ArticleLGBT health2016
Differences in Healthcare Access, Use, and Experiences Within a Community Sample of Racially Diverse Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning Emerging Adults.
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156 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 339 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Secrets and Their Consequences in Heathcare: A Scoping Review of Worker Experiences.Journal of advanced nursing · 2026Article
- Work participation disparities among LGBTQ+ Australians: Insights from a nationally representative cohort study.PloS one · 2026Article
- A qualitative study on healthcare providers' biases towards transgender and gender diverse people accessing contraceptive care.Sexual and reproductive health matters · 2025Article
- Social processes and engagement along the HIV care continuum: a mixed methods exploratory study with diverse African American/Black and Latine emerging adults living with HIV.International journal for equity in health · 2025Article
- Investigating the Relationship Between Social Support and Health Care Barriers Among Sexually and Gender Diverse Young Adults in the United States.LGBT health · 2025Article
- Transgender healthcare with challenges, disparities, and the path forward: a retrospective study at a tertiary care hospital in Paris, France.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Adolescent Comfort With Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Collection and Preferences for Electronic Health Record Documentation in the Ambulatory Setting.The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · 2025Article
- The Dissectionality of Care in the U.S.: A Scoping Review in Healthcare of Implicit Bias, Perceived Discrimination, and Minority Stress Among Sexual and Gender Minorities.Archives of sexual behavior · 2025Article
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Abstract
purposeHealth services research involving lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning (LGBTQ) individuals has focused on differences in healthcare access, use, and experiences between cisgender, heterosexual adults and LGBTQ adults. Yet these factors may differ within the LGBTQ community and have not been well-studied among emerging adults (18-29 years), a group with unique barriers to healthcare. We sought to characterize healthcare challenges within a sample of LGBTQ emerging adults.
methodsFrom 2012 to 2013, 206 participants aged 18-27 (86% racial/ethnic minority, 10% transgender) completed questionnaires assessing healthcare access, use, and experiences during a longitudinal study. Descriptive statistics established patterns of healthcare access, use, and experiences, and nonparametric tests examined differences related to sociodemographic variables, HIV status, sexual orientation identity, and gender identity.
resultsOverall, 68% of participants reported relatively easy access to care. White and bisexual participants reported higher rates of insurance than racial/ethnic minority (P = 0.01) and gay or lesbian participants (P = 0.005), respectively. Although most participants did not report having negative experiences in healthcare settings related to their LGBTQ identity, transgender participants were more likely to delay care (P < 0.001) and report negative effects of disclosure to their provider (P < 0.001) compared with cisgender participants. Participants who identified as queer or were questioning their sexual orientation identity reported negative healthcare experiences more frequently than LGB-identified participants (P = 0.001).
conclusionsAlthough LGBTQ emerging adults experienced fewer barriers to care than observed in previous studies on LGBTQ adults, the results suggest that queer, questioning, and transgender individuals may face additional healthcare challenges compared with their LGB and cisgender counterparts.
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