About
Study Objective
Lesbian, gay, and bisexual individuals continue to experience disparities in health outcomes compared with their heterosexual peers. Social changes have significantly altered the developmental trajectories of LGB people, requiring us to re-examine our understanding of stress and health in this population. By documenting generational differences in identity, stress, and health, this study aimed to improve the provision of health services and reduce health disparities related to sexual orientation. Generations data is publicly available through ICPSR at the University of Michigan.
For more information on the social changes that shaped each of the generations studied, see this timeline of LGBT history in the US between 1960 and 2015.
Our companion study, TransPop, explores the lived experiences of transgender people.
Funding
The Generations study was funded by a $3.4 million federal grant from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD grant 1R01HD078526) and through supplemental grants from the National Institutes of Health, Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research and the Office of Research on Women's Health.
Contact
For inquiries about this study, please contact generations@ucla.edu.