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Item Legislature Impacting Transgender Health: A Literature Review Exploring the Possible Implications on Medical Providers(2023-12) Singleton, Nicholas B.; Kline, Nolan; Griner, StaceyThe 2023 midterm cycle saw an increase in bills restricting gender-affirming medical care for transgender Americans. These bills go against the standards of care for the treatment of gender dysmorphia. In this review, the laws from Texas, Oklahoma, and Florida were analyzed along with transgender healthcare literature to postulate the consequences for medical providers if these bills were passed. Additionally, literature describing similar experiences in restrictive healthcare law for undocumented people in the Latinx community were considered. This review showed that the bills from the 2023 midterm cycle poses financial, moral, and professional hardships on providers. To counteract these laws, it is necessary for providers to mobilize and voice their concerns as an advocate for their patients.Item Past-Year Blunt Smoking among Youth: Differences by LGBT and Non-LGBT Identity(MDPI, 2023-04-14) Yockey, R. Andrew; Barnett, Tracey E.Blunt use (co-use of tobacco and marijuana) is a growing phenomenon among youth and disproportionately affects minority populations. LGBT+ populations are significantly more likely to use marijuana and tobacco, but this relationship has yet to be examined among LGBT+ adolescents. This analysis aimed to investigate past-year blunt use among a national sample of youth and delineate the differences between non-LGBT and LGBT+ youth. We used Wave 2 of the Population and Tobacco Health (PATH) study. We analyzed data from 7518 youth, comparing past-year blunt use between LGBT+ and non-LGBT youth, controlling for biological sex, race, and age using weighted logistic regression models. Greater than 1 in 10 youth (10.6%) reported using blunts in the past year. More than one in five (21.6%) LGBT+ youth reported using blunts in the past year. There were no significant differences between boys and girls. Older youth (17 years old) were more likely to use blunts in the past year (aPR: 3.04, 95% CI 2.48, 3.79) than younger youth. Compared with non-LGBT youth, LGBT+ youth were 2.17 times (95% CI 1.86, 2.54) more likely to report using blunts in the past year. Blunt use and its respective impact on health outcomes among developing youth are of concern to public health. These findings demonstrate that certain subgroups of youth are more at risk for use and emphasize the need for tailored interventions to mitigate initiation and current use, given that one of the goals of the Healthy People 2030 initiative is to "Improve the health, safety, and well-being of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals."