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Members of the LGBTQIA+ community include people who are:
- Lesbian
- Gay
- Bisexual
- Transgender
- Queer or Questioning
- Intersex
- Asexual
- Elsewhere on the gender and sexuality spectrum or allies to the community
On this page you'll find information about health issues that are specific to the LGBTQIA+ community.
Related Issues
- Answers to Your Questions about Transgender People, Gender Identity, and Gender Expression (American Psychological Association) - PDF Also in Spanish
- Answers to Your Questions for a Better Understanding of Sexual Orientation and Homosexuality (American Psychological Association) - PDF Also in Spanish
- Counseling Issues to Discuss with Gay Men and Lesbians Seeking Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART) (American Society for Reproductive Medicine) - PDF
- Gay and Bisexual Men's Health: Stigma and Discrimination (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- LGBTQ+ People and Commercial Tobacco: Health Disparities and Ways to Advance Health Equity (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Ten Things Transgender Persons Should Discuss with Their Health Care Provider (GLMA: Health Professionals Advancing LGBTQ Equality)
Statistics and Research
- Health Disparities among LGBTQ Youth (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- HIV and African American Gay and Bisexual Men (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- HIV and All Gay and Bisexual Men (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- HIV and Transgender People (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Also in Spanish
- Youth Topics: LGBT (Department of Health and Human Services)
Clinical Trials
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Sexual and Gender Minorities
(National Institutes of Health)
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Transgender Persons
(National Institutes of Health)
Journal Articles References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)
- Article: An instant messaging mobile phone application for promoting HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis...
- Article: Digital, Crowdsourced, Multilevel Intervention to Promote HIV Testing Among Men Who...
- Article: Did mpox knowledge, attitudes and beliefs affect intended behaviour in the...
- LGBTQIA+ Health -- see more articles
Find an Expert
- GLMA: Health Professionals Advancing LGBTQ Equality
- LGBT Health Clinics by State and City (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Children
- Bullying and LGBTQI+ Youth (Department of Health and Human Services) Also in Spanish
- Gender Identity Development in Children (American Academy of Pediatrics) Also in Spanish
- Gender-Diverse & Transgender Children (American Academy of Pediatrics)
- Sexual Orientation (For Parents) (Nemours Foundation) Also in Spanish
- Transgender and Gender Diverse Children and Adolescents (Endocrine Society)
Teenagers
- Coming Out (Nemours Foundation) Also in Spanish
- Health Concerns for Gay and Lesbian Teens (American Academy of Pediatrics) Also in Spanish
- LGBTQ+ Youth (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- LGBTQ: Sexual Orientation (Boston Children's Hospital)
- Sexual Attraction and Orientation (For Teens) (Nemours Foundation) Also in Spanish
- Transgender and Gender Diverse Children and Adolescents (Endocrine Society)
Men
- Cancer Facts for Gay and Bisexual Men (American Cancer Society)
- Health Issues for Gay Men and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) Also in Spanish
- Syphilis and MSM (Men Who Have Sex with Men) (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Also in Spanish
- Ten Things Gay Men Should Discuss with Their Health Care Provider (GLMA: Health Professionals Advancing LGBTQ Equality)
- Viral Hepatitis: Information for Gay and Bisexual Men (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - PDF
- What Gay, Bisexual and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men Need to Know about Sexually Transmitted Diseases (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Also in Spanish
Women
- Cancer Facts for Lesbians and Bisexual Women (American Cancer Society)
- Health Issues for Lesbians and Women Who Have Sex with Women (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) Also in Spanish
- Top Ten Things Lesbians Should Discuss with Their Health Care Provider (GLMA: Health Professionals Advancing LGBTQ Equality)