In Malaysia, public and legal acceptance generally make LGBT people exposed to minority stresses. Humans are social beings who need social interaction, so this stress can be said to be related to loneliness. The objectives of the study were to to identify the relationship between marginalization, stigma preoccupation, concealment, internalized homophobia, and loneliness among LGBT adults in Malaysia. This research is a cross sectional research that uses quantitative method. Data collection is done by survey distribution using snowball sampling, with instruments appropriate to the variables of the research. Respondents are self-identified individuals that experience same-sex attraction whom are Malaysian aged 18 and above. The study comprised of 160 respondents aged between 18 to 60 years old. Microaggression and heterosexism, concealment along with loneliness were found to have an association with internal homophobia and stigma preoccupation. In addition, it has been found that internal homophobia and stigma preoccupation have a bi-directional influence relationship.
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