Gender, Sexuality, Mental Health, and Sexual Well-Being: Charting Burdens, Pathways, and an Affirmative Research Agenda

Key Points

• The aim is to explore the interconnections between gender, sexuality, mental health, and sexual well-being, highlighting existing gaps in research.
• A review of existing literature on gender, sexuality, and mental health.
• Identification of key research burdens and pathways affecting sexual well-being.
• Proposing an affirmative agenda for future research in these domains.
• Identified multiple burdens faced by different gender and sexual groups in relation to mental health and sexual well-being.
• Outlined pathways linking gender and sexuality to mental health outcomes.
• Recommended specific areas for future affirmative research to improve understanding and support.