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Research on sexual orientation and gender identities, such as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ), has been limited in health geography compared with other sub‐fields of the discipline. The reasons for this gap include both the logistical limitations of data on sexual orientation and the historical dominance of visible, measurable infectious, and chronic disease outcomes in medical geography research. While medical geographers were among the first to research HIV/AIDS diffusion among gay men, there is now something of a divide between qualitative geographers studying experience and embodiment and health science researchers examining the socio‐spatial determinants of LGBTQ health outcomes. In the following article, we review the LGBTQ health inequalities research, emerging geographies of mental health and substance use among those identified as LGBTQ, and potential avenues for health geographers to re‐engage with this field of study.

A survey of numerical data from regional sources suggests that the British wintering population of Purple Sandpipers is between 14,500 and 23,000 birds, mainly concentrated in the north-east.THE PURPLE SANDPIPER Calidris maritima will winter in more northern latitudes than any other species of wader. It has an almost circumpolar Holarctic breeding distribution, and is present all year in those coastal parts of this range which remain ice-free in winter. Elsewhere it is migratory, and the wintering range extends south to 45°N (Voous 1960). It is a strictly maritime species in winter and occurs mainly on rocky shores. Because it is seldom found on muddy estuaries, its winter population in Britain has remained largely undocumented by the Birds of Estuaries Enquiry being sponsored by the British Trust for Ornithology, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds and the Wildfowl Trust (see Prater 1977). In an attempt to fill this gap in our knowledge, an investigation was made into the distribution of Purple Sandpipers in Britain, and the results are reported here. The main aims were to estimate the size of the wintering population and to identify the more important stretches of coastline in Britain for this species.

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Research has found that sexual minority individuals are more likely to experience health inequalities and have higher rates of substance use compared with their heterosexual counterparts. This association between sexuality and health outcomes is increasingly being explored using quantitative methodologies within the context of public health, psychology and health geography. Much of this research, however, has relied on primary data, despite the wide availability of secondary sources, mainly survey data, collecting information on sexuality and different types of health outcomes and health risk behaviours, such as substance use. This study reviewed recent surveys in the UK that are appropriate for exploring topics related to LGB populations and substance use behaviours. We carried out a narrative review of secondary data sources in the UK to assess the accessibility and suitability of secondary sources for sexuality and substance use research. We identified eight cross-sectional and two longitudinal surveys that contained both sexuality and substance use data. We summarised the possible applications of each survey and the scope of questions within sexuality and substance use research that could be addressed by each survey. The identification of appropriate surveys in this review can allow researchers to extend the use of secondary data sources in the UK to examine substance use inequalities between sexuality groups, further advancing this key topic.