Table 4 Example sentences of disparities with topics and clusters
Topic | Sub-topic | Examples | Cluster |
|---|---|---|---|
Disparities | Future Uncertainty (expressing frustration) | I wasn’t sure—about the future, about what to do now. | 4 |
The possibility that I couldn’t be with him in the hospital was very difficult. | 4 | ||
“They’re there, but they’re just hidden. | 4 | ||
“We don’t want to be left behind. | 4 | ||
“They often don’t have a community that will take care of them.” | 4 | ||
“I felt belittled, and I was thinking: what would happen to us if we were living on our own and renting a place and are excluded?” | 4 | ||
Hazards and Stresses (including attitudes towards Governance and Livelihoods) | In addition to the physical health impacts of COVID-19 on LGBT elders, mental health is a key concern. | 11 | |
They have also suggested that older lesbians face particular ongoing challenges in relation to anti-lesbian discrimination at the personal, social, and wider levels. | 11 | ||
When asked about the queer media niche in particular, and the affects coronavirus will have short and long term on these individuals and businesses specifically, she says, “people in queer media are really scared.” | 11 | ||
Experiencing discrimination and stigma throughout one’s life leads to high levels of mistrust in the medical profession and government among LGBT and other diverse elders. | 11 | ||
COVID-19 has resulted in job losses and financial insecurities, especially for marginalized populations. | 11 |