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.
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
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| MeSH Number(s) |
M01.777
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| 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
Lesbians- Lesbians
- Lesbian
- Women Who Have Sex With Women
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2016 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2017 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2018 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2019 | 9 | 2 | 11 |
| 2020 | 11 | 6 | 17 |
| 2021 | 25 | 4 | 29 |
| 2022 | 36 | 1 | 37 |
| 2023 | 28 | 1 | 29 |
| 2024 | 15 | 5 | 20 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| 2026 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sexual and Gender Minorities" by people in Profiles.
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Interactions Between e-Cigarette Use and Quit Intentions on Cigarette Smoking in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Other Non-Heterosexual or Cisgender Individuals. Nicotine Tob Res. 2026 May 22; 28(6):1069-1074.
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Health equity for young Black sexually minoritized men through their eyes: a qualitative study. BMC Public Health. 2026 04 20; 26(1).
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Co-creation and evaluation of people-centered mobile health messages to promote PrEP adherence among GBMSM in China: a feasibility study. Sex Health. 2026 Apr 09; 23(2).
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Anal Cancer Screening Prevalence in U.S. Cities and Factors Associated With Screening. Am J Prev Med. 2026 Sep; 71(3):108373.
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Daily anxiety and depressive symptoms are associated with greater same-day cannabis-alcohol co-use than single-substance use among Black sexual and gender minority people. Int J Drug Policy. 2026 06; 152:105273.
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Understanding social context in HIV and drug use via community-informed computational modeling: SILOS study protocol. Front Public Health. 2025; 13:1690612.
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Cannabis and Alcohol Co-Use And HIV Biomedical Intervention Engagement Among Black Sexual/Gender Minority People: A Day-Level Analysis. Am J Prev Med. 2026 Jan; 70(1):108144.
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PrEP-Related Medical, Structural and Institutional Mistrust among a Socioeconomically Diverse Sample of Black, Latine, Asian, and White Young Sexual Minority Men: Lived Experiences of Intersectional Inequity. AIDS Behav. 2026 Feb; 30(2):440-453.
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Challenges Faced by Sexual Minority and Heterosexual People Seeking Abortion Care. LGBT Health. 2025 Oct; 12(7):520-531.
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Not a Monolith: Regional HIV Implementation Science Lessons With Latino/a/x Populations. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2025 Apr 15; 98(5S):e98-e103.