ABSTRACT
Geographies of health have shifted from measuring disease and illness to engaging actively with the social subjectivities that shape health. Sexual and gender identities, including those of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and other queer (LGBTQ) individuals, have gained attention as key axes of social difference contributing to uneven health outcomes and access to care. The chapter presents the trajectory of geographic research on LGBTQ health from the HIV/AIDS epidemic to broader considerations of health experiences among diverse LGBTQ populations. Building on research traditions in critical and feminist geography, as well as fruitful collaborations with geographers of sexualities, health geographers have attended to the current and historical regulation of LGBTQ health, access to care for LGBTQ patients and intersectional determinants of health affecting LGBTQ populations. The chapter suggests ways in which health geographers can take account of social subjectivities that are not always visible or easily measurable.
