title: Disability Among Sexual Minority Women: Descriptive Data from an Invisible Population.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the health and well-being of sexual minority women (SMW) with disabilities.
  
  
  METHODS
  A survey assessing physical and mental health and quality of life was administered to a convenience sample of 52 women with disabilities and 74 without disabilities. All had been recruited for an SMW's health intervention targeting women over 40 with potential for weight-related health problems.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Women with disabilities experienced more discrimination, had more posttraumatic stress disorder and anxiety disorders, were less connected to SMW's communities, had more physical health limitations, and reported poorer quality of life, mostly related to physical factors such as energy level and pain.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  SMW with disabilities have rarely been studied, and may have significant challenges with health, including greater need for community support. Studies are needed to further explore the influences on the health and well-being of SMW with disabilities.
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Health Education, San Francisco State University , San Francisco, California.
authors.forename: Michele J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Eliason
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Health Education, San Francisco State University , San Francisco, California.
authors.forename: Marty
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Martinson
authors.affiliation: 2 School of Nursing, San Francisco State University , San Francisco, California.
authors.forename: Rebecca M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Carabez
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001727:Bisexuality / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D018452:Homosexuality, Female / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008603:Mental Health; D008875:Middle Aged; D008913:Minority Groups / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011788:Quality of Life; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: bisexual; disability; intersectionality; lesbian; minority stress; sexual minority women