Figure 1.

Mechanisms of structural health inequities in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) patient populations. Disparate health outcomes in the LGBTQ+ patient populations are fueled by structural inequities such as healthcare deprivation, policing, and criminalization of poverty and homelessness that are tied to employment instability and stigma. These forms of oppression are interconnected and redundant. Manifestations of these injustices include increased rates of untreated and preventable disease and disability, ultimately resulting in disparate health outcomes.