Study questions ‘sexual minority stress theory’, claims LGBTQIA+ mental health issues stem from familial causes, not backlash

Compared with heterosexual persons, non-heterosexual persons (including LGBTQIA+ people) have worse mental health. And among the explanations offered is the Sexual Minority Stress Theory (SMST), said to explain the disparity as resulting from stigma and discrimination. Now, researchers interrogated the empirical support for SMST. The study – “How much is sexual minority stress confounded with […]