 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 | 5 | 1 | 6 | | 2018 | 8 | 4 | 12 | | 2019 | 12 | 6 | 18 | | 2020 | 17 | 1 | 18 | | 2021 | 31 | 2 | 33 | | 2022 | 30 | 0 | 30 | | 2023 | 27 | 0 | 27 | | 2024 | 22 | 7 | 29 | | 2025 | 19 | 2 | 21 | | 2026 | 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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Schultz TR, Garzone A, Henise S, Lecuyer ME, Edemba D, Dwivedi P, King S, Liljestrand A, Bost JE, Hinds PS. The Vulnerables' Opportunity to Inform Culturally Congruent Care Education (VOICCCE) for nursing practice in the care of LGBTQ+ youth. J Pediatr Nurs. 2026 Sep-Oct; 90:216-224.
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McNicholas C, Memmel L, Kaplan C, Hwang Y, Crane L, Orso R, Harshberger K, Parker RL, Collins A, Conageski C, Sheth S, Kuroki L, Coleman J, Sutton E, Jennings A, Aviki E, Fitzpatrick M, Hibler K, Ripkin A, Mukherjee M. Addressing Cervical Cancer Screening Disparities: At-Home Self-Collection Among LGBQ+ Populations. Cancer Control. 2026 Jan-Dec; 33:10732748261448263.
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Nathan JB, Mayinja L, Webster JL, Tran JT, Burgese T, Calkins ME, Oquendo MA, Brown G, Mandell D, Bauermeister JA, Brown LA. Self-Reported Psychosis Spectrum Symptoms Among Sexual and Gender Diverse Emerging Adults Screened for a Suicide Prevention Trial. Arch Sex Behav. 2026 04; 55(4):1455-1465.
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Brown LA, Tran JT, Gallop R, Webster JL, Wolfe JR, Kautz MM, Zhu Y, Arcomano A, Nathan JB, Mayinja L, O'Connor AA, Mowery D, Mandell DS, Brown GK, Oquendo MA, Bauermeister JA. Increasing Safety Plan Use and Reducing Suicidal Ideation Among Emerging Adults: A Pilot Randomized Trial of the STARS Intervention. Suicide Life Threat Behav. 2026 Apr; 56(2):e70101.
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De Santis JP, Baeza Robba MJ, Hodge S, Iriarte Parra ES, Provencio-Vasquez E, Cianelli R. Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), Sexual Risk Behaviors, Suicidal Behaviors, and Self-Reported HIV Status among Gay and Bisexual Hispanic Men. Hisp Health Care Int. 2026 Dec; 24(4):239-250.
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Valenti K, Nwakasi C, Almack K, Bybee S, Nweke C, Coats H. "We have a long way to go": palliative care clinicians' reflections on inclusive care for LGBTQI+ older adult patients and care partners. Gerontologist. 2026 01 07; 66(1).
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Liu DY, Swerdlow BA, Chong SY, Kako N, Rubin A, Perry NS. Affect regulation in the context of sexual and gender minority stress: A scoping review protocol. PLoS One. 2026; 21(1):e0329531.
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Boehmer U, Kano M, Jesdale BM. Survivorship care and cancer survivors' preventive health behaviors by sexual orientation and gender identity. J Cancer Surviv. 2026 Oct; 20(5):2574-2582.
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Askew AJ, Roesch SC, Malcarne VL, Littleton H, Blashill AJ. Examination of the factor structure of the Body Image Concern Inventory among sexual minority men. Acta Psychol (Amst). 2026 Feb; 262:106106.
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Harper KL, McConnell A, DeFiori K, Griffith AM, Boyer TL, Cascalheira CJ, Blosnich JR, Ting M, Hilgeman MM, Livingston NA, Hamilton AB, Simpson T. LGBQ+?Veteran and Service Member Health and Health Care: A Scoping Review of Research from 1994 to 2023. J Gen Intern Med. 2026 05; 41(6):1615-1625.
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