The health of sexual minorities public health perspectives on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender population

• Other Authors: Meyer, Ilan H. (Editor), Northridge, Mary E. (Editor)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Springer 2007
• Subjects: Public Health; Homosexuality; Bisexuality; Transsexualism
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• Physical Description: xix, 731 pages illustrations 26 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 9780387288710; 0387288716

This is the first concise handbook on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) health in the past few years. It breaks the myths, breaks the silence, and breaks new ground on this subject. This resource offers a multidimensional picture of LGBT health across clinical and social disciplines to give readers a full and nuanced understanding of these diverse populations. It contains real-world matters of definition and self-definition, meticulous analyses of stressor and health outcomes, a extensive coverage of research methodology concerns, and critical insights into the sociopolitical context of LGBT individuals' health and lives