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The minority stress model takes into account significant stressors that distinctly affect the mental health of those who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or another non-conforming gender identity. [1]
Minority stress describes high levels of stress faced by members of stigmatized minority groups. [1] It may be caused by a number of factors, including poor social support and low socioeconomic status ; well understood causes of minority stress are interpersonal prejudice and discrimination .
An Interview on the Effects of Stress on Minority Mental Health, David Van Nuys, Ph.D., August 17, 2009. Dr. Ilan Meyer Testimony (Perry Trial Day 4 Transcript), American Foundation for Equal Rights, January 4, 2010. The Little Things: The Impact of Prejudice in the Everyday Lives of LGBT People, Huffington Post, October 11, 2011.
Adolescent bullying – which is highly prevalent among sexual minority youths – is a chronic stressor that can increase risk for suicide via the diathesis-stress model. In a 2011 study of American lesbian, gay, and bisexual adolescents, Mark Hatzenbuehler found that a more conservative social environment elevated risk in suicidal behavior ...
Brook's dissertation on minority stress in lesbian women explored the unique stressors and challenges faced by lesbians as members of a stigmatized minority group. This represented the first research study to use the term "minority stress" as it pertained to sexual and gender minorities and to explore the individual, community and systematic ...
Skip to main content. America’s largest LGBT+ civil rights group issues ‘state of emergency’ across US
Minority stress: stress caused from a sexual stigma, manifested as prejudice and discrimination, is a major source of stress for people with a homosexual orientation. Sexual-minority affirming groups and gay peer groups help counteract and buffer minority stress. [7]
As state legislatures around the country pursue anti-LGBTQ legislation in what advocates have said is the “worst year” for LGBTQ rights in modern history, a