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Health and Wellbeing in Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Health and Wellbeing in Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity • Catherine Meads Catherine • Health and Wellbeing in Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Edited by Catherine Meads Printed Edition of the Special Issue Published in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health www.mdpi.com/journal/ijerph Health and Wellbeing in Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Health and Wellbeing in Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Special Issue Editor Catherine Meads MDPI • Basel • Beijing • Wuhan • Barcelona • Belgrade • Manchester • Tokyo • Cluj • Tianjin Special Issue Editor Catherine Meads Anglia Ruskin University UK Editorial Office MDPI St. Alban-Anlage 66 4052 Basel, Switzerland This is a reprint of articles from the Special Issue published online in the open access journal International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601) (available at: https: //www.mdpi.com/journal/ijerph/special issues/Health Sexual Orientation). For citation purposes, cite each article independently as indicated on the article page online and as indicated below: LastName, A.A.; LastName, B.B.; LastName, C.C. Article Title. Journal Name Year, Article Number, Page Range. ISBN 978-3-03928-368-2 (Pbk) ISBN 978-3-03928-369-9 (PDF) c 2020 by the authors. Articles in this book are Open Access and distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license, which allows users to download, copy and build upon published articles, as long as the author and publisher are properly credited, which ensures maximum dissemination and a wider impact of our publications. The book as a whole is distributed by MDPI under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons license CC BY-NC-ND. Contents About the Special Issue Editor ...................................... vii Preface to ”Health and Wellbeing in Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity” ......... ix Nerilee Ceatha, Paula Mayock, Jim Campbell, Chris Noone and Kath Browne The Power of Recognition: A Qualitative Study of Social Connectedness and Wellbeing through LGBT Sporting, Creative and Social Groups in Ireland Reprinted from: Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2019, 16, 3636, doi:10.3390/ijerph16193636 . 1 Kelly Horn and James A. Swartz A Comparative Analysis of Lifetime Medical Conditions and Infectious Diseases by Sexual Identity, Attraction, and Concordance among Women: Results from a National U.S. Survey Reprinted from: Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2019, 16, 1399, doi:10.3390/ijerph16081399 . 19 Ge Huang, Mengsi Cai and Xin Lu Inferring Opinions and Behavioral Characteristics of Gay Men with Large Scale Multilingual Text from Blued Reprinted from: Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2019, 16, 3597, doi:10.3390/ijerph16193597 . 33 Ros Hunt, Christopher Bates, Susan Walker, Jeffrey Grierson, Sarah Redsell and Catherine Meads A Systematic Review of UK Educational and Training Materials Aimed at Health and Social Care Staff about Providing Appropriate Services for LGBT+ People Reprinted from: Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2019, 16, 4976, doi:10.3390/ijerph16244976 . 55 Dongdong Jiang, Yitan Hou, Xiangfan Chen, Rui Wang, Chang Fu, Baojing Li, Lei Jin, Thomas Lee and Xiaojun Liu Interpersonal Sensitivity and Loneliness among Chinese Gay Men: A Cross-Sectional Survey Reprinted from: Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2019, 16, 2039, doi:10.3390/ijerph16112039 . 69 Andr´as K¨olt˝o, Alina Cosma, Honor Young, Nathalie Moreau, Daryna Pavlova, Riki Tesler, Einar B. Thorsteinsson, Alessio Vieno, Elizabeth M. Saewyc and Saoirse Nic Gabhainn Romantic Attraction and Substance Use in 15-Year-Old Adolescents from Eight European Countries Reprinted from: Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2019, 16, 3063, doi:10.3390/ijerph16173063 . 83 Ute Lampalzer, Pia Behrendt, Arne Dekker, Peer Briken and Timo O. Nieder The Needs of LGBTI People Regarding Health Care Structures, Prevention Measures and Diagnostic and Treatment Procedures: A Qualitative Study in a German Metropolis Reprinted from: Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2019, 16, 3547, doi:10.3390/ijerph16193547 . 105 I-Hsuan Lin, Nai-Ying Ko, Yu-Te Huang, Mu-Hong Chen, Wei-Hsin Lu and Cheng-Fang Yen Effect of Same-Sex Marriage Referendums on the Suicidal Ideation Rate among Nonheterosexual People in Taiwan Reprinted from: Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2019, 16, 3456, doi:10.3390/ijerph16183456 . 129 Isabel Llavero-Molino, Mar´ıa Teresa S´anchez-Oc´on, Mar´ıa Angeles´ P´erez-Morente, Beatriz Espadafor-L´opez, Adelina Mart´ın-Salvador, Encarnaci´on Mart´ınez-Garc´ıa and C´esar Hueso-Montoro Sexually Transmitted Infections and Associated Factors in Homosexuals and Bisexuals in Granada (Spain) during the Period 2000–2015 Reprinted from: Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2019, 16, 2958, doi:10.3390/ijerph16162958 . 141 v Catherine Meads, Ros Hunt, Adam Martin and Justin Varney A Systematic Review of Sexual Minority Women’s Experiences of Health Care in the UK Reprinted from: Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2019, 16, 3032, doi:10.3390/ijerph16173032 . 153 Jessica Salkind, Faye Gishen, Ginger Drage, Jayne Kavanagh and Henry W. W. Potts LGBT+ Health Teaching within the Undergraduate Medical Curriculum Reprinted from: Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2019, 16, 2305, doi:10.3390/ijerph16132305 . 177 Chien-Chuan Wang, Ray C. Hsiao and Cheng-Fang Yen Victimization of Traditional and Cyber Bullying During Childhood and Their Correlates Among Adult Gay and Bisexual Men in Taiwan: A Retrospective Study Reprinted from: Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2019, 16, 4634, doi:10.3390/ijerph16234634 . 187 Hsing-Chen Yang Education First: Promoting LGBT+ Friendly Healthcare with a Competency-Based Course and Game-Based Teaching Reprinted from: Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17, 107, doi:10.3390/ijerph17010107 . 201 vi About the Special Issue Editor Catherine Meads is a Professor of Health at Anglia Ruskin University and senior systematic reviewer. She has been conducting research into lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) health since 1992 and has published a number of papers on this topic. Recently she completed a best-evidence review for Public Health England on healthcare experiences and health of UK sexual minority women. She has also delivered numerous public lectures, taught undergraduate medical students, helped develop an e-learning package for GPs and has been on several LGBT conference steering committees. She is currently a member of the UK Government Equalities Office LGBT Advisory Panel. vii Preface to ”Health and Wellbeing in Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity” Improving the health of particular populations is an important objective for public health service planners, policymakers and care delivery staff. This is especially important for disadvantaged minority groups such as people of minority sexual orientation and gender identity populations, where robust evidence to show considerable health inequities is developing. Improving health and wellbeing is an important objective for all who aspire to reduce health inequities (inequalities that are considered preventable). It is important to understand various factors that contribute to lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and similar (LGBT+) groups’ mental and physical health and the mediators and moderators of these relationships. This Special Issue was open to any subject area related to sexual orientation, gender identity, and physical or mental health and wellbeing, and considered systematic reviews as well as primary qualitative or quantitative research. The result is an interesting collection of published papers from around the world. They showed how health inequities in LGBT+ groups of people were found across a wide variety of political environments and health and wellbeing topics. Several focussed on healthcare delivery and its inadequacies regarding the treatment and care of LGBT+ people. The increasing interest in health and wellbeing research for minority sexual orientation and gender identity populations, which have been neglected in the past, shows its growing importance. It is hoped that this collection will contribute to the growing body of evidence around LGBT+ health and wellbeing that can be used by service planners, policymakers and the general public. Catherine Meads Special Issue Editor ix International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Article The Power of Recognition: A Qualitative Study of Social Connectedness and Wellbeing through LGBT Sporting, Creative and Social Groups in Ireland Nerilee Ceatha 1,* , Paula Mayock 2, Jim Campbell 1, Chris Noone 3 and Kath Browne 4 1 School of Social Policy, Social Work and Social Justice, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland; [email protected] 2 School of Social Work and Social Policy, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland; [email protected] 3 School of Psychology, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland; [email protected] 4 School of Geography, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland; [email protected] * Correspondence: [email protected] Received: 7 August 2019; Accepted: 24 September 2019; Published: 27 September 2019 Abstract: The broad research consensus suggesting substantial vulnerabilities among lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) communities may fail to recognize the protective factors available to these populations. The sparse literature on mental health promotion highlights the importance of understanding strengths-based community approaches that promote LGBT wellbeing.
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