Introduction

Structural stigma, or stigma at a society or policy level, has a negative impact on the mental and physical health of sexual and gender minorities (SGMs). In particular, political leaders and the policies they enact can limit the resources and safety of SGM. Following the 2016 presidential election, there was fear of an increase in structural stigma in the USA. However, research on the specifics of anticipated structural stigma is lacking.

Methods

Using data from 187 participants who completed an online study conducted from 2016 to 2017, we used inductive thematic coding to examine anticipated structural stigma.

Results

We found four themes: (1) anticipated negative consequences of specific anti-SGM political figures, (2) concerns about the loss of existing SGM rights, (3) fear of new anti-SGM policies, and (4) fears of vulnerability related to limited existing protections.

Conclusion

We discuss how these themes tie into each other, map them onto existing structural stigma work, and use laws and policies that have been passed or proposed in the past 4 years to describe how these anticipated stigmas have become enacted.

中文翻译：

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有望颁布：2016年总统选举后针对性别和性别少数群体的结构污名

介绍

结构性污名，或社会或政策层面的污名，对性少数和性别少数群体（SGM）的身心健康具有负面影响。特别是，政治领导人及其制定的政策会限制特别股东大会的资源和安全。在2016年总统大选之后，人们担心美国的结构性污名会增加。但是，缺乏对预期结构污名的细节的研究。

方法

利用187名参与者的数据，这些参与者完成了2016年至2017年进行的在线研究，我们使用归纳主题编码来检查预期的结构污名。

结果

我们发现了四个主题：（1）预期的反SGM政治人物的负面后果；（2）对失去现有SGM权利的担忧；（3）对新的反SGM政策的恐惧；（4）与脆弱性相关的恐惧有限的现有保护。

结论

我们将讨论这些主题之间如何相互关联，将它们映射到现有的结构性污名工作上，并使用过去4年中已通过或提议的法律和政策来描述这些预期的污名是如何制定的。