Blog: LGBT+, COVID-19 and mental health

COVID-19 has meant it’s a pretty scary time to be a human. Add into the mix being LGBT+, Black, disabled and/or a woman and life can be even more difficult.
And because of prejudice and discrimination, people from the LGBT+ community are more likely to experience mental health problems.
In the wider community, around 1 in 4 people are affected by mental ill health. But in the LGBT+ community these figures can be as high as 70%, with trans people – and in particular young trans people