Understanding the Experiences of Latinx LGBTQ Texans at the Beginning of the Covid-19 Pandemic

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ID3612912
AuthorsArmin A Dorri (0000-0001-8332-1261, Department of Human Development and Family Sciences, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA, corresponding author), Olga Loza (0000-0002-7384-0399, Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas, USA), Mark A Bond (0000-0001-9750-6961, New Meridian Corporation, Austin, Texas, USA), Erica Ciszek (0000-0001-6402-7649, Stan Richards School of Advertising & Public Relations, University of Texas at Austin, Texas, USA), Yona Elias-Curry (Department of Population Health, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA), Sheridan Aguilar (Steve Hicks School of Social Work, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA), Paul Fliedner (Dell Medical School, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA), Aliza Norwood (0000-0003-4527-186X, Dell Medical School, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA), A L Stone (0000-0003-3153-151X, Trinity University), M Brett Cooper (0000-0001-8795-3135, Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, Texas, USA), Vanessa Schick (0000-0003-1976-5145, School of Public Health, University of Texas Health at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA), J Michael Wilkerson (0000-0003-0815-8577, School of Public Health, University of Texas Health at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA), Paige P Wermuth (School of Public Health, University of Texas Health at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA), Paige Wermuth (The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston), R Andrew Yockey (0000-0002-2140-2418, School of Public Health, The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, Fort Worth, Texas, USA), Phillip Schnarrs (0000-0002-9487-7676, Department of Population Health, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA)
Year2024
Volume71
Issue10
Pages2424-2448
Publication date2024-08-23
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Homosexuality (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0091-8369 • E-ISSN: 1540-3602
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00918369.2023.2241597
PMID37552613
OpenAlexW4385667546
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited65

Marginalized communities have been disproportionately affected by COVID-19, including both racial/ethnic minority and sexual minority populations. To date, there has been little research examining the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic at the intersections of marginalized identities. Furthermore, available national data on COVID-19 outcomes may obscure our understanding of region-specific outcomes, particularly in the U.S. South. Using an intersectional approach, we explore differences in worries over COVID-19, preventative behaviors, and COVID-19 outcomes in the early months of the pandemic in a diverse sample of LGBTQ people (N = 1076) living in Texas. Our findings indicated that LGBTQ Latinx people in Texas reported more COVID-19 related worries and adverse outcomes than non-Latinx LGBTQ people. These findings are in line with previous research that found that the increased risk to Latinx and LGBTQ populations in public health crises is often overlooked and can be attributed to many factors such as socioeconomic status, occupational propensity, disparities in physical health, and barriers to healthcare access. Furthermore, our findings suggest the necessity of utilizing an intersectional approach when examining the disproportionate burden marginalized communities face in public health crises

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Criminology · Ethnic group · Health care · Health equity · Intersectionality · Pandemic · Political science · Population · Pride · Public health · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Demography · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Gender Studies · Law · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research · Smoking Behavior and Cessation

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