Anxiety, fear, anguish and sadness: main feelings reported by homosexuals and bisexuals in covid-19

• Autor(a) principal: Moraes Filho, Iel Marciano de
• Data de Publicação: 2023
• Outros Autores: Leão, Pâmela Dourado de Deus, Oliveira, Lorena Samis Simas de, Rocha, Lucas da Silva, Sousa, Thais Vilela de, Carvalho Filha, Francidalma Soares Sousa
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: HU Revista (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.ufjf.br/index.php/hurevista/article/view/39538
• topic: Sexual and Gender Minorities; Sentiment Analysis; COVID-19; Gays; LGBTQIA people; Minorias Sexuais e de Gênero; Gays; Pessoas LGBTQIA; Análise de Sentimentos; COVID-19

Introduction: the LGBTQIAP+ group, by historical construction, already suffers social exclusion, LGBTphobia, feelings of social inadequacy, difficulties in access to health services and conflicts within the family environment itself. Now, in the context of the pandemic, it is necessary to adapt to new rules of coexistence and loneliness.Objective: to describe the sociodemographic factors and feelings of homosexuals and bisexuals facing the covid-19 pandemic. Method: This is a descriptive cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach conducted between June and July 2020, through a digital form, by means of social platforms with the population of homosexuals and bisexuals in the five Brazilian macro-regions. The quantitative variables were presented in absolute values and percentages, the variable "emotions regarding the Covid-19 pandemic" through a word cloud. Results: The participants, are female with a median age of 23 years, bisexual, of white race, with complete higher education and residing predominantly in the Southeast region. The most frequent feelings mentioned were anxiety, fear, anguish and sadness. Conclusion: The homosexual and bisexual public did not have different feelings in relation to the general population, but it is believed that such feelings were already experienced by this population due to the stigmas faced and were aggravated.