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age-matched heterosexual men (McCabe et al., 2009; Yarns et al., 2016). Data for urban MSM also showed frequent engagement in multiple drug use (Stall et al., 2001). There was a greater risk for MSM being involved in illicit drug use and having related problems (Green & Feinstein, 2012). Drug

placed in retirement and nursing facilities by relatives who are either insensitive to or unaware of their LGBT status. What little research is available suggests that LGBT elders report high rates of lifetime experiences with stigma, discrimination, and violence (Hurd, 2015; IOM, 2011). A survey from Justice in Aging

community-dwelling elderly population J Orthop Res Off Publ Orthop Res Soc 6, 2009;27: 820-825 doi:10.1002/jor.20811

ages” (Cochran & Mays, 2015, p. 363). Patterns of Mental and Physical Health Disparities for Specific Sexual Minorities Research has also revealed patterns of mental health disparities and physical health disparities in specific sexual minority communities. More specifically, there is research on the patterns of mental and physical health

age, sex), available resources (i.e., insurance, income, employment), and healthcare need based on disease severity.5 Elimination of disparities in health and healthcare has become a primary objective for the United Sates, as evidenced by the establishment of both prominent legislation and health care initiatives including Healthy People

age, my experience as an impoverished Mexican American served as an inspiration to help my community heal. My early trajectory was not pointed toward college. The school system I attended was underfunded, which meant that the scant resources available were allocated to students considered to be the most

Age Race Ethnicity Sexual Orientation Religion Occupation Education Place of Birth Female 27 African American African American Lesbian Catholic Student

aged, with a reckless youthfulness that has long passed and wistfulness for what I feel I am missing. An important change is the linguistic appropriation of the word “they,” which is now being used as a pronoun, in the singular, in place

age, and disability, and the rule’s use of the sex category includes sex-stereotyped behavior, gender identity, and sexual orientation (HHS, 2016). In 2015, the nondiscrimination rule provided guidance for the first time (Cornachione, Musumeci, & Artiga, 2015). Modifications to the initial rule in Section 1557 further clarified TGNC people

age and more a vital, generative, exciting maturation of LGBT psychology and mental health. In thinking about this unexpected unfolding—how it came to be and its implications for what the further development of LGBT psychology might bring—we have come to a few thoughts we would like to share