Sexual and Gender Minorities

"Sexual and Gender Minorities" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Individuals including lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, gender non-conforming people, and other populations whose sexual orientation or GENDER IDENTITY and reproductive development is considered outside cultural, societal, or physiological norms.

Descriptor ID	D000072339
MeSH Number(s)	M01.777
Concept/Terms	Sexual and Gender Minorities Sexual and Gender Minorities Non-Heterosexuals Non Heterosexuals Non-Heterosexual Sexual Dissidents Dissident, Sexual Dissidents, Sexual Sexual Dissident GLBT Persons GLBT Person Person, GLBT Persons, GLBT GLBTQ Persons GLBTQ Person Person, GLBTQ Persons, GLBTQ LGBT Persons LGBT Person Person, LGBT Persons, LGBT LGBTQ Persons LGBTQ Person Person, LGBTQ Persons, LGBTQ Lesbigay Persons Lesbigay Person Person, Lesbigay Persons, Lesbigay Non-Heterosexual Persons Non Heterosexual Persons Non-Heterosexual Person Person, Non-Heterosexual Sexual Minorities Minorities, Sexual Minority, Sexual Sexual Minority LBG Persons LBG Person Person, LBG Persons, LBG Gays Gays Gay Men Who Have Sex With Men Gender Minorities Gender Minorities Gender Minority Minorities, Gender Minority, Gender Lesbians Lesbians Lesbian Women Who Have Sex With Women Bisexuals Bisexuals Bisexual Homosexuals Homosexuals Homosexual Queers Queer

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Named Groups [M]
Persons [M01]
Sexual and Gender Minorities [M01.777]

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Sexual and Gender Minorities
Transgender Persons

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Bar chart showing 55 publications over 10 distinct years, with a maximum of 11 publications in 2022

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2016	0	3	3
2017	3	0	3
2018	2	0	2
2019	3	2	5
2020	9	1	10
2021	3	0	3
2022	11	0	11
2023	9	0	9
2024	8	0	8
2025	1	0	1

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Mi Y, Wiginton JM, Murray SM, Lucas I, Valentine-Graves M, Dean LT, Willie TC, Willis K, Sanchez T, Baral S, Rao A. Association between homelessness and PrEP uptake among men who have sex with men: Results from the American Men's Internet Survey, 2017-2021. Soc Sci Med. 2025 Feb; 366:117674.

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Faulk KA, Carroll M, Niemczyk N, Braxter B. Autonomy and Respect in Pregnancy Care for LGBTQIA+ Families: Evaluation of a Home Visiting Program. J Perinat Neonatal Nurs. 2024 Oct-Dec 01; 38(4):394-402.

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Muwanguzi PA, Nabunya R, Ngabirano TD. Navigating HIV research among criminalized gender minority populations in Uganda: qualitative insights and lessons learned from novice researchers. Int J Equity Health. 2024 Oct 07; 23(1):201.

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Hofmann MC, Mulligan NF, Stevens K, Bell KA, Condran C, Miller T, Klutz T, Liddell M, Saul C, Jensen G. LGBTQIA+ Cultural Competence in Physical Therapist Education and Practice: A Qualitative Study From the Patients' Perspective. Phys Ther. 2024 Oct 02; 104(10).

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Dawit R, Predmore Z, Raifman J, Chan PA, Dean LT. Perceived Versus Actual Costs of HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Among Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men in the United States. AIDS Patient Care STDS. 2024 Oct; 38(10):468-476.

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Au C, Samuelson A, Perez-Morales J, Schabath MB, Mitchell EP. Medical student clinical cultural awareness in cancer care of sexual gender minority patients. Patient Educ Couns. 2024 Dec; 129:108395.

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Ventres WB, Stone LA, Abou-Arab ER, Meza J, Buck DS, Crowder JW, Edgoose JYC, Brown A, Plumb EJ, Norris AK, Allen JJ, Giammar LE, Wood JE, Dickson SM, Brown GA. Storylines of family medicine IX: people and places-diverse populations and locations of care. Fam Med Community Health. 2024 Apr 12; 12(Suppl 3).

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Hofmann MC, Mulligan NF, Bell KA, Condran C, Scarince HJ, Gulik E, He V, Hill F, Wolff E, Jensen G. LGBTQIA+ Cultural Competence in Physical Therapy: An Exploratory Qualitative Study From the Clinician's Perspective. Phys Ther. 2024 Apr 02; 104(4).

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Carvajal DN, McLean I, Wang LF, Brahmi D, Washington JC. Equity and Justice in Family Medicine Clinical Care and Teaching Must Incorporate a Reproductive Justice Framework. Fam Med. 2024 Apr; 56(4):222-228.

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Danielewicz M. Medical Issues Affecting Older Gay and Bisexual Men. Clin Geriatr Med. 2024 05; 40(2):239-250.

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