“…Numerous studies have demonstrated that discrimination and victimization are associated with depression (Feinstein, Goldfried, & Davila, 2012; Mays & Cochran, 2001; Mustanski et al, 2016; Ngamake, Walch, & Raveepatarakul, 2016; Swann, Minshew, Newcomb, & Mustanski, 2016) and substance use among sexual minority individuals (Bontempo & D’Augelli, 2002; Darwich, Hymel, & Waterhouse, 2012; Espelage, Aragon, Birkett, & Koenig, 2008; Goldbach et al, 2014; Phillips et al, 2017; Wong, Weiss, Ayala, & Kipke, 2010). Research has also demonstrated that the internalization of negative attitudes toward sexual minorities is associated with depression (see Newcomb & Mustanski, 2010), but findings have been mixed for substance use (see Brubaker, Garrett, & Dew, 2009).…”