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The Risk of Sexual Assault to Sexual Minorities in the U.S. Military
Service members who identify as lesbian, gay, or bisexual, or who did not indicate that they identify as heterosexual, represented only 12 percent of the active component population in 2018. But they accounted for about 43 percent of all sexually assaulted service members that year.
Jun 1, 2021
Commentary
On RAND's Research Findings Regarding Transgender Military Personnel Policy
In September 2015, the Department of Defense asked RAND to initiate a study on the implications of allowing transgender personnel to serve openly. Since its publication, the research has been widely viewed as the most comprehensive and authoritative analysis on this topic. RAND stands by the study's research approach, analysis, and findings.
Mar 27, 2018

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Journal Article
Nondisclosure of Sexual Orientation to a Physician Among a Sample of Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Youth
Little is known about whether lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) youth hide their orientation from health care providers.
Jan 1, 2006
Journal Article
Patterns and Correlates of Deliberate Abstinence Among Men and Women with HIV/AIDS
The authors examined correlates of deliberate sexual abstinence among gay/bisexual men, heterosexual men, and women in a sample of adults with HIV.
Dec 31, 2005
Journal Article
The Association of Partner Abuse With Risky Sexual Behaviors Among Women and Men With HIV/AIDS
Secondary HIV prevention interventions must take into account potentially abusive contexts in which sexual activity may occur for both men and women.
Jan 1, 2005
Report
Association of Partner Abuse with Risky Sexual Behaviors Among Women and Men with HIV/AIDS
Assesses whether women, heterosexual men, and gay/bisexual men with HIV who experienced or perpetrated abuse within a close relationship were likely to engage in unprotected intercourse with that same partner.
Jan 1, 2005
Report
Behavior Patterns and Sexual Identity of Bisexual Males
Behavior Patterns and Sexual Identity of Bisexual Males
Jan 1, 2004
Journal Article
The Diverse Older HIV-positive Population: A National Profile of Economic Circumstances, Social Support, and Quality of Life
The objectives of this study were to provide a national profile of socioeconomic circumstances of the middle-aged and older population living with HIV
Jan 1, 2003
Journal Article
Use of Alternative Therapists Among People in Care for HIV in the United States
Examined the influence of sociodemographic, clinical, and attitudinal variables on the use of alternative therapists by people in care for HIV.
Jan 1, 2003
Journal Article
Predictors and Prevention of Nonfatal Overdose Among Street-Recruited Injection Heroin Users in San Francisco Bay Area, 1998-1999
This study sought to determine prevalence of and risk factors for nonfatal recent overdose among street-recruited injection heroin users.
Jan 1, 2001
Journal Article
Trends in HIV Seroprevalence and Risk Among Gay and Bisexual Men Who Inject Drugs in San Francisco, 1988 to 2000
Interventions such as amphetamine drug treatment and sexual risk reduction programs targeted at this population are needed.
Jan 1, 2001
Journal Article
Factors Associated with HIV Sexual Risk Behavior in Male Couples in Mixed HIV Status
There are concerns that rates of unprotected anal intercourse and new HIV infections among gay men have remained at or returned to dangerous levels.
Jan 1, 2001
Research Brief
Changing the Policy Toward Homosexuals in the U.S. Military
In January 1993, President Clinton mandated the end of sexual-orientation discrimination in the U.S. military. RAND was asked to provide a comprehensive analysis of the issues involved and evaluate different courses of action that could be taken to implement the president's objectives.
Jan 1, 2000
Journal Article
Health Behaviors, Health Status, and Access to and Use of Health Care: A Population-Based Study of Lesbian, Bisexual, and Heterosexual Women
Lesbians and bisexual women were more likely than heterosexual women to have poor health behaviors and worse access to health care.
Jan 1, 2000
Journal Article
Lesbians' Sexual Activities and Efforts to Reduce Risks for Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Little information is available regarding the specific sexual practices of lesbians, and whether these activities may carry an associated health risk.
Jan 1, 2000
Journal Article
Receipt of Preventive Health Care Services by Lesbians
It is important for providers to identify their lesbian patients' unmet needs for preventive health care.
Jan 1, 2000
Journal Article
Lesbians' Sexual History with Men: Implications for Taking a Sexual History
Findings reinforce the need for providers to know their patients' sexual history regardless of their reported sexual orientation.
Jan 1, 1999
Report
Implementing Policy Changes in Large Organizations: The Case of Gays and Lesbians in the Military
Implementing Policy Changes in Large Organizations: The Case of Gays and Lesbians in the Military
Jan 1, 1997
Report
Medical Record Abstraction Form and Guidelines for Assessing Quality of Care for Hospitalized Patients with AIDS-Related Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia
The purpose of the abstraction form and guidelines in this Note is to guide the collection of data from the medical records used in the four-city study.
Jan 1, 1993
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.
Jan 1, 1993
Report
Response to the AIDS Epidemic: A Survey of Homosexual and Bisexual Men in Los Angeles County
This report documents the results of a telephone survey conducted between October 1989 and January 1990 on a random sample of 300 self-identified gay and bisexual men in Los Angeles County.
Jan 1, 1991
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LGBTQ+ Populations

Topic Synonyms:
GLBT;
Homosexuals

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Keytin Palmer

Ph.D. Student, Pardee RAND Graduate School, and Assistant Policy Researcher, RAND

Keytin Palmer (he/they) is an assistant policy researcher at RAND and a Ph.D. student in the Technology Applications and Implications stream at the Pardee RAND Graduate School. He has an M.Sc. in political psychology from Queen’s University Belfast and a B.A. in psychology from New College of…
Robert J. Romanelli

Research Leader

Rob Romanelli (he/him) is a research leader at the RAND Corporation. Working primarily for RAND Europe, his focus is on health and well-being. Romanelli's work has covered evaluating health care system policies, programs, and interventions designed to improve the quality and safety of care…

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