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1 Online-Ressource
ISSN:
2568-7697
Content:
Discrimination and rejection experienced by LGBTQI* people affect their mental health and, in the long term, their physical health as well. Survey data from the Socio-Economic Panel and Bielefeld University show that LGBTQI* people in Germany are affected by negative mental health outcomes three to four times more often than the rest of the population. Poor physical health that may be stress-related, such as heart disease, migraines, asthma, and chronic back pain, are also far more common. A person’s general well-being depends in part on their social environment. LGBTQI* people, and trans* people in particular, often feel lonely, which is cause for concern in view of increasing loneliness among most people during the coronavirus pandemic. The findings point to a marked health gradient, which should be addressed by measures including expanding queer safe spaces and by explicitly naming LGBTQI* hate crimes in the criminal code.
In:
DIW weekly report, Berlin : DIW, 2018, 11(2021), 5/6, Seite 42-50, 2568-7697
In:
volume:11
In:
year:2021
In:
number:5/6
In:
pages:42-50
Language:
English
Keywords:
Aufsatz in Zeitschrift
DOI:
10.18723/diw_dwr:2021-5-1
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