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Descriptor English: Sexual and Gender Minorities
Descriptor Spanish: Minorías Sexuales y de Género
Descriptor minorías sexuales y de género
Entry term(s) HSH
LGBTQ
LGBTQIA
bisexual
bisexuales
gais
gay
gays
género diverso
hombres que hacen sexo con hombres
hombres que tienen sexo con hombres
homosexual femenina
homosexual masculino
homosexuales
homosexuales femeninas
homosexuales masculinos
lesbianas
lesbigais
lésbica
lésbicas
minorías de género
minorías sexuales
mujer lesbiana
mujeres lesbianas
mujeres que hacen sexo con mujeres
mujeres que tienen sexo con mujeres
no heterosexuales
persona lesbiana
personas GLBT
personas GLBTQ
personas LBG
personas LGB
personas LGBT
personas LGBTQ
personas lesbianas
personas no heterosexuales
queer
queers
sexo diverso
Scope note: Personas como las lesbianas, los gais, los bisexuales, los transgénero, los queers, los intersexuales, las personas de género no conforme y otros grupos de población cuya orientación sexual o IDENTIDAD DE GÉNERO y desarrollo reproductivo se considera fuera de las normas culturales, sociales o fisiológicas.
Descriptor Portuguese: Minorias Sexuais e de Gênero
Descriptor French: Minorités sexuelles
Entry term(s): Bisexual
Bisexuals
Dissident, Sexual
Dissidents, Sexual
Gay
Gays
Gender Diverse
Gender Minorities
Gender Minority
Homosexual
Homosexuals
LBG Person
LBG Persons
LGBT Person
LGBT Persons
LGBTQ
LGBTQ Person
LGBTQ Persons
LGBTQIA
Lesbian
Lesbians
Lesbigay Person
Lesbigay Persons
Men Who Have Sex With Men
Minorities, Gender
Minorities, Sexual
Minority, Gender
Minority, Sexual
Non Heterosexual Persons
Non Heterosexuals
Non-Heterosexual
Non-Heterosexual Person
Non-Heterosexual Persons
Non-Heterosexuals
Person, LBG
Person, LGBT
Person, LGBTQ
Person, Lesbigay
Person, Non-Heterosexual
Persons, LBG
Persons, LGBT
Persons, LGBTQ
Persons, Lesbigay
Queer
Queers
Sexual Dissident
Sexual Dissidents
Sexual Minorities
Sexual Minority
Women Who Have Sex With Women
Tree number(s): M01.270.988
SP3.522.561.162.300.451
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000072339
Scope note: Individuals including lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, gender non-conforming people, and other populations whose sexual orientation or GENDER IDENTITY and reproductive development is considered outside cultural, societal, or physiological norms.
Allowable Qualifiers: CL classification
ED education
HI history
LJ legislation & jurisprudence
PX psychology
SN statistics & numerical data
Previous Indexing: Bisexuality (1990-2016)
Homosexuality (1986-2016)
Transgender Persons (2013-2016)
Transsexualism (2001-2016)
Public MeSH Note: 2018; was SEXUAL MINORITIES 2017; for BISEXUALS see BISEXUALITY 1996-2016; for LESBIANS use HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE 1995-2016; for HOMOSEXUALS use HOMOSEXUALITY 1989-2016; for QUEERS use HOMOSEXALITY 2016-2017; for GAYS use HOMOSEXUALITY 1995-2016
History Note: 2018; was SEXUAL MINORITIES 2017; for BISEXUALS use BISEXUALITY 1996-2016; for LESBIANS see HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE 1995-2016; for HOMOSEXUALS see HOMOSEXUALITY 1989-2016; for QUEERS see HOMOSEXALITY 2016-2017; for GAYS see HOMOSEXUALITY 1995-2016
Related: Bisexuality MeSH
Homosexuality MeSH
Homosexuality, Female MeSH
Homosexuality, Male MeSH
DeCS ID: 56859
Unique ID: D000072339
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2017/01/01
Date of Entry: 2016/07/08
Revision Date: 2017/01/18
Sexual and Gender Minorities - Preferred
Concept UI M000616947
Scope note Individuals including lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, gender non-conforming people, and other populations whose sexual orientation or GENDER IDENTITY and reproductive development is considered outside cultural, societal, or physiological norms.
Preferred term Sexual and Gender Minorities
Entry term(s) Dissident, Sexual
Dissidents, Sexual
Gender Diverse
LBG Person
LBG Persons
LGBT Person
LGBT Persons
LGBTQ
LGBTQ Person
LGBTQ Persons
LGBTQIA
Lesbigay Person
Lesbigay Persons
Minorities, Sexual
Minority, Sexual
Non Heterosexual Persons
Non Heterosexuals
Non-Heterosexual
Non-Heterosexual Person
Non-Heterosexual Persons
Non-Heterosexuals
Person, LBG
Person, LGBT
Person, LGBTQ
Person, Lesbigay
Person, Non-Heterosexual
Persons, LBG
Persons, LGBT
Persons, LGBTQ
Persons, Lesbigay
Sexual Dissident
Sexual Dissidents
Sexual Minorities
Sexual Minority
Gays - Narrower
Concept UI M0027677
Preferred term Gays
Entry term(s) Gay
Men Who Have Sex With Men
Gender Minorities - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M000616953
Preferred term Gender Minorities
Entry term(s) Gender Minority
Minorities, Gender
Minority, Gender
Lesbians - Narrower
Concept UI M0027680
Preferred term Lesbians
Entry term(s) Lesbian
Women Who Have Sex With Women
Bisexuals - Narrower
Concept UI M0002609
Preferred term Bisexuals
Entry term(s) Bisexual
Homosexuals - Narrower
Concept UI M0010522
Preferred term Homosexuals
Entry term(s) Homosexual
Queer
Queers



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