LGBTQ health disparities zine 2016 1 | Page 4

“In recent years,​ ​there have been laws and policies put in place to address the inequalities that drastically affect the health of the LGBT community, however political progress isn’t enough to provide adequate care to this marginalized group. Social stigma surrounding the queer community still runs deep which continues to cause severe health disparities in this community. These health disparities manifest in various ways, among these disparities the mental health of LGBT people is the most glaring.”