Missing from the Conversation: Sexual Risk Factors Across Young People by Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation |
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| Authors: | Shanna K. Kattari N. Eugene Walls Brittanie Atteberry-Ash Cary Klemmer Joshua A. Rusow Leonardo Kattari |
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| Affiliation: | 1. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA;2. skattari@umich.edu;4. University of Denver, Denver, CO, USA;5. University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA |
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| Abstract: | AbstractObjectives: Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and queer/questioning (LGBQ), and transgender/nonbinary (trans/NB) youth experience health disparities. Much research combines gender identity with sexual orientation or siloes them, ignoring intersections. Methods: Logistic regressions with representative data from 2015 Healthy Kids Colorado Survey (n?=?15,970) explores sexual risk. Results: Findings indicate LGBQ and trans/NB youth have differential levels of sexual risk (drugs during sexual interactions, not using condoms) compared to cisgender heterosexual peers. Other identities, mental health, and bullying are also related. Conclusions: There is a need for culturally responsive bullying prevention, mental health support, education, and sexual health services for marginalized populations. |
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| Keywords: | Sexual risk transgender cisgender LGBQ sexual orientation gender identity youth |
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