Stronger Houston: The COVID-19 crisis and its impact on Houston’s transgender community
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“I lost my mind,” Porter said.
She was coping with the deaths of three loved ones and the end of her marriage, while financially supporting her family and facing eviction, all during a pandemic.
The mounting pressure of it all pushed Porter past her breaking point.
“I had to go to a psychiatric unit. I had to check out of life. It was too much,” Porter said.
Whether it’s finding help, employment, adequate housing, health or mental care, the pandemic has only exacerbated the challenges and inequities the transgender community had to face before COVID-19.