 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.
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
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| MeSH Number(s) |
M01.777
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| 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
Lesbians- Lesbians
- Lesbian
- Women Who Have Sex With Women
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| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2016 | 6 | 0 | 6 | | 2017 | 4 | 1 | 5 | | 2018 | 7 | 4 | 11 | | 2019 | 9 | 4 | 13 | | 2020 | 13 | 1 | 14 | | 2021 | 26 | 1 | 27 | | 2022 | 26 | 0 | 26 | | 2023 | 25 | 0 | 25 | | 2024 | 18 | 6 | 24 | | 2025 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sexual and Gender Minorities" by people in Profiles.
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Stein GL, Berkman C, Acquaviva KD, Javier NM, Godfrey D, Maingi S, Candrian C, O'Mahony S, González-Rivera C, Woody I, Rosa WE. Training Health Care Providers Caring for Seriously Ill LGBTQ+ Persons and Their Partners: Project Respect. J Palliat Med. 2025 Oct; 28(10):1348-1353.
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Kano M, Sklar M, O'Connell R, Guest D, Farnbach Pearson A, Sussman AL, Tawfik B, Dayao Z, Crandall C, Willging C. Implementation factors for sexual orientation and gender identity patient data collection in a comprehensive cancer center: findings from a center-wide readiness assessment survey for the ASK Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity study. J Natl Cancer Inst Monogr. 2025 Jul 01; 2025(69):117-120.
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Berkman C, Stein GL, Rosa WE, Acquaviva KD, Godfrey D, Woody I, Maingi S, Gonz?lez-Rivera C, Candrian C, O'Mahony S, Javier NM. Discriminatory health care reported by seriously ill LGBTQ+ persons and partners: Project Respect. Palliat Support Care. 2025 Apr 25; 23:e101.
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Sharma Y, Caceres BA, Taylor JY, Everett B, Makarem N, Hughes TL. Examining the Associations of Family-Related Factors with Hypertension in Sexual Minority Women. LGBT Health. 2025 May-Jun; 12(4):258-267.
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Borgatti AC, Botelho E, Pizano D, Clevenger CW, Dutton GR. Mediating Factors and Demographic Disparities Associated With Disordered Eating in University Students During the Era of COVID-19. Eur Eat Disord Rev. 2025 Jul; 33(4):787-799.
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Wei AX, Mournet AM, Ryan PC, Ruch DA, Pao M, Horowitz LM, Bridge JA. Suicide Risk and Social Connectedness in Cisgender and Transgender Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Queer/Questioning Youth in the Emergency Department. J Adolesc Health. 2025 Apr; 76(4):599-605.
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Edwards KM, Littleton H, Gardella J, Wheeler LA, Farquhar-Leicester A, Xu W, Spitz C, Hespe P, Chavez A, Kim S, Choi D, Allen M, Camp E, Ashworth S, Sharma M, Girard J, Higgins M, Hopfauf S, Neighbors C. An Online Program for Sexual and Gender Minority Youth Reduces Alcohol Use and Teen Dating Violence: A Randomized Controlled Trial. J Stud Alcohol Drugs. 2025 Mar; 86(2):287-296.
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Ybarra ML, Feaster DJ, Garofalo R, Bull S. Sexual Health Advocacy for Guys (SHAG): a randomized trial of the impact of a text-messaging program on HIV incidence and STI testing among a national sample of sexual minority cisgender?adolescent and young adult men. Trials. 2025 Jan 06; 26(1):9.
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Coholan A, Sanders JJ, Candrian C. Providing Palliative Care for Sexual and Gender Minority Individuals: A Qualitative Interview Study of Physicians' Attitudes and Experiences. J Palliat Med. 2025 Feb; 28(2):224-233.
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Klimo KD, Wilson JW, Farewell C, Grose RG, Puma JE, Brittain D, Shomaker LB, Quirk K. A Pilot and Feasibility Study on a Mindfulness-Based Intervention Adapted for LGBTQ+ Adolescents. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2024 Oct 16; 21(10).
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