Black LGBTQ+ Adults Experience Severe Health Barriers, New Study Finds
11.3 million Americans identify as LGBTQ+ and roughly 1.2 million of those individuals are Black.
11.3 million Americans identify as LGBTQ+ and roughly 1.2 million of those individuals are Black.
Black queer adults were likelier to engage in high-risk health behaviors, such as smoking and heavy drinking, compared to their non-LGBTQ+ counterparts.
Black queer adults were likelier to engage in high-risk health behaviors, such as smoking and heavy drinking, compared to their non-LGBTQ+ counterparts.
82% of Black LGBTQ+ respondents struggled with injustice on a routine basis, in contrast with 79% of non-LGBTQ+ adults.
82% of Black LGBTQ+ respondents struggled with injustice on a routine basis, in contrast with 79% of non-LGBTQ+ adults.
The report revealed that 29% of Black queer women were likelier to be diagnosed with depression, more than any other demographic in the Black community. 17% for non queer counterparts.
