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The Health of Sexual Minorities Public Health Perspectives on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Populations /

Some books break myths. Others break silences. A few break new ground. The Health of Sexual Minorities achieves all three aims. The first book of its kind, this resource offers a multidimensional picture of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) health across clinical and social disciplines t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Meyer, Ilan H. (Editor ), Northridge, Mary E. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 2007.
Edición:1st ed. 2007.
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Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Who Are LGBT Individuals?
  • Shifting Sands or Solid Foundation? Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Identity Formation
  • Development of Same-Sex Attracted Youth
  • Developmental Issues in Lesbian and Gay Adulthood
  • Biology and Sexual Minority Status
  • LGBT Health and the State
  • The Importance of Being Perverse: Troubling Law, Identities, Health and Rights in Search of Global Justice
  • Ethical, Legal, Social, and Political Implications of Scientific Research on Sexual Orientation
  • Targeting the State: Risks, Benefits, and Strategic Dilemmas of Recent LGBT Health Advocacy
  • Prejudice and Pride in Health
  • Sexual Stigma: Putting Sexual Minority Health Issues in Context
  • Globalization, Structural Violence, and LGBT Health: A Cross-Cultural Perspective
  • Prejudice and Discrimination as Social Stressors
  • Determinants of Health Among Two-Spirit American Indians and Alaska Natives
  • "I Don't Fit Anywhere": How Race and Sexuality Shape Latino Gay and Bisexual Men's Health
  • Black LGB Health and Well-Being
  • Research Methodologies
  • Defining and Measuring Sexual Orientation for Research
  • Sampling in Surveys of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual People
  • Researching Gay Men's Health: The Promise of Qualitative Methodology
  • From Science Fiction to Computer-Generated Technology: Sampling Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Individuals
  • Using Community-Based Participatory Research to Understand and Eliminate Social Disparities in Health for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Populations
  • Health Concerns
  • Transgender Health Concerns
  • Health Care of Lesbians and Bisexual Women
  • Cancer and Sexual Minority Women
  • HIV/AIDS Prevention Research Among Black Men Who Have Sex with Men: Current Progress and Future Directions
  • LGBT Tobacco and Alcohol Disparities
  • Methamphetamine Use and Its Relation to HIV Risk: Data from Latino Gay Men in San Francisco
  • Healthcare Systems and Services
  • Improving Access to Health Care Among African-American, Asian and Pacific Islander, and Latino Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Populations
  • Public Health and Trans-People: Barriers to Care and Strategies to Improve Treatment
  • HIV Prevention and Care for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Youths: "Best Practices" from Existing Programs and Policies
  • Fenway Community Health's Model of Integrated, Community-Based LGBT Care, Education, and Research.