research with larger samples of sexual minorities is needed to address these issues. The addition of questions assessing multiple dimensions of sexual orientation, including self-identification, sexual behavior, and attraction, to recent large-scale epidemiological surveys (e.g., Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Study and Wave 2 of the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions) represents an important example of recent efforts to gather data on mental health outcomes in LGB populations (Sell & Becker, 2001).
