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Progress has been made, but continued stigma and discrimination puts LGBTQ+ people at a disproportionate risk for preventable illness, injury, and death.

02.06.2025 black and white portrait of a young man

Anti-Transgender Laws and Youth Suicide

States with anti-transgender laws saw a 38-44% increase in youth suicide attempts in the year following the enactment of the law.

Fellow Dani Weissert

11.12.2024 Rachel Farr headshot

Rachel Farr: What Is a “Normal” Family, Anyway?

Rachel Farr, a professor of psychology at the University of Kentucky, studies family dynamics and child development across the spectrums of gender and sexuality.

Fellow Heather Sherr

09.18.2024 young woman smoking cigarette

Smoke Signals: Biological Sex and Sexuality

While smoking has consistently declined, the number of gay, lesbian, and bisexual females who smoke is higher than their straight counterparts.

Fellow Heather Sherr

06.28.2024 A hand-drawn illustration of five young, diverse, queer individuals in front of a brick wall with a purple haze of smoke surrounding them

The Lavender Haze: Enabling a Healthy Queer Future

PHPod sits down with Kim Nelson, associate professor of community health sciences at Boston University School of Public Health, and Joanne Patterson, a behavioral scientist at Ohio State University, to discuss the current health landscape that queer youth and young adults are facing in the United States.

Fellow Abby Varker