and Transgender People: Building a Foundation for Better

tunities, 2011). The report focused on current evidence of LGBT health disparities, gaps in knowledge, and steps to be taken to enhance research on LGBT health. The IOM had convened an expert panel at the request of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to assess the state of the science on LGBT health, identify research gaps and opportunities related to LGBT health, outline a research agenda to assist NIH in enhancing research efforts in this area, and to consider research training needs to advance knowledge related to LGBT health (p. 17). The report identified significant gaps in data as well as the need for greater evidence on the health issues facing Lesbians, gay men, and transgendered people as distinct populations. It also noted a need for more research on subpopulations within these groups, particularly on racial and ethnic minorities and on both younger and older adult groups