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This study explored whether BMI or perceived weight status might compound sexual minority girls\u2019 risk for harassment and mental distress.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Data on female students from the national 2015 Youth Risk Behavior Survey (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20097,006) were analyzed. Logistic regression was used to examine differences in bullying, harassment, and mental distress across sexual identity\/BMI groups: heterosexual\/normal\u2010weight, heterosexual\/overweight, sexual minority\/normal\u2010weight, and sexual minority\/overweight. Procedures were repeated with four analogous groups created from sexual identity and perceived weight.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Across sexual identity\/BMI groups, being overweight increased heterosexual females\u2019 odds of being bullied or experiencing suicidal thoughts and behaviors. 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