Sexual and Gender Minorities

"Sexual and Gender Minorities" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Individuals including lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, gender non-conforming people, and other populations whose sexual orientation or GENDER IDENTITY and reproductive development is considered outside cultural, societal, or physiological norms.

Descriptor ID	D000072339
MeSH Number(s)	M01.777
Concept/Terms	Sexual and Gender Minorities Sexual and Gender Minorities Non-Heterosexuals Non Heterosexuals Non-Heterosexual Sexual Dissidents Dissident, Sexual Dissidents, Sexual Sexual Dissident GLBT Persons GLBT Person Person, GLBT Persons, GLBT GLBTQ Persons GLBTQ Person Person, GLBTQ Persons, GLBTQ LGBT Persons LGBT Person Person, LGBT Persons, LGBT LGBTQ Persons LGBTQ Person Person, LGBTQ Persons, LGBTQ Lesbigay Persons Lesbigay Person Person, Lesbigay Persons, Lesbigay Non-Heterosexual Persons Non Heterosexual Persons Non-Heterosexual Person Person, Non-Heterosexual Sexual Minorities Minorities, Sexual Minority, Sexual Sexual Minority LBG Persons LBG Person Person, LBG Persons, LBG Gays Gays Gay Men Who Have Sex With Men Gender Minorities Gender Minorities Gender Minority Minorities, Gender Minority, Gender Lesbians Lesbians Lesbian Women Who Have Sex With Women Bisexuals Bisexuals Bisexual Homosexuals Homosexuals Homosexual Queers Queer

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Named Groups [M]
Persons [M01]
Sexual and Gender Minorities [M01.777]

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Sexual and Gender Minorities
Transgender Persons

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Bar chart showing 68 publications over 10 distinct years, with a maximum of 13 publications in 2022 and 2024

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2016	3	2	5
2017	1	1	2
2018	4	1	5
2019	3	0	3
2020	5	1	6
2021	8	0	8
2022	13	0	13
2023	12	0	12
2024	12	1	13
2025	1	0	1

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Jenkins WD, Beach LB, Schneider J, Friedman SR, Pho MT, Walters S, Ezell J, Young AM, Hennessy C, Miller WC, Go VF, Sun C, Seal DW, Westergaard RP, Crane HM, Fredericksen RJ, Ruderman SA, Fletcher S, Ma J, Delaney JA, Plaisance K, Feinberg J, Smith GS, Korthuis PT, Stopka TJ, Friedmann PD, Zule W, Winer M. Sexual identity, sexual behavior, and drug use behaviors among people who use drugs in the rural U.S. J Subst Use Addict Treat. 2025 Apr; 171:209629.

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VanKim NA, Charlton BM, Berzansky I, Fields ND, Whitcomb BW, Hankinson SE, Sievert LL, Bertone-Johnson ER. Natural menopause timing and menopause symptoms among lesbian, bisexual, and heterosexual women in the Nurses' Health Study II. Menopause. 2024 Dec 01; 31(12):1049-1054.

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McDermott E, Eastham R, Hughes E, Pattison E, Johnson K, Davis S, Pryjmachuk S, Mateus C, Jenzen O, McNulty F. Early mental health intervention and supported self-care for LGBTQ+ young people in the UK: a mixed-methods study. Health Soc Care Deliv Res. 2024 Dec; 12(47):1-102.

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Haigh SV, Halladay CW, Kauth MR, Going C, Cohen AJ. Food Insecurity Among LGBQ+ Veterans. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 11 04; 7(11):e2442979.

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Beatriz CD, Bertone-Johnson ER, Caceres BA, VanKim NA. Sexual identity differences in the association between psychological distress and cardiometabolic health among women: 2013-2018 National Health Interview Survey. Am J Orthopsychiatry. 2025; 95(5):512-520.

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LeClair AM, Rose R, Barker O, Carpenter E, Concannon TW, Boehmer U, Blazey-Martin D, Bird CE, Freund KM, Lemon SC. Health Care Workers' Perspectives on Collecting Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in the Adult Primary Care Setting. Med Care. 2024 Dec 01; 62(12):814-819.

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Ruggiero CF, Luo M, Zack RM, Marriott JP, Lynn C, Taitelbaum D, Palley P, Wallace AM, Wilson N, Odoms-Young A, Fiechtner L. Perceived Discrimination Among Food Pantry Clients in Massachusetts. Prev Chronic Dis. 2024 Sep 12; 21:E70.

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VanKim NA, Flanders CE, Bertone-Johnson ER. Sexual Identity Differences in Chronic Pain: Results from the 2019 to 2021 National Health Interview Survey. Am J Prev Med. 2024 Oct; 67(4):586-591.

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Waters AR, Bono MH, Ito Fukunaga M, Masud M, Mullins MA, Suk R, O'Leary MC, Adams SA, Ferrari RM, Wangen M, Odebunmi OO, Nash SH, Spees LP, Wheeler SB, Adsul P, Chebli P, Hirschey R, Studts JL, Seaman A, Lee M. LGBTQ+ cancer: priority or lip service? A qualitative content analysis of LGBTQ+ considerations in U.S. state, jurisdiction, and tribal comprehensive cancer control plans. Cancer Causes Control. 2024 Sep; 35(9):1297-1309.

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Blashill AJ, Nogg K, Aguilar RAC, Roesch S, Brady J, Corliss HL, Pagoto S, Wells KJ. Skin cancer risk behaviors in sexual minority men: A mixed methods approach. Health Psychol. 2024 Jun; 43(6):462-475.

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