Health
Lockdown having ‘pernicious impact’ on LGBT community’s mental health – The Guardian
UCL and Sussex University study finds younger people confined with bigoted relatives the most depressed
The coronavirus lockdown has provoked a mental health crisis among the LGBTQ community, with younger people confined with bigoted relatives the most depressed, researchers found.
A study of LGBTQ peoples experience during the pandemic, by University College London (UCL) and Sussex University, found 69% of respondents suffered depressive symptoms, rising to about 90% of those who had experienced homophobia or transphobia.
Around a sixth of the 310 respondents to the Queerantine study said they …
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