Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Change Efforts Before Age 18: Demographic Correlates and Associations with Mental Health Conditions
Our study demonstrates that SOGICE experiences, particularly before adulthood, were associated with multiple severe mental health conditions. These findings reinforce calls from professional organizations to end SOGICE due to its threat to LGBTQ+ well-being and to support legislative efforts to ban such practices.
Authors
- Juliana Wilson
- Stephen T. Russell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6238-0606)
- Yinuo Xu
- William J. Hall
Institutions
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- NC Department of Health and Human Services (US)
- Arizona State University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- LGBT Health
- Published
- 2026-01-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/23258292251413624
- Primary Topic
- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00