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We thank Andrew R. Flores, Hans Oh, and Sharon Schwartz for reviewing drafts of this document.

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  1. Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, University of Southern California, 669 W 34Th St, Los Angeles, CA, 90089, USA

    John R. Blosnich & Emmett R. Henderson

  2. Center for LGBT Health Research, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

    Robert W. S. Coulter

  3. Department of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

    Robert W. S. Coulter

  4. Brown School, Washington University of St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA

    Jeremy T. Goldbach

  5. The Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Ilan H. Meyer

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Blosnich, J.R., Coulter, R.W.S., Henderson, E.R. et al. Correcting a False Research Narrative: A Commentary on Sullins (2022). Arch Sex Behav 52, 885–888 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-022-02521-2

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