Document Type
Lecture
Publication Date
4-30-2025
Publication Title
Robert E. Lang Memorial Fellowship Lecture
Publisher
The Lincy Institute and Brookings Mountain West
First page number:
1
Last page number:
83
Abstract
Sexual and gender minority (SGM) individuals face a wide range of mental and physical health challenges, which contribute to higher rates of suicide. SGM individuals encounter distress, discrimination, and in some cases, harmful anti-LGBTQIA+ laws and policies that contribute to additional mental and physical health stress. A web-based survey of 1,034 SGM participants in the United States measured the types and frequency of discrimination occurrences and related distress. The survey considers the variety of interactions between individuals and their relationships, while also measuring the community and societal factors that affect health outcomes for SGM individuals. This research evaluates many variables for discrimination-related stresses for SGM individuals. Recommendations are presented for effective laws and public policies that protect members of the SGM community from discrimination and consider the rights of other segments of our society.
Keywords
LGBTQ; LGBTQIA; Mental health; Discrimination; Distress; Legislation
Disciplines
Gender and Sexuality | Gender, Race, Sexuality, and Ethnicity in Communication | Inequality and Stratification | Public Affairs | Public Policy | Race and Ethnicity | Social Policy
File Format
File Size
13.3 MB
Run Time
00:53:56
Language
English
Repository Citation
Terry, E. N.
(2025).
Sexual and Gender Minority Individuals in Our Community: Policy Recommendations to Address Discrimination-Related Stresses.
Robert E. Lang Memorial Fellowship Lecture
1-83.
Available at:
https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/lincy_events/8
Event Program
Included in
Gender and Sexuality Commons, Gender, Race, Sexuality, and Ethnicity in Communication Commons, Inequality and Stratification Commons, Public Affairs Commons, Public Policy Commons, Race and Ethnicity Commons, Social Policy Commons
Comments
The Robert E. Lang Memorial Fellowship is awarded annually to support an outstanding UNLV Ph.D. student completing a dissertation in metropolitan public policy broadly defined. At the end of their fellowship year, fellows present their doctoral research in a public forum.