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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.

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

02.14.2024 line graph depicting active social media use and incidence of emotional problems across gender identities

Social Media Safety

While spending less time on social media might be a positive experience for young cisgender people, it can cause an increase in depression and anxiety among trans and nonbinary youths.

Fellow Kara Schmidt

12.04.2023 Linegraph depicting probability of reporting at least one disability among U.S. adults, stratified by age and gender

Disability Among Transgender Adults

Transgender adults are more likely to report a disability than their cisgender counterparts, likely as a result of chronic stress.

Fellow Kara Schmidt

11.03.2023 bar graph depicting respondents' interaction between study vignette condition and prior unwanted sexual experience on intervening behavior

bar graph depicting respondents' interaction between study vignette condition and prior unwanted sexual experience on intervening behavior

Stand By Me

LGBTQ+ individuals are more likely to intervene when they witness violence between partners than non-LGBTQ+ individuals.

Fellow Sean Hagan