Resilience has come to define a wide breadth of impactful research on marginalized groups,
including lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) youth. This resilience …

Background Suicide is now the 2nd leading cause of death among adolescents and young
adults. Social media's influence on youth suicidal risk or attenuation of risk is a novel and …

Born since the mid-1990s, members of Generation Z comprise the first generation never to
know the world without the internet, and the most diverse generation yet. As Gen Z starts to …

In this study, we explored how social media, particularly social networking sites, serve as
informal learning environments for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, and …

Transgender people experience disproportionately high mental and physical health risks.
Minority stress theory identifies distal and proximal stressors that contribute to negative …

Social media sites offer critical opportunities for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer, and
other sexual and/or gender minority (LGBTQ+) youth to enhance well-being through …

Today's LGBTQ youth come of age at a time of dynamic social and political change with
regard to LGBTQ rights and visibility, yet remain vulnerable to compromised mental health …

Background: Emerging research and colloquial dialogues increasingly point to an uptick in
non-binary gender identity endorsement, however research has failed to parallel this …

In March 2020, with the global number of COVID-19 cases on the rise, many people were
advised to stay at home and leave only for necessities. Across the globe, people were on …

In this qualitative study I explored the social media activities of 25 lesbian, gay, bisexual,
transgender, and queer students with disabilities at a research-intensive university. Using a …