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Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation

Journal Article

Journal Article

Psychosocial Health Disparities Among Black Bisexual Men in the U.S.: Effects of Sexuality Nondisclosure and Gay Community Support

Compared with Black gay men, Black bisexual men experience significant psychosocial health disparities; interventions to decrease biphobia could improve sexual minority community support for these men.

Jun 1, 2018
Journal Article

Journal Article

Longitudinal Relationships Between Antiretroviral Treatment Adherence and Discrimination Due to HIV-serostatus, Race, and Sexual Orientation Among African-American Men with HIV

Sexual orientation, HIV-serostatus, and racial discrimination all reduce treatment adherence among African American men, but racial discrimination has the most powerful effect.

Oct 18, 2016
Journal Article

Journal Article

Conspiracy Beliefs About HIV Are Related to Antiretroviral Treatment Nonadherence Among African American Men with HIV

HIV conspiracy theories among African Americans are neither rare nor extreme, and they discourage individuals who need HIV care from adhering to treatment.

Oct 13, 2016
Commentary

Revisiting Restrictions on Blood Donations from Gay and Bisexual Men

The FDA does not accept blood from male donors who have had sex with a man in the last 12 months. Is this restriction supported by scientific evidence? Or, is it related to lingering stigma and discrimination related to HIV/AIDS?

Jul 5, 2016
Essay

Gays in the Military: New Facts Conquer Old Taboos

RAND's updated research on sexual orientation and U.S. military personnel policy played a role in the likely repeal of “Don't Ask, Don't Tell.” It also tells a story of how public opinion has shifted on this issue since we first studied it in 1993.

Apr 29, 2011
Periodical

Periodical

RAND Review: Vol. 35, No. 1, Spring 2011

Stories discuss gays in the military, police recruitment, home health care, breast cancer, health insurance exchanges, alternative fuels, refinery taxes, alcohol prices, outer space debris, mental illness, diplomatic trends, and health care costs.

Apr 29, 2011
Report

Sexual Orientation and U.S. Military Personnel Policy Revisited

In advance of the repeal of the law known as "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," the Senate Armed Services Committee and the Secretary of Defense requested that RAND update its 1993 study and analysis of sexual orientation among U.S. military personnel.

Nov 18, 2010
Report

Report

Sexual Orientation and U.S. Military Personnel Policy: Options and Assessment

This report presents the RAND study that resulted from a request to assist the Secretary of Defense in drafting an Executive Order to end discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation in the U.S. Armed Forces.

Dec 31, 1992
Content

Content

Sierra Smucker

Associate Policy Researcher
Education Ph.D. in public policy analysis, Duke University; M.Sc. in social policy research, London School of Economics