# Read Me Under licensing restrictions, you may adapt or share the materials in this repository so long as you reference the authors/creators. To see the publication of this poster (which was based off a paper), please see the Publication tab of the wiki. ### Abstract Much of the literature posits religiosity/spirituality’s (R/S) role in enhancing stressors that further increase health disparities experienced by sexual and gender minorities (SGMs). The Religiosity/Spirituality Stress Resilience (RSSR) Model posits that in addition to enhancing stressors, R/S may also enhance resilience in SGM, serving as a protective factor. In a study of 1,165 LGBT Americans, we tested the prepositions of the model across age and congregational affirmation. Our finding supports parts of the model but not all. First, as posited, religiousness was significantly related to internalized homonegativity, and by extension depression. Second, we successfully identified age and congregational affirmation to moderate the relationship between religiousness and internalized homonegativity. Finally, we failed to observe any relationship between LGBTQ+ community connectedness and any other variable. Our study shows the RSSR Model may be a helpful way to conceptualize how religiosity may impact the health of SGMs.