https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/07/220706153050.htm

Over the course of human history, such safety is relatively rare. And for people in marginalized communities, it can be very hard to find. That lack of safety, according to a new theory by University of Utah psychology professor Lisa Diamond and recent doctoral graduate Jenna Alley published in Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, may have a direct impact on the health of people in marginalized communities, particularly the LGBTQ community. The theory challenges decades of thinking that health disparities in the LGBTQ community are primarily due to encounters with stressful and discriminatory events, a concept called "minority stress."

"If we want to promote the health of stigmatized populations, it's not going to be enough to simply remove discriminatory laws," Diamond says. "If you are still experiencing social disconnection and social rejection, the body is living in a state of vigilance and wariness and fear. And that is a direct public health threat."