According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): LGBTQ+ people are disproportionately affected by medical conditions which would affect their response to a COVID-19 infection.
Impact on health ĬOVID-19 has had a significant impact on the health of marginalized communities around the world.
A review of the impact of social distancing measures on gay, bisexual, queer, trans, and two-spirit men in Canada concluded that control measures in response to the pandemic had serious potential to impact their mental, social, and sexual health. 72% of respondents said they were experiencing anxiety since the pandemic began. Ī global survey revealed that about 30% of gay men felt unsafe at home during the pandemic. The United Nations called for all States to urgently take into account the impact of COVID-19 on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and gender diverse (LGBT) persons when designing, implementing and evaluating the measures to combat the pandemic which may affect disproportionately LGBT communities around the world.
