Aj. Silvestre, Gay male, lesbian and bisexual health-related research funded by the National Institutes of Health between 1974 and 1992, J HOMOSEX, 37(1), 1999, pp. 81-94
Health-related problems among lesbians, bisexuals, and gay men require rese
arch before solutions to them can be identified. This paper describes NIH s
ponsored research listing homosexuality as a primary or secondary issue bet
ween 1974 and 1992.
Homosexual projects unrelated to HIV and excluding capitol funding averaged
only $532,000 per year compared to about $20 million per year since 1982 f
or HIV projects. Considering the range of health threats to these communiti
es and the amounts needed to deal with HIV alone, current funding is clearl
y inadequate. Community members, scientists, experts, and others need to ta
ke action if appropriate research is to be done and the health needs of the
se groups are to be addressed.