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Marginality and Global LGBT Communities

Conflicts, Civil Rights and Controversy

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  • © 2020

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Authors:
  1. Sheri R. Notaro

    1. Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, USA

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  • Makes use of the most recent research on prevention of and intervention in LGBT health disparities
  • Examines LGBT health disparities globally to argue that bias, civil rights, and health outcomes are inextricably connected
  • Suggests directions for future research in the area

Part of the book series: Neighborhoods, Communities, and Urban Marginality (NCUM)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Objectives and Significance of the Volume

    • Sheri R. Notaro
    Pages 1-22

  3. Legal Status and Challenges to Homosexuality

    • Sheri R. Notaro
    Pages 23-51

  4. Access to Health Care

    • Sheri R. Notaro
    Pages 53-74

  5. HIV/AIDS

    • Sheri R. Notaro
    Pages 75-110

  6. Substance Use and Abuse

    • Sheri R. Notaro
    Pages 111-137

  7. Mental Health

    • Sheri R. Notaro
    Pages 139-164

  8. Violence

    • Sheri R. Notaro
    Pages 165-184

  9. A Framework for the Future

    • Sheri R. Notaro
    Pages 185-195

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 197-209
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About this book

This book examines the interconnectedness of LGBT civil and political rights, bias, discrimination, homophobia, and LGBT health disparities both in the United States and globally. According to Notaro, the failure to extend equitable civil and political rights to LGBT individuals—combined with recent reversal of past gains—will continue to be associated with bias, stigma and discrimination toward the LGBT community. In turn, this sustained bias and stigma fosters a host of LGBT health disparities, including access to culturally competent health care, HIV/AIDS, substance use, homelessness, suicide, and violence. Thus, the bias and discrimination levied at the LGBT community is discussed as a major explanatory factor in life-threatening health disparities experienced by the community, particularly in urban areas worldwide. The volume provides a framework for considering future research that must identify ways to prevent these health disparities, being mindful of and harnessing the protective factors and supports that exist within the diverse LGBT community.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, USA

    Sheri R. Notaro

About the author

Sheri R. Notaro, PhD, is a former Associate Dean and current member of the affiliated faculty of the Center for Urban Research and Public Policy and the Interdisciplinary Program in Urban Studies at Washington University in St. Louis, USA. She is also the editor of Health Disparities Among Under-Served Populations: Implications for Research, Policy and Praxis (2012) and a co-author of Poverty and Place: Cancer Prevention among Low-Income Women of Color (2018).

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