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 66 publications over 10 distinct years, with a maximum of 12 publications in 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	4	1	5
2021	8	1	9
2022	9	0	9
2023	11	0	11
2024	11	1	12
2025	5	0	5

Below are the most recent publications written about "Sexual and Gender Minorities" by people in Profiles.

VanKim NA, Putnam N, Chipkin SR. Prevalence of Clinical Obesity Based on Updated Definitions Among Women by Sexual Identity: Results from 2001 to 2016 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2026 Apr; 35(4):396-404.

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Alberth A, Farmer HR, Rataj AC, Prasad A, Collins AJ, Stokes JE. Intersecting identities, inflammation, and sexuality: Effects of race, ethnicity, and education. Health Psychol. 2026 Mar; 45(3):320-330.

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Hill K, Qayyum Z, Webster CR. Implications and Considerations of Sexual and Gender Identities in Dynamic Psychotherapies. Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am. 2025 Jul; 34(3):459-470.

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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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Lupez EL, Woolhandler S, Himmelstein DU, Dickman S, Schrier E, Azaroff LS, Cai C, McCormick D. Cross-Sectional Evaluation of State-Level Protections, Medical Debt, and Deferred Care Among Sexual and Gender Minority People. J Gen Intern Med. 2025 06; 40(8):1859-1868.

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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 12 01; 62(12):814-819.

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