UCL and Sussex University study finds younger people confined with bigoted relatives the most depressed
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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 people’s 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.
Continue reading…UCL and Sussex University study finds younger people confined with bigoted relatives the most depressed ‘I had to hide again’: LGBT community tells of despairCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe 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 people’s 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. Continue reading…