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Advancing Health Equity for Sexual and Gender Minority Populations

A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Global Health".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 22 September 2024 | Viewed by 3089

Special Issue Editor

Dr. Eileen Yuk-Ha Tsang

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Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 852, China
Interests: gender and sexuality; HIV; work and labor; China; sociology of sex work

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Sexual and gender minorities (SGM) face unique and challenging inequities across a breadth of experiences and issues. Sexual and Gender Minorities denote lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, and other populations whose sexual orientation and/or gender identity, sexual orientation, and reproductive development are considered outside cultural, societal, or physiological norms. They experience bias, discrimination, and job insecurity, which affects everything from professional occupational success to personal relationships. These inequities must be addressed through the provision of safe and inclusive environments, improved identification of disparities, and the creation of a pipeline of equity-focused strategies for changes in society. It is crucial to identify and define these disparities, as well as to investigate their underlying causes and mitigate their impact.

 Potential topics include (but are not limited to) the following:

  • Achieving health equity: terminology, demographics, stigmas, and disparities.
  • Creating a welcoming and inclusive environment.
  • Trauma-informed care.
  • Primary care and preventative healthcare of LGBTQI+ patients.
  • LGBTQI+ youth and adolescents.
  • LGBTQI+ older adults.
  • Intimate partner violence for LGBTQI+.
  • HIV/STI treatment and prevention for LGBTQI+ populations.
  • Collecting sexual orientation and gender identity data.

Dr. Eileen Yuk-Ha Tsang
Guest Editor

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2500 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

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Internalized Sexual Stigma and Mental Health Outcomes for Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Asian Americans: The Moderating Role of Guilt and Shame
by Kian Jin Tan and Joel R. Anderson
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2024, 21(4), 384; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21040384 - 22 Mar 2024
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The literature unequivocally demonstrates that lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) individuals experience disproportionate mental health and social wellbeing impacts. Here, we respond to recent calls for research in the field of sexual minority health to better understand why various overlapping and intersecting identities [...] Read more.
The literature unequivocally demonstrates that lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) individuals experience disproportionate mental health and social wellbeing impacts. Here, we respond to recent calls for research in the field of sexual minority health to better understand why various overlapping and intersecting identities can further drive health disparities. In this paper, we focus on the specific intersections of ethnicity and sexuality for Asian LGB individuals and the role of internalized stigma in driving poorer mental health outcomes for this group. We recruited 148 LGB Asian participants residing in the United States (Mage = 22.82 years, SD = 4.88) to participate in our online cross-sectional survey in which we collected data on their internalized stigma, levels of guilt and shame about their sexuality, and measures of depression, anxiety, and distress. Contrary to our predictions, there were no bivariate relationships between internalized sexual stigma and any of the mental health outcomes. However, a parallel mediation analysis revealed that guilt, but not shame, mediates the relationship between internalized sexual stigma and all mental health outcomes (depression, anxiety, and stress) for LGB Asian American individuals. This research highlights the important of exploring additional variables that may exacerbate of protect against poor mental health for individuals with multiple intersecting identities. Full article
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Correlates of Attitudes toward Sexual Minorities among Vietnamese Social Work Practitioners
by Trang Mai Le, Nilan Yu and Stephanie Webb
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20(5), 4241; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20054241 - 27 Feb 2023
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This article examines the correlates of Vietnamese social work practitioners’ attitudes toward individuals who identify as lesbian or gay. This study, among the very few studies on the general topic in non-Western contexts and the first of its kind in Vietnam, investigates correlates [...] Read more.
This article examines the correlates of Vietnamese social work practitioners’ attitudes toward individuals who identify as lesbian or gay. This study, among the very few studies on the general topic in non-Western contexts and the first of its kind in Vietnam, investigates correlates of attitudes toward sexual minorities that are known in the literature. The data are drawn from a survey of 292 Vietnamese social work practitioners. The findings suggest that the attitudes of Vietnamese social work practitioners are associated with gender, educational attainment, level of social work education, practice experience, practice sector, professional contact with sexual minority clients, personal contact with sexual minorities, exposure to content on sexual minorities in social work courses and professional development activities, and independent learning activities about sexual minorities but not with age, religious affiliation, and marital status. Implications for social work education and practice are considered. Full article
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