Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Adolescents

Tobacco Product Use Among Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Adolescents.

OBJECTIVES Sexual minority youth face health disparities and a high risk of substance abuse. This study sought to fully characterize the disparity of tobacco use and risk factors in this high-risk subpopulation. METHODS Using data from the 2015 Youth Risk Behavior Survey, the current use of various tobacco products (cigarettes, smokeless tobacco, cigars, and e-cigarettes) was compared accordi...

Gay and Lesbian Adolescents

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Families.

Families headed by sexual minorities encounter unique barriers to care and health equity despite greater cultural acceptance and visibility. Empirical research suggests that children in lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) families develop and function comparably to those from traditional families. In helping families, awareness of family structure is important. The health care provid...

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Health Disparities.

Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender psychologies

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) psychology is the current term used to refer to what was previously known as the affirmative field of lesbian and gay psychology, which developed from the late 1960s onwards. This field of psychology is closely aligned to the psychology of sexualities, but with a specific focus on non-heterosexual and/or non-gender normative people. The term LGBT p...