Frontiers in Public Health
Psychological distress, stigma, and intersectional marginalization in lesbian and bisexual cisgender women in Chinese higher education: a thematic analysis guided by minority stress theory
Background Lesbian and bisexual cisgender women in Chinese higher education institutions (HEIs) face compounded psychological distress at the intersection of gender- and sexuality-based stigma. Despite growing evidence of mental health disparities among LGBTQ populations in China, the mechanisms through which structural marginalization is internalized in educational settings remain poorly understood. Objective To identify how structural stigma is translated into internalized psychological harm among lesbian and bis …