Discrimination in the United States: Experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer Americans.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine reported experiences of discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) adults in the United States, which broadly contribute to poor health outcomes.

Data source and study design

Data came from a national, probability-based telephone survey of US adults, including 489 LGBTQ adults (282 non-Hispanic whites and 201 racial/ethnic minorities), conducted January-April 2017.

Methods

We calculated the percentages of LGBTQ adults reporting experiences of discrimination in health care and several other domains related to their sexual orientation and, for transgender adults, gender identity. We report these results overall, by race/ethnicity, and among transgender adults only. We used multivariable models to estimate adjusted

SUBMITTER: Casey LS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6864400 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature