Intimate partnership patterns differ by sexual orientation and gender identity.
A sizable number of LGBTQ+ respondents are currently providing or have provided caregiving in the past.
Moreover, 88% are concerned about their brain health declining in the future.
About half (48%) of LGBTQ+ respondents express feelings of social isolation.
Bisexual+ and transgender/nonbinary (TGNB) respondents have different health outcomes and experiences than gay and lesbian respondents.
One in three bisexual+ or TGNB respondents rate their physical health as fair or poor.
This is significantly more than lesbian women (24%) or gay men (21%).
LGBTQ+ respondents are concerned about the quality of health care.
Quality of health care is also a concern.
Most often the negative experience was centered on the health care provider not listening to the respondent.
The study was fielded from April 17, 2024 to April 30, 2024.
The study intentionally oversampled Asian, Black, Latino/a/x, and transgender/nonbinary participants.
The sample represented from all 50 states, Washington DC, and Puerto Rico.
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