Generations Updates Needs and Experiences of LGBT Populations

Where Is Generations? Fall 2018 | 3:2

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June April March January Follow-Up 2 Generations Generations team is First qualitative Gallup begins recruiting LGBT TransPop study is March participants! awarded NIH grant to Generations participants for Generations re-launched, and Gallup begins sending study generational interview and TransPop and distributes investigators begin to second follow-up survey to This newslet- differences in LGBT health, conducted baseline survey design new surveys Generations participants identity and well-being ter features

Today updates on what we’ve done so far and gives you a look 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2014 at the exciting things we are January October Follow-Up 1 February Follow-Up 3 TransPop team is awarded NIH TransPop team is March Gallup begins March working on as we move forward. grant to conduct a nationwide awarded a new NIH Gallup begins sending recruiting of We have completed the first representative study of grant to extend first follow-up survey cisgender participants transgender health, identity TransPop over to Generations for TransPop and follow-up surveys and are in the and well-being several years participants distributes survey midst of the Follow-up 2 survey. We cannot emphasize enough how important your involvement is in raising awareness of the Generations Updates needs and experiences of LGBT populations. This research is the We have made great strides in data collection since beginning driving force behind positive Generations, and we owe this progress to you! We are now in our policy changes in support of third year of data collection and encourage you to send in your our community. Your contin- Follow-Up 2 surveys if you haven’t done so already. If you haven’t ued involvement represents the received the Follow-Up 2 survey yet, you will receive it one year after voice of the LGBT community, so you completed the Follow-Up 1 survey. Didn’t complete the last please take the time to complete survey? That’s okay! You can still take part in this third survey even if the survey when you receive it. you were unable to complete the second survey. If you have a problem accessing the survey, or if you have not Curious about how many others have participated in Generations at received it, please let us know at this point? We now have a total of 1,585 participants who have [email protected]. We look completed surveys! forward to staying in touch! Of course, your personal information is completely confidential, and any information that you have provided will not be connected to your identity.

Data from Generations has been essential in recent months in Ilan H. Meyer, Ph.D. Study Principal Investigator describing the problem of so-called conversion therapy as well as with Distinguished Senior Scholar showing the low uptake of PrEP use among sexually-active gay and of Public Policy bisexual men in the United States. See press we’ve received on the The Williams Institute Spotlight page of our website (www.generations-study.com). UCLA School of Law

Generations Newsletter | Fall 2018 1 Research Spotlight: What is Asexual Identity?

Nineteen participants in the Generations survey Other noteworthy study findings include that identified as asexual, compared to 1,303 non- asexual participants did not differ from their asexual lesbians, gay men, bisexuals (LGB), and non-asexual counterparts in terms of being in other sexual minority participants. Here are some an intimate relationship; only half of those who highlights: identified as asexual reported absence of sex; and about one-third reported being somewhat or Most asexual participants were very attracted to men or women. born female 12.43% Asexual participants did not differ from their non-asexual counterparts Female in terms of being in an intimate 87.57% Male relationship

The research on asexual identity The majority of asexual participants was done in collaboration currently identify as gender non- with Dr. Esther Rothblum. Dr. binary or genderqueer Rothblum is a Professor of Women’s Studies at San Diego 80.0 73.73 State University as well as a 70.0 visiting distinguished scholar at 60.0 54.49% the William’s Institute, where she is a researcher 50.0 and scientific advisor on the Generations Project. 39.06% 40.0 30.0 26.27% 20.0 6.45% 10.0 0.0% In Other News 0.0 Woman Man Non-binary/ genderqueer Generations data has been published in scientific Asexual Non-Asexual LGB journals and presented at conferences all over the U.S. on several topics, including:

Asexual participants tend to be younger • The role of minority stress in predicting cigarette smoking Pride 18.13% (52-59) 2.40% • School-based sexual education experiences • LGB youth’s experiences at school Integration 21.46% (34-41) 8.19% • HIV testing and Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Equality 60.41% (18-25) 89.41% • LGB healthcare preferences 0.0 20.0 40.0 60.0 80.0 100.0 • Racial/ethnic differences in sexual identity Asexual Non-Asexual LGB development

2 Generations Newsletter | Fall 2018 Media Spotlight

OutCasting is a ground-breaking public radio show produced in New York by Media for the Public Good, Inc., that reaches more than 40 stations around the country. Why is it so special? It ventures way beyond the scope of mainstream media by focusing specifically on LGBT community-related issues from the perspective of LGBTQ youth and their allies — a population whose voice often falls under the radar. In May 2018, OutCasting featured Ilan Meyer, PH.D., Williams Institute’s Distinguished Senior Scholar and Generation’s Principal Investigator, on the topic of minority stress — a theory developed by Meyer and commonly used to explain the health disparities of sexual and gender minority populations.

Please take a moment to check out OutCasting’s conversation with Dr. Meyer here! Update on TransPop Study

Generations’ sister study, TransPop (www.transpop.org), is progressing and will continue enrolling new participants until the end of 2018. To date, TransPop data has provided us with a wealth of information on the health and well-being of transgender individuals throughout the U.S. Below is a sampling of data gathered so far:

GENDER IDENTITY RACE / ETHNICITY

Trans men Multi-race 2% Something 16% 25% 31% 2% Trans women else 2% Asian Gender 7% non-binary/ Hispanic/ Latino genderqueer 71% 44% Black/African American White

SEXUAL ORIENTATION EDUCATION

25 40 35 20 30 15 25 10 20 15 5 10 0 l l r l 5 a n y a e g e m a u ia a u e in ls u u x b G x u v e tr x se s se lo g c se o Le i Q r in e n 0 r B e h p a Less than Some College More than te d t s P e n e al h e m u HS college college t/ g o x h e S se ig m A ra Sa St

Generations Newsletter | Fall 2018 3 The Generations Study Team

Some of the Generations team members at the fourth annual investigators meeting Jan. 4-5, 2018, at UCLA. From left to right, front row: Soonie Choi, Esther Rothblum, Jessica Fish, Allegra Gordon, David Frost. From left to right, second row: Erin Toolis, Meg Bishop, Phillip Hammack, Ilan Meyer. From left to right, back: Marguerita Lightfoot, Gary Harper, Diana Van Bergen, Stephen Russell, Bianca Wilson, Alexander Martos, Evan Krueger.

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