Table 2.

Total Code Counts

Category	Code	Total Code Count
Perceived Discrimination
Source of discrimination	Gay/Lesbian	92
	Family	84
	Heterosexuals	56
	Work	33
	School	31
	Religion	31
	Healthcare	23
	Romantic partner	13
	Potential partner	26
	Media	7
Type of discrimination	Identity invalidation	131
	Identity invisibility	54
	Verbal abuse	83
	Stereotype	77
	Hypersexualization	54
	Microaggressions	65
	Exclusion	65
	Sexual victimization	44
	Sexual harassment	28
	Sexual violence	16
	Physical victimization	32
	Threaten physical assault	17
	Physical assault	15
	Bullying	20
	Structural discrimination	18
	Job discrimination	15
	Harassment	10
	Other	58
	Witnessed discrimination	41
	No discrimination	42
Discrimination of other identity	Gender	44
	Transgender identity	12
	Race	32
	Body type	13
	Gender expression	12
	Disability	8
Protective factors from discrimination	Sexual orientation concealment (active)	39
	Location	25
	Passing as straight (passive)	15
	Privilege	15
Coping with Discrimination
Methods of coping	Social support –friendship	102
	–unspecified	51
	–LGBT	47
	–bisexual	44
	–partner	31
	–family	29
	Sense of self	46
	Identity-specific media consumption	38
	Sexual orientation concealment	33
	Substance use	28
	Confrontation	29
	Self-expression	28
	Selective social group	28
	Activism	26
	Therapy	20
	Altered eating behavior	20
Discrimination Effect on Health
Perceived health effects	Anxiety	92
	Emotional distress	88
	Depression	81
	Stress	62
	Physical health issues	54
	Mental health issues	46
	Disturbed sleep	16
	Low self-esteem	13
	PTSD	10
	Suicidality/attempted suicide	10
	Other	24
	No effect on health	57
	Unknown effect on health	19
Barriers to health and healthcare	Interaction with healthcare	34
	Healthcare provider relationship	12
	Healthcare access	10
	Avoiding healthcare	6