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- Title
Address Exacerbated Health Disparities and Risks to LGBTQ+ Individuals during COVID-19.
- Authors
WALLACH, SARA; GARNER, ALEX; HOWELL, SEAN; ADAMSON, TYLER; BARAL, STEFAN; BEYRER, CHRIS
- Abstract
In the article, the authors discuss the increased health disparities and risks faced by lesbians, transgender, bisexual, transgender and queer+ (LGBTQ+) people during the COVID-19 pandemic. Also cited are the higher risk of suicide, unemployment and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) facing LGBTQ+ persons, and how the acts of discrimination and violence against LGBTQ+s are human rights violations.
- Subjects
SUICIDE risk factors; HEALTH services accessibility; HEALTH status indicators; HIV infections; HUMAN rights; MENTAL health; RISK assessment; SEXISM; SOCIAL stigma; UNEMPLOYMENT; PSYCHOLOGY of LGBTQ+ people; COVID-19 pandemic
- Publication
Health & Human Rights: An International Journal, 2020, Vol 22, Issue 2, p313
- ISSN
1079-0969
- Publication type
Article