Preferred Panethnic Terms Among Latina/o and Hispanic Sexual and Gender Minority People

What are Latino and Hispanic sexual and gender minority individuals’ preferences and rationales for using panethnic terms?In this cross-sectional study using survey data from 517 SGM participants, or were the most preferred panethnic terms (29.8%), followed by (24.4%), (16.6%), and (9.1%), with others less commonly selected. Among the 376 participants who provided a rationale for their preferences using write-in responses, preferences reflected complex personal, cultural, and linguistic considerations related to identity and belonging.No clear consensus emerged regarding preferred panethnic terms, highlighting the need for a culturally informed, context-specific approach to using panethnic terms in research, community engagement, and communication.

Corresponding Author: Mitchell R. Lunn, MD, MAS, Stanford University School of Medicine, 3810 Porter Drive, Suite B214, Palo Alto, CA 94304 (lunn@stanford.edu).

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