolidated international research to support and refine legislative proposals related to SOGIECE, including those currently underway to enforce bans in Canada and elsewhere.We therefore propose the first systematic review of international data on SOGIECE that will outline the scope and nature of these practices worldwide. Specifically, we aim to estimate how many SGMs have been exposed to SOGIECE, which sub-groups of SGMs experience higher rates of SOGIECE, and how estimates of SOGIECE vary over time and place. In addition, we aim to describe when, where, how, and under what circumstances SGMs are exposed to SOGIECE.Methods: To locate an interdisciplinary swath of papers, nine (9) bibliographic databases will be searched: Medline (OVID), Embase (OVID), PsycINFO and Social Work Abstracts via EBSCO, Web of Science Core Collection, LGBT Life with Fulltext, Proquest Dissertations & Theses Global and Sociology Collection (ProQuest). A gold standard search will be developed for Medline and adapted to the other databases. Grey literature will be searched at relevant websites, and reference harvesting will be performed in relevant SOGIECE scientific consensus statements. Two authors will independently screen abstracts/titles, screen full texts, abstract data, and apply risk of bias assessments. A narrative synthesis will be implemented to summarize findings.Discussion: This review will address the gap in synthesized data regarding the prevalence of SOGIECE, social correlates of SOGIECE, variations of SOGIECE over time and place, and the circumstances, settings, and time-points of SOGIECE exposure. Findings from this review will directly inform ongoing and new legislative efforts to ban SOGIECE and other interventions that aim to stem SOGIECE practices and support SOGIECE survivors. Systematic Review Registration: Prospective registration with PROSPERO will occur before completion of full-text screening.

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