Well-Being Among LGBTQ+ Americans Rests Well Below the Nation's Average

[Behind the Aegis]

What is “well-being,” exactly? There are a number of definitions out there, but the American Psychological Association describes general well-being as “a state of happiness and contentment, with low levels of distress, overall good physical and mental health and outlook, or good quality of life.”

There are also a number of different types of well-being, such as financial well-being and physical well-being. The CivicScience Well-Being Index looks specifically at emotional well-being, and does so by gauging how strongly a respondent reports that they feel certain emotions at any given time, such as happiness, sadness, and stress. Over time, we see the daily emotional pulse of the nation take shape as well-being rises and falls, sometimes abruptly. And we continue to discover how emotional well-being trends are connected to all sorts of behaviors.

Of course, the index also shows how differently people respond to things like global events, economic pressures, and even weather patterns, as well as highlights disparities that exist in well-being across segments of the population, including LGBTQ+ individuals.

Recent survey results show that adults who identify as LGBTQ+ report lower emotional well-being on average than the Gen Pop. The well-being score so far for the month of June rests at 48% for LGBTQ+ adults, compared to 56% for the U.S. general population.

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[IngridsLittleAngel]

1. It's a feature, not a bug

The very party who screams "NO SHARIA LAW!"... is more than happy to subject the LGBTQ community to Sharia Law.

And of course, 2022 has just been a spectacular year for the LGBTQ population in this country. The QOP can't go one day without terrorizing us - whether it's terrorizing families with trans teens, or "Don't Be Gay", or "groomers", or targeting trans athletes.. It's been one thing after another, everyday. Even if you don't live in a third-world shithole like Texas or Florida, it's all still over the news, and this has had to do serious emotional harm to LGBTQ's in other states.

I live in CA and I could go on for thousands of words over how much this has hurt my emotional and mental health. It'd likely be even worse if I were a teenager instead of closing in on 50.

I imagine if they were to do a similar survey in a month or two, it'd be even worse. Why? The MAGA party is "celebrating" Pride Month by getting even more cruel and vindictive, and somehow being worse now than they were the first five months of this rotten year.