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controlling for demographics, other substance use, and sexual risk behaviors (Reback & Fletcher, 2014). Other

behavior as well as unhealthy weight (Butler et al., 2016); one-third of sexual minority youth indicated engagement in hazardous weight-control

behaviors, including smoking and alcohol and other substance abuse (e.g., Cabaj, 2015; Harawa et al., 2008; Huebner, Thoma, & Neilands, 2015). Furthermore, LGBT youth are at higher risk for HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections (Centers for Disease Control

behavior in future national surveys and registries (Schlittler, Grey, & Popanz, 2016; Stall et al., 2016). Indeed, there is widespread consensus that the health disparities research agenda will be advanced through the implementation of and adherence to consistent methods for both collecting and reporting health data, which

behaviors, health status indicators, and measures of healthcare service utilization and access vary across categories of sexual orientation in a representative sample of the civilian non-institutionalized U.S. adult population.” The 2013 NHIS concluded that its “sexual orientation data can be used to track progress toward

behaviors were related to the intersections of race/ethnicity and sexual orientation. One participant described a constant pressure from society to hide aspects of herself: [I think of my identity]… all the time. Um. I think being a Black masculine lesbian is like … I mean

Behavioral surveillance, 205–6 Benjamin, Harry, 55 Benson, K. E., 59 Bilge, S., 117 Birkett, M. A., 27, 28 Bisexuality, 122–23 Black lesbian and bisexual women (LBW), 95–96 Blosnich, J. R., 207 Blumstein, P., 32 Bos, H., 33 Bostwick, W. B., 24 Bowie, David

control for membership in other categories outside the variable of interest; the lack of guidelines for empirical work using the intersectionality framework; and, the perception that research within the intersectionality framework would necessitate large samples—deemed prohibitive—while necessitating use of an interdisciplinary team to “triangulate the problem

control of the program curriculum and tuition revenues, the program’s director secured buy-in by reaching out to as many potential stakeholders across schools and departments within the GWU as could be identified. He offered each the opportunity to provide input and to participate in the program

behavior) in the transgender community compared to the cisgender population (Meier & Labuski, 2013). The rates differ greatly based on the samples and what identities are being represented within literature that has examined this issue. Often researchers make attempts to describe prevalence of difficulties in trans populations