Facebook Twitter Email. And young people are driving the numbers. Show Caption. Hide Caption. Retired individuals, disabled individuals, and Hispanic individuals express more anxiety than others about contracting COVID, but concern crosses the entire community.
More specifically, as seen in Table 2, 69 percent of LGBTQ people reported problems in the past two weeks with feeling nervous or anxious when thinking about the coronavirus. Thirty-five percent of these respondents said they felt nervous or anxious for several days, and another 34 percent felt this way for more than half of the days or nearly every day over a two-week period.
Slightly smaller proportions of respondents reported mental health challenges on other measures. For example, roughly 6 in 10 felt down, depressed, or hopeless or reported having trouble falling or staying asleep due to thinking about the coronavirus. Fifty-four percent of LGBTQ people experienced not being able to stop or control their worrying, and 58 percent felt little interest or pleasure in doing things for at least several days over a two-week period.
As on other measures, transgender people reported higher levels of mental health issues than most other groups when thinking about the coronavirus. With more than one-third of LGBTQ Americans reporting some form of discrimination in their personal and work lives, including more than 6 in 10 transgender Americans, clearly more needs to be done to ensure equal treatment in law and in practice for this community.
The U. John Halpin is a senior fellow and co-director of Politics and Elections at the Center. The authors would like to thank Dr. To find the latest CAP resources on the coronavirus, visit our coronavirus resource page.
Caroline Medina , Lindsay Mahowald. Sharita Gruberg. Lindsay Mahowald , Diana Boesch. Colin Seeberger Director, Media Relations. Tricia Woodcome Senior Media Manager. Peter Gordon Director, Government Affairs. Madeline Shepherd Director, Government Affairs. In this article. InProgress Stay updated on our work on the most pressing issues of our time. Due to cost, many LGBTQ Americans found it hard to get necessary medical care in the past year The study also assessed whether LGBTQ people have experienced any difficulties when trying to access medical care or preventive screenings in the past year.
Many LGBTQ Americans did not pursue medical treatment due to discrimination Although costs appear to be a more widespread barrier, discriminatory experiences have also prevented LGBTQ Americans from seeking medical assistance: 15 percent of respondents overall, including 28 percent of transgender respondents, reported postponing or avoiding needed medical care when they were sick or injured due to disrespect or discrimination.
Transgender individuals face unique obstacles when accessing health care Transgender people, in particular, express more problems in health care than any other segment of the community. This includes nonbinary, gender-nonconforming, genderqueer, and agender respondents. Equality Act, H. Lindsay Mahowald Research Assistant. You Might Also Like. Feb 1, Caroline Medina , Lindsay Mahowald. Apr 9, Sharita Gruberg. Feb 16, Lindsay Mahowald , Diana Boesch. Learn more about how the Gallup Poll Social Series works.
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Notice: JavaScript is not enabled. Please Enable JavaScript Safely. Which of the following do you consider yourself to be? That would mean The increase in the nation's LGBT population was not surprising to Samantha Johnson, event manager of youth-focused events for NYC Pride , which organizes one of the largest annual pride marches in the world.
Johnson has witnessed firsthand a growing enthusiasm among LGBT youth. That first year brought out 1, people, she said. The following year, there were 3, In , the free event moved to Central Park, where more than 10, people attended.
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