Presentation at GIN Side Event on Sept. 28, 2020
The impact of faith on LGBTI people during the COVID-19 pandemic
Presented by Pearl Wong, Queer Theology Academy, Hong Kong SAR
First, Social distancing cut-off LGBTIQ+ people from Their Caring Communities and Interconnectedness
According to a recent survey conducted in May this year with 860 LGBT+ in Hong Kong, respondents suffering from probable clinical depression rose from 29% before the Covid-19 pandemic, to 32%. Respondents suffering from general anxiety disorder rose from 24% to 28%, according to a paper on the survey published in the medical journal psychiatry research. Some 4% of respondents reported that they had frequently experienced family conflicts arising from their