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action on the federal, state, local agency and private organizational levels in collaboration with communities in order to eliminate health disparities (Frieden, 2013). OVERVIEW OF MENTAL HEALTH AND PHYSICAL HEALTH DISPARITIES FOR SEXUAL MINORITIES As introduction to the overview of research on LGBT populations’ mental and physical health disparities

spectrum, likely with more lying in the middle than at either end (Haslam, 1997; Savin-Williams, 2014). At times, research has been criticized for conflating sexual orientation and gender identity/expression in its frameworks and methods (Bohan, 1996; Chrisler & McCreary, 2010; Diamond, 2002; Parent, DeBlaere, & Moradi, 2013), and clinical work

spectrum. REFERENCES Allegretto, S. A., & Arthur, M. M. (2001). An empirical analysis of homosexual/heterosexual male earnings differentials: Unmarried and unequal? ILR Review, 54, 631–646. Anderssen, N., Amlie, C., & Ytteroy, E. A. (2002). Outcomes for children with lesbian or gay parents: A review of studies from

spectrum of mostly preventable conditions and diseases,” which were viewed as “troubling” gaps necessitating action to eliminate health

spectrum (Dalton, 2015). •Even when attempting to receive help for medical issues, 19 percent of transgender people report being refused medical care, and 50 percent of individuals said they had to teach their medical providers about adequate transgender care. •There is growing research that also suggests that gender-nonconforming

action, and the authors will provide an overview of the impact of discrimination on mental health. Finally, intersectional feminism will provide the foundation for understanding resilience and strength within the LGBTIQQA+ community. POSITIONALITY We would be remiss if we did not also acknowledge aspects of our own identities