Impact of the Australian marriage equality postal survey and debate on psychological distress among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer/questioning people and allies

ConclusionsDebate ‐related stress predicted psychological distress for both LGBTIQ people and allies. Findings suggest that the marriage equality debate represented an acute external minority stress event that had measurable negative impacts on mental health of LGBTIQ people and their allies.

Source: Australian Journal of Psychology - February 5, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Saan Ecker, Ellen D.B. Riggle, Sharon S. Rostosky, Joanne M. Byrnes Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research