The health of sexual minorities : public health perspectives on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender populations /
Focusing on the epidemiology and disease prevention that effects lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgenders, this book covers numerous scopes on the health needs of people of different sexual orientations and racial backgrounds.
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New York :
Springer,
[2007]
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Table of Contents:
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Contributors
- pt. 1. Who are LGBT individuals?
- ch. 1. Shifting sands or solid foundation? Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender identity formation / Michele J. Elisason and Robert Schope
- ch. 2. Development of same-sex attracted youth / Ritch C. Savin-Williams and Kenneth M. Cohen
- ch. 3. Developmental issues in lesbian and gay adulthood / Robert M. Kertzner
- ch. 4. Biology and sexual minority status / William Byne
- pt. 2. LGBT health and the state
- ch. 5. The importance of being perverse : troubling law, identities, health and rights in search of global justice / Stefano Fabeni and Alice M. Miller
- ch. 6. Ethical, legal, social, and political implications of scientific research on sexual orientation / Edward Stein
- ch. 7. Targeting the state : risks, benefits, and strategic dilemmas of recent LGBT health advocacy / Steven Epstein.
- pt. 3. Prejudice and pride in health
- ch.8. Sexual stigma : putting sexual minority health issues in context / Gregory M. Herek, Regina Chopp, and Darryl Strohl
- ch. 9. Globalization, structural violence, and LGBT health : a cross-cultural perspective / Mark B. Padilla, Ernesto Vásquez del Aguila, and Richard G. Parker
- ch. 10. Prejudice and discrimination as social stressors / Ilan H. Meyer
- ch. 11, Determinants of health among two-spirit American Indians and Alaska natives / Karen C. Fieland, Karina L. Walters, and Jane M. Simoni
- ch. 12. "I don't fit anywhere" : how race and sexuality shape Latino gay and bisexual men's health / Jesus Ramirez-Valles
- ch. 13. Black LGB health and well-being / Juan Battle and Martha Crum.
- pt. 4. Research methodologies
- ch. 14. Defining and measuring sexual orientation for research / Randal L. Sell
- ch. 15. Sampling in surveys of lesbian, gay, and bisexual people / Diane Binson, Johnny Blair, David M. Heubner, and William J. Woods
- ch. 16. Researching gay men's health : the promise of qualitative methodology / Gary W. Dowsett
- ch. 17. From science fiction to computer-generated technology : sampling lesbian, gay, and bisexual individuals / Esther D. Rothblum
- ch. 18. Using community-based participatory research to understand and eliminate social disparities in health for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender populations / Mary E. Northridge, Brian P. McGrath, and Sam Quan Krueger.
- pt. 5. Health concerns
- ch. 19. Transgender health concerns / Anne A. Lawrence
- ch. 20. Health care of lesbian and bisexual women / Katherine A. O'Hanlan and Christy M. Isler
- ch. 21. Cancer and sexual minority women / Deborah J. Bowen, Ulrike Boehmer, and Marla Russo
- ch. 22. HIV/AIDS prevention research among black men who have sex with men : current progress and future directions / Gregorio A. Millett, David Malebranche, and John L. Peterson
- ch. 23. LGBT tobacco and alcohol disparities / Gregory L. Greenwood and Elisabeth P. Gruskin
- ch. 24. Methamphetamine use and its relation to HIV risk : data from Latino gay men in San Francisco / Rafael M. Díaz.
- pt. 6. Healthcare systems and services
- ch. 25. Improving access to health care among African-American, Asian and Pacific Islander, and Latino lesbian, gay, and bisexual populations / Patrick A. Wilson and Hirokazu Yoshikawa
- ch. 26. Public health and trans-people : barriers to care and strategies to improve treatment / Emilia Lombardi
- ch. 27. HIV prevention and care for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender youths : "Best practices" from existing programs and policies / Joyce Hunter and Jan Baer
- ch. 28. Fenway community health's model of integrated, community-based LGBT care, education, and research / Kenneth H. Mayer, Matthew J. Mimiaga, Rodney VanDerwarker, Hilary Goldhammer, and Judith B. Bradford
- Index.