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LGBTQI* People in Germany Face Staggering Health Disparities

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  • David Kasprowski
  • Mirjam Fischer
  • Xiao Chen
  • Lisa de Vries
  • Martin Kroh
  • Simon Kühne
  • David Richter
  • Zaza Zindel

Abstract

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.

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  • David Kasprowski & Mirjam Fischer & Xiao Chen & Lisa de Vries & Martin Kroh & Simon Kühne & David Richter & Zaza Zindel, 2021. "LGBTQI* People in Germany Face Staggering Health Disparities," DIW Weekly Report, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research, vol. 11(5/6), pages 41-50.
    • Handle: RePEc:diw:diwdwr:dwr11-5-1
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    Keywords

    LGBTQI*; trans*; mental health; health disparities; social networks; family ties; friendship ties;
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    JEL classification:

    • J7 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Discrimination
    • J15 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Minorities, Races, Indigenous Peoples, and Immigrants; Non-labor Discrimination
    • J16 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination

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