Barriers to Participation in Organized Physical Activity Among LGBTQ+ Youth: Differences by Sexual, Gender, and Racial Identities.
Benjamin ParchemJonathan L PoquizRyan L Rahm-KniggeElizabeth PanettaRyan J WatsonG Nic RiderPublished in: Journal of physical activity & health (2024)
LGBTQ+ youth experience individual and systemic barriers to organized physical activity, including inequitable access and bullying, and barriers are uniquely experienced across sexual, gender, and racial identities. Physical activity promotion among LGBTQ+ youth would be strengthened by policies that address inequitable access to opportunities and bias-based bullying.