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Mental Health Among Black and Latinx Sexual Minority Adults Leading up to and Following the 2016 US Presidential Election
Results from a natural experiment
August 2021
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Hostility toward minority populations increased after the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Using data from the Generations Study, this report examines whether the mental health of Black and Latinx SM adults declined after the election of Donald J. Trump as president. It appeared in LGBT Health in August 2021.
Highlights
The mental health of Black and Latinx LGBQ people remained stable during the seven months before the 2016 presidential election.
The mental health of Black and Latinx LGBQ people declined following the election.
Younger adults, bisexuals, and those with lower incomes and less education were particularly affected by poor mental health.