ABC News (6/29, Kekatos ) reported, “While anti-LGBTQ+ legislation can have a harmful effect on mental health, experts and LGBTQ+ rights advocates say legislation that strengthens protections for LGBTQ+ people can do just the opposite as well as bring a sense of acceptance and belonging.” Studies have “shown that LGBTQ+ people are more likely to experience mental health struggles than those who are heterosexual or cisgender. LGBTQ+ individuals are 2.5 times more likely to have depression and anxiety or to misuse substances compared with heterosexual individuals, according to the American Psychiatric Association.”
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— “LGBTQ people say their mental health is positively impacted when states have protective laws,”Mary Kekatos, ABC News, June 29, 2024