As lots of U.S. residents have been celebrating Pride this month, many in the medical community have highlighted the devastating disparities in health outcomes for L.G.B.T.Q.
adults — disproportionate cases of monkeypox in men who have sex with men, high reported rates of alcohol abuse, obstacles to accessing screening and treatments for cancer.
But according to some health experts, one of the most critical health inequities among L.G.B.T.Q. adults often goes overlooked.
A mounting body of research shows that L.G.B.T.Q. adults are more likely to have worse heart health than their heterosexual peers.