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Arjan van der Star, PhD MSc @arjanvanderstar.bsky.social · Jul 29

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Arjan van der Star, PhD MSc @arjanvanderstar.bsky.social · Jul 25

🚨 Out now in Current Psychology:

Our new study explored how sexual minority stigma and prejudice, across structural, interpersonal, and intrapersonal levels, function as a socioecological system to oppress sexual minority individuals and harm their mental health.

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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Arjan van der Star, PhD MSc @arjanvanderstar.bsky.social · Jul 10

Save young LGBTQ+ lives — invest in mental health research that matters.

We launched a new fund. Support our work by donating now.
👉 givenow.sdsu.edu/lgbtq-mental...
#LGBTQ #MentalHealthMatters #QueerFutures #FundTheFuture #SuicidePrevention

LGBTQ+ Mental Health Future Fund Campaign

Join me and make a gift to the SDSU LGBTQ+ Mental Health Research Fund!

givenow.sdsu.edu

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EUPHA @eupha.bsky.social · Jul 10

🏳️‍🌈 New from EUPHA: Our position paper on the EU LGBTIQ Equality Strategy 2026–2030 sets out 11 urgent public health priorities. We call for inclusive, evidence-informed action to protect health, rights & dignity.

📄 Read more: ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet...

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Arjan van der Star, PhD MSc @arjanvanderstar.bsky.social · Jul 7

4) Stronger legal protections across the life course
5) Action on climate, displacement & far-right radicalisation

Full report here: ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet...
#PublicHealth #LGBTIQ #EUEquality #HumanRights #EUPHA #Policy #Inclusion #MentalHealth
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European Commission - Have your say

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Arjan van der Star, PhD MSc @arjanvanderstar.bsky.social · Jul 7

(EUPHA-SGMH). Grounded in public health, human rights, and scientific evidence, this paper calls for:
1) A comprehensive EU ban on conversion practices
2) Protections for trans and intersex bodily autonomy
3) Affirming healthcare & inclusive education
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European Commission - Have your say

ec.europa.eu

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Arjan van der Star, PhD MSc @arjanvanderstar.bsky.social · Jul 7

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿: 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗨 𝗟𝗚𝗕𝗧𝗜𝗤 𝗘𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆 (𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲–𝟮𝟬𝟯𝟬)

I am proud to share the response to the European Commission’s consultation on the upcoming LGBTIQ Equality Strategy I authored on behalf of the European Public Health Association and its section on LGBTQI+ health (1/3)

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Arjan van der Star, PhD MSc @arjanvanderstar.bsky.social · Apr 24

In: Sexually and Gender Diverse Adolescents - Critical Perspectives on Risk and Resilience. Edited by Laura Baams and Tessa Kaufman. Available Open Access:
doi.org/10.4324/9781...

Sexually and Gender Diverse Adolescents | Critical Perspectives on Ris

Drawing on psychology, sociology, pedagogy, and prevention sciences, this book offers a comprehensive perspective on the contemporary and complex experiences of

doi.org

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Arjan van der Star, PhD MSc @arjanvanderstar.bsky.social · Apr 24

🚨 In a new book chapter, I unpack how laws and policies affect the health and wellbeing of LGBT youth.

The legal epidemiology of global laws and policies shaping risk and resiliency in sexually and gender diverse adolescents' health and well-being

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Arjan van der Star, PhD MSc @arjanvanderstar.bsky.social · Apr 16

Celebrating 15 years with EUPHA, my scientific home #leadingvoices #publichealth #EUPHAfamily #LGBTQIhealth @eupha.bsky.social @eupha-sgmh.bsky.social

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Arjan van der Star, PhD MSc @arjanvanderstar.bsky.social · Apr 9

The development and refinement of our QueerCARE suicide prevention intervention for LGBTQ youth and young adults, out now in the journal Suicide & Life-Threatening Behavior.

Read more here: doi.org/10.1111/sltb...

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EUPHA Sexual & Gender Minority Health Section @eupha-sgmh.bsky.social · Mar 16

In Germany, the Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Wissenschaftlichen Medizinischen Fachgesellschaften published new clinical guidelines for the care of transgender youth - a major pushback against the highly-contested Cass Review register.awmf.org/de/leitlinie...

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Arjan van der Star, PhD MSc @arjanvanderstar.bsky.social · Mar 1

Please get in touch if you would like to join one of our @eupha-sgmh.bsky.social sponsored symposia!

EUPHA Sexual & Gender Minority Health Section @eupha-sgmh.bsky.social · Mar 1

Earlier today, we sent out our annual Call for Abstracts. Would you like to contribute to one of the section-sponsored research symposia on LGBTQIA+ health at @ephconference.bsky.social in Helsinki this year? Get in touch. We would love to see if we can include your work. @eupha.bsky.social #EPH2025

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San Diego State University Research & Innovation @sdsuresearch.bsky.social · Feb 13

San Diego State University is now officially an R1 university!

This designation recognizes the top 5% of research universities nationwide for their productivity and graduate education.

www.sdsu.edu/news/2025/02...

SDSU earns R1 classification, joins top 5% of research universities in the U.S. | News | SDSU

SDSU has, for the first time, been designated an R1 university, a category historically reserved for top-tier, research-intensive doctoral degree-granting universities.

www.sdsu.edu

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Professor Joanna Semlyen @joannasemlyen.bsky.social · Feb 4

#resist

www.bmj.com/content/388/...

Medical journal editors must resist CDC order and anti-gender ideology

The news that on 31 January 2025 the Trump administration instructed scientists employed by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to withdraw or retract articles from medical and sci...

www.bmj.com

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EUPHA @eupha.bsky.social · Jan 28

Today, EUPHA's @charlottemar.bsky.social, speaks in response to the US pulling out of @who.int. We urge European governments to support WHO, reaffirm values of peace, democracy, and science, and protect global health. 📽️ Watch our video on LinkedIn with key points.

www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

EUPHA - European Public Health Association on LinkedIn: EUPHA's response to the US withdrawal from the WHO

Today, our Executive Director Charlotte Marchandise speaks on behalf of EUPHA, the European Public Health Association, in response to President Trump's…

www.linkedin.com

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Arjan van der Star, PhD MSc @arjanvanderstar.bsky.social · Jan 25

With gratitude, I am excited to share that I have been promoted to Associate Research Professor at @SDSUPsychDept of @SDSU. What an incredible journey it has been. This a true testament to the amazing support from students, collaborators, and above all, my mentors.

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Arjan van der Star, PhD MSc @arjanvanderstar.bsky.social · Dec 17

✨ sciences.sdsu.edu/new-theoreti...

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EUPHA Sexual & Gender Minority Health Section @eupha-sgmh.bsky.social · Dec 2

On December 11, @who.int is launching its new book on health inequality monitoring. The launch webinar is scheduled for 1pm-2:15pm CET. Register here: www.who.int/news-room/ev...

Launch of WHO book 'Health inequality monitoring: harnessing data to advance health equity'

Register hereOver the past decades there have been remarkable improvements to human health around the world. Yet, further progress remains hampered by persistent inequalities between and within popula...

www.who.int

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Alon Zivony @alonzivony.bsky.social · Nov 24

If you're into studying psychology and anything LGBTQ+ related, give @dsquared.bsky.social a shout to join the list

go.bsky.app/LsshH49

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Arjan van der Star, PhD MSc @arjanvanderstar.bsky.social · Nov 20

Thank you, Aaron! 🙏🙌

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Arjan van der Star, PhD MSc @arjanvanderstar.bsky.social · Nov 20

🙌🙌😅 thank you!! 🙏 I made it to the other side 🦋

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Arjan van der Star, PhD MSc @arjanvanderstar.bsky.social · Nov 20

And how can this help improve our understanding of how societal stigma systemically drives sexual orientation-based disparities in health?

Read about it here (open access): doi.org/10.1016/j.so...

@sdsuresearch.bsky.social (3/3)

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socs…

Arjan van der Star, PhD MSc @arjanvanderstar.bsky.social · Nov 20

What are the implications for research to view sexual minority stigma as a true socioecological system? What are the theoretical tenets that underlie this interpretation? How can research better account for these tenets in future research? (2/3)

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Arjan van der Star, PhD MSc @arjanvanderstar.bsky.social · Nov 20

🚨 Excited to share my new article in @socscimed on the 𝑺𝒐𝒄𝒊𝒐𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝑺𝒆𝒙𝒖𝒂𝒍 𝑴𝒊𝒏𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝑺𝒕𝒊𝒈𝒎𝒂 and how it shapes sexual minority health. This has been in the making for nearly five years and I am proud that it is out in the world now. (1/3)

Research Paper on the Socioecology of Sexual Minority Stigma

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