“…Further, our preliminary model may also allow for additional inquiry into expanding the psychological mediation framework of minority stress (Hatzenbuehler, 2009), specifically how general processes (e.g., emotion regulation, rumination) intertwine with intersectional minority stress to explain mental health outcomes among SGD-BIPOC. Zelaya and DeBlaere (2024) have begun to expand the psychological mediation framework through an intersectional lens, finding that affective and cognitive processes mediated the relations between intersectional distal stress and distress among Latinx sexual minority men. Additional research is needed in this area with specific attention to larger structural forces, such as laws and policies, and how they influence the health of SGD-BIPOC communities.…”