“…Consistent with existing literature, our findings indicate stressors related to being part of a sexual and gender minority group have significant impacts on health and quality of life, in addition to the stressors already faced by college and university students (see for example, Frost et al, 2022;Haas & Lannutti, 2021;Henry et al, 2023;Laska et al, 2021). To buffer the negative effects of these stressors, many LGBTQIA2S+ individuals manage the visibility of their sexual orientations and/or gender identities by deciding whether to out themselves through subtle or overt expressions of sexual orientation or gender identity (Frost et al, 2022;Haas & Lannutti, 2021;Henry et al, 2023;James et al, 2016;Vale & Bisconti, 2021). Some participants in this research spoke about their ability to pass as cisgender and/or heterosexual.…”