The Health of Sexual Minorities

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.- MethamphetamineUse 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

From the reviews:



"The official 'identification' of homosexuality as a disorder led to shame and fear for many men and women and their families. ... The book is particularly good at questioning stale ideologies about growing up gay and challenging assumptions about how people manage their identities at different stages of their lives. ... this is a serious and useful book that should be required reading for public health professionals." (Michael King, The New England Journal of Medicine, Vol. 356 (23), 2007)

"This volume ... is a must read for those passionate about servicing LGBT clients or researching the population. There is valuable information contained herein. Several contributors make it clear that there are many research areas and subpopulations that are underrepresented in the literature and that there is a paucity of program offerings to meet the needs of many. The volume therefore provides a guide for those interested in pursuing or expanding a career that focuses on the physical and mental health of LGBT persons." (Michele K. Lewis, PsycCRITIQUES, Vol. 52 (44), 2007)

"This comprehensive volume, unique in its scope, takes a systematic approach to the current health care of sexual minorities in the field of public health. ... The research methodologies are detailed and thorough. ... Summing Up: Recommended. Large medical libraries, graduate public health programs, graduate programs in the social and behavioral sciences, and GLBT study programs; graduate students and above." (J. King, CHOICE, Vol. 44 (11), July, 2007)

"... the Meyer-Northridge compilation assembles contributions from practitioners who are considered thought leaders in their area of expertise ... the overall content provides an authoritative survey of the field." (Michael Gross and Stewart Landers, Sex Roles)