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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2021 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sexual and Gender Minorities" by people in Profiles.
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Food Insecurity Among LGBQ+ Veterans. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Nov 04; 7(11):e2442979.
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Psychological distress and mental health care utilization among lesbian, gay, and bisexual survivors of adolescent and young adult cancer. Support Care Cancer. 2024 Aug 12; 32(9):585.
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Secondhand tobacco smoke exposure in homes and vehicles in youth: disparities among racial, and sexual and gender minorities. Front Public Health. 2024; 12:1370552.
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Clinical considerations for sexual and gender minorities with prostate cancer. Urol Oncol. 2024 Nov; 42(11):345-351.
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Addressing the Health Needs of LGBTQ Persons in Medical Curricula: A Review of Educational Programs. J Psychiatr Pract. 2024 Jul 01; 30(4):266-272.
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Symptom Profiles and Intensive Treatment Outcomes in Sexual Minority and Heterosexual Patients With OCD. Behav Ther. 2025 Jan; 56(1):16-31.
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Enhancing routine HIV and STI testing among young men who have sex with men: primary outcomes of the get connected clinical randomized trial (ATN 139). BMC Public Health. 2024 04 17; 24(1):1072.
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Institution-Wide Retreats Foster Organizational Learning and Action at a Comprehensive Cancer Center. J Cancer Educ. 2024 Aug; 39(4):368-373.
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An Exploratory Analysis of Contributors to Cognitive Functioning Among Sexual and Gender Minority Individuals Who Had COVID-19. J Homosex. 2025 Jan 02; 72(1):129-144.
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Implementation of LGBTQ+ affirming care policies in the Veterans Health Administration: preliminary findings on barriers and facilitators in the southern United States. Front Public Health. 2023; 11:1251565.