id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt work_otdli7ievjddpayc75wzyebzxm Eric Swank Rural location and exposure to minority stress among sexual minorities in the United States 2012 18 .pdf application/pdf 11102 2568 75 Few of these studies have explored the ways in which regional or spatial factors influenced the amount of minority stress that lesbians, gay men and bisexuals To see if living in rural and small towns creates stressful social environments for LGBs in the United States, this study analysed the associations between stigma for LGBs living with AIDS, yet rural lesbians and small-town gay men were more additional research is necessary to determine whether the qualitative differences in experiences of minority stress in rural and urban locations can be demonstrated quantitatively and Because sexual stigma (and related prejudices towards gender non-conformity) is probably higher in rural locations, rural LGBs could be at risk for greater exposure to minority rural location in LGBs' experiences of minority stress and community connectedness. among lesbians and gays (Sexuality Research & Social Policy) and 'ally' activism among heterosexuals (Journal of Homosexuality), and has a forthcoming study on the intersections of race, gender ./cache/work_otdli7ievjddpayc75wzyebzxm.pdf ./txt/work_otdli7ievjddpayc75wzyebzxm.txt