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From cueless to cue-full: Understanding health care cues’ impact on sexual orientation and gender identity disclosure.

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: = 203). Findings reveal that affirming health care settings enhance willingness to disclose SOGI status, particularly among sexual minorities who identify as cisgender (LGBQ) individuals, while transgender and gender diverse individuals exhibit less willingness to disclose compared to LGBQ and cishet individuals. Individual factors (e.g., outness, internalized stigma) significantly influence willingness to disclose SOGI status. Affirming health care environments mitigated the negative impact of internalized LGBTQ+ stigma on willingness to disclose. These results highlight the need for affirming spaces, addressing both external discrimination and internalized LGBTQ+ stigma to mitigate LGBTQ+ health disparities.

Source: Translational Issues in Psychological Science

DOI: 10.1037/tps0000442

Authors: Michelle A. Stage, Mollie A. Ruben

Institution: University of Rhode Island

Language: English

Topic: LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy

Subfield: Social Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities