Treat Sexual Stigma to Heal Health Disparities: Improving Sexual Minorities’ Health Outcomes

Autor:	Jes L. Matsick, Britney M. Wardecker, Flora Oswald
Rok vydání:	2020
Předmět:	Public Administration Social Psychology 05 social sciences 050301 education Stigma (botany) Health outcomes 050105 experimental psychology Health equity Transgender Well-being Sexual orientation Queer 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Lesbian Psychology 0503 education Clinical psychology
Zdroj:	Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences. 7:205-213
ISSN:	2372-7330 2372-7322
DOI:	10.1177/2372732220942250
Popis:	Despite recent strides toward equality in the United States, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people continue to report experiences of sexual stigma and psychological and physical health problems. This article reviews empirical evidence of sexual stigma and sexual orientation-based health disparities. The current framework proposes that sexual orientation does not cause health disparities; homophobic individuals and societies do. Social psychology, recognizing the power of the situation, suggests that changing the stigmatizing environments for LGBTQ people can effectively reduce health disparities. The science has policy implications—notably, for audiences at three levels (intraindividual, interpersonal, and institutional)—and provides recommendations for mitigating sexual stigma and improving health.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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