Purpose: Sexual and gender minorities (SGMs) are underrepresented and information about
SGMs is difficult to locate in national health surveillance data, and this limits identification …

Purpose Lack of provider training in lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) cultural
competence may diminish healthcare access. Culturally competent providers may enact …

Background: Social media can be a useful strategy for recruiting hard-to-reach, stigmatized
populations into research studies; however, it may also introduce risks for participant and …

Purpose: Transgender and gender nonconforming (TGNC) people experience high rates of
poverty, joblessness, and homelessness, which drive risk for food insecurity. TGNC people …

Food insecurity affects 1 in 8 American adults annually, and is more prevalent in Black and
sexual minority women. We applied an intersectional approach to investigate food insecurity …

Abstract Background Nearly 40 million American adults report past year food insecurity. This
is concerning, as food insecurity is associated with chronic disease morbidity and premature …

Purpose: Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and health behaviors contribute to cancer
morbidity and mortality, which are elevated in lesbian and bisexual women (LBW). The …

Purpose To examine chronic disease disparities by sexual orientation measurement among
sexual minorities. Methods We pooled data from the 2009–2014 National Health and …

Background: Oral nicotine pouches (ONPs) are novel products that are marketed as
“tobacco-free” alternatives to cigarettes and smokeless tobacco (ST). This study examined …

Background: Individuals who face barriers to health care are more likely to access the
Internet to seek health information. Pervasive stigma and heterosexism in the health care …