Global LGBTQ Health

In general, global health is viewed as a pressing topic within public health, which is aligned with the increasing globalization of scientific and academic inquiry and practice. Over the last few decades there has also been increasing awareness of the importance in recognizing and identifying LGBTQ health issues and disparities. However, there is a dearth of research and scholarship that examines LGBTQ health through global and comparative perspectives. This book series fills this gap by examining LGBTQ health cross-culturally and comparatively across regional and country contexts. 

The aims of the Global LGBTQ Health book series are the following: 1) to examine and discuss LGBTQ health cross-culturally and comparatively; 2) to examine and discuss LGBTQ health across regional and country contexts; 3) to provide socio-political-cultural contexts for LGBTQ health in specific countries and/or regions; 4) to facilitate greater socio-political-cultural awareness, sensitivity, and competence with regards to the health of LGBTQ populations; 5) to identify cross-cutting global LGBTQ health disparities and issues; 6) to identify LGBTQ health disparities and issues that are the most pressing within specific regional and country contexts; and 7) to provide directives and recommendations for increasing health-related capacities of agencies, organizations, and institutions across countries and/or regions.

Some volumes will focus on global-level analyses, while other volumes may focus on comparative analyses within specific geographic regions.