Responding to “Don’t Say Gay” laws in the US: Research priorities and considerations for health equity

摘要: MethodsWe explore the potential health equity ramifications of laws like Florida’s HB 1557, focusing on the individual, interpersonal, and broader policy and practice implications. Examining these policies through the lens of political determinants of health, we identify theoretical and methodological approaches needed to address recent “Don’t Say Gay” policies.ResultsTheoretical approaches emphasizing power, intersectionality, and the role of politics in health should guide research examining the impacts of recent anti-LGBTQ+ policies. Laws like Florida’s HB 1557 emphasize the need for methodological approaches that emphasize collaborative engagement between researchers and community members, and future research may be needed to understand how stressors created by law and policy can have individual and interpersonal consequences.ConclusionsPublic health researchers have a role to play in …