Below are only some of the many online research sources, such as newspaper & magazine publications, reports from research institutions, blogs, commentary, and reaction pieces.
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Online Articles, Reports, Reviews, and Summaries
- 1 in 6 Gen Z adults are LGBT. And this number could continue to grow by Samantha Schmidt. 2021
- Assessing and Addressing Cardiovascular Health in LGBTQ Adults: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association by Billy A. Caceres et al. 2020 [free access]
- Association Between Sexual Orientation, Mistreatment, and Burnout Among US Medical Students by Elizabeth A. Samuels et al. 2021 [open access]
- Diversity and Inclusion: Impacts on Psychological Wellbeing Among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Communities by Alex Siu Wing Chan et. al. 2022
- Health Conditions, Access to Care, Mental Health, and Wellness Behaviors in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Adults by Richard S. Henry et. al. 2020. [open access]
- Healthy People 2030: LGBT. Goal: Improve the health, safety, and well-being of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people.
- Helicopter Parenting, Emotional Avoidant Coping, Mental Health, and Homophobic Stigmatization Among Emerging Adult Offspring of Lesbian Parents by N. Carone et al. 2022 [open access articles in .pdf format]
- Lesbian, gay, bisexual communities more at-risk for dementia, study finds by Caroline Brooks. 2021
- Lesbian, gay and bisexual online daters report positive experiences – but also harassment by Anna Brown. 2020
- Lesbians more accepted than gay men around the world, study finds by Tim Fitzsimons. 2020
- LGBT Identification Rises to 5.6% in Latest U.S. Estimate by Jeffrey M. Jones. 2021
- A long way to go for LGBTI equality by FRA: European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights. 2020
- The mental health and experiences of discrimination of LGBTQ+ people during the COVID-19 pandemic: Initial findings from the Queerantine Study by Dylan Kneale and Laia Bécares. 2020. [made available under a CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 International license]
- A nationwide cross-sectional study of 15,611 lesbian, gay and bisexual people in China: disclosure of sexual orientation and experiences of negative treatment in health care by Yiu-tung Suen & Randolph Chun Ho Chan in International Journal for Equity in Health, Article number: 46 (2020). [open access]
- Not Up for Debate: LGBTQ People Need and Deserve Tailored Sexual and Reproductive Health Care by Ruth Dawson and Tracy Leong. 2020
- Overview of Findings, a GLAAD webpage. 2020
- Primary Healthcare Experiences of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Veterans prepared by Tamara Grozdanic et. al. 2022.
- Sexual Minority Disparities in Health and Well-Being as a Consequence of the COVID-19 Pandemic Differ by Sexual Identity by Jessica N. Fish et. al. 2021.
- “The State of Lesbian Organising and the Lived Realities of Lesbians in the EU and the Accession Countries by The EL*C - EuroCentralAsian Lesbian Community. 2020 abridged report.
Research Organizations
The following sites will provide access to more recently published research about lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer subjects. These sites were selected based on online access and full-text access to recent research.
- American Educational Research Association (AERA) - Trending Topic Research File: LGBTQ+.
- CLAGS: Center for LGBTQ Studies - The Center for LGBTQ Studies (CLAGS) was founded in 1991 as the first university-based research center in the United States dedicated to the study of historical, cultural, and political issues of vital concern to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer individuals and communities.
- The Gottman Institute - Gay and lesbian couples research based resources to help strengthen and support their relationships
- GSA Network National Research - Gay-Straight Alliance, a student-run club in a high school or middle school that brings together LGBTQ and straight students to support each other, provide a safe place to socialize, and create a platform to fight for racial, gender, LGBTQ, and economic justice.
- Guttmacher Institute - Founded in 1968 as the Center for Family Planning Program Development. A leading research and policy organization committed to advancing sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) worldwide.
- Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies Commons - over 300,000 articles and titles
- Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Health - American Psychological Association (APA)
- LGBTQ History / Digital Collaboratory - Specialists in LGBTQ history, trans studies, and oral history, as well as key personnel in LGBTQ archives in Canada, the U.S., and the U.K.
- National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) - LGBTQ is NOT a heading in the resource list, though there are thousands of recently published articles related to research and LGBTQ populations. Articles can be found with a search in "All Databases." U.S. National Library of Medicine
- National Longitudinal Lesbian Family Study - Initiated by Nanette Gartrell, MD, the NLLFS examines the social, psychological, and emotional development of the children as well as the dynamics of planned lesbian families.
- NPR - Does not have a subject list, must search site for LGBTQ research related stories & there are quite a few
- UCLA School of Law Wiliams Institute - Dedicated to conducting rigorous, independent research on sexual orientation and gender identity law and public policy
- USA National Longitudinal Lesbian Family Study (NLLFS) - follows lesbian mothers and their children who were conceived by donor insemination during the 1980s.