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But that doesn't mean that people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, trangender, and intersexual don't have mental health concerns.
Most research authors agree that gays and lesbians have a higher prevalence of depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation, and PTSD. They also have higher rates of experiencing violence, including hate crimes and domestic abuse (Dean 2000).
And according to the LGBT Issues Committee of the Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry, gay men have higher rates of tobacco use than the general population. Lesbian and bisexual women also have higher rates of tobacco use, perhaps even higher than gay men. Studies of the rates of substance use have been inconsistent and of questionable validity. There is some agreement that rates of use of alcohol and illicit drugs are higher in lesbians and gay men.
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