Impact of Racist Microaggressions and LGBTQ-Related Minority Stressors

Racist microaggressions perpetrated by white SGM people, along with SGM-related family rejection and internalized LGBTQ-phobia, have significant detrimental effects on psychological distress rates among SGM SOC. Public health policy and program development and reform can address the identity-related mental health inequities faced by SGM SOC via implementation of antiracist, minority stress, and intersectionality-informed praxis.