LGBTQ+ community hit hard due to COVID-19, report says
One community hit especially hard by the impacts of COVID-19 is the LGBTQ+ community. 13 Action News Reporter Austin Carter explains why and has more on the effort to provide resources.
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and last updated 2020-12-22 12:52:54-05
LAS VEGAS â A new Harvard study with the Movement Advancement Project shows that COVID-19 has negatively impacted LGBTQ+ households more than non-LGBTQ+ households, especially if they are Black or Latinx. There tend to be worse outcomes in general, explained Dr. Ryan Cox, behavior health director at the LGBTQ Specialty Clinic at Truman Medical Center.
Study shows COVID-19 hit LGBTQ community harder with job losses, lack of healthcare, mental health
LGBTQ community and COVID-19
and last updated 2020-12-18 18:23:37-05
KANSAS CITY, Mo. â A new
Harvard study with the Movement Advancement Project shows that COVID-19 has negatively impacted LGBTQ households more than non-LGBTQ households, especially if they are Black or Latinx. There tend to be worse outcomes in general, said Dr. Ryan Cox, behavior health director at the LGBTQ Specialty Clinic at Truman Medical Center. Part of that is a lack of primary care. People often in this community, particularly the transgender community, don t already have established relationships with medical providers.