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Gays, lesbians 'suffer poor mental health'
13:09 AEDT Tue Apr 3 2012

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Almost 80 per cent of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) Australians have suffered "intense anxiety" in the past year, a new survey shows.
Almost half of the more than 4000 GLBT people surveyed say they hide their sexuality or gender identity in a range of situations for fear of heterosexist violence or discrimination.
将近一半的参与问卷调查的4000名同志承认他们曾经都有过为了避免来自于异性的歧视和暴力，而刻意隐藏自己的性取向和性别倾向的经历！
Some would even hide their sexuality from their doctors, with data showing while three quarters had a regular GP, less than 70 per cent said their GP knew their sexuality, a study co-managed by La Trobe University and Gay and Lesbian Health Victoria found.
About 25 per cent of respondents in the national Private Lives 2 survey, released on Tuesday, said they had experienced verbal abuse attacking their sexuality or gender identities.
Research fellow Liam Leonard said the results showed GLBT people suffered similar general health but far poorer mental health compared with the broader population, with depression the most commonly reported medical condition.
About 30 per cent of respondents reported being diagnosed with depression in the past three years, while 22 per cent said they'd been diagnosed with anxiety.
Continued stigma and discrimination against GLBT people in the broader community were largely to blame for the disparities, he said.
"The disturbing disjunction between the general health and mental health data documented in this report suggests that we still have quite a way to go," Mr Leonard said at the survey launch in Melbourne.
Beyondblue chairman Jeff Kennett said the organisation would use the survey to help it create a new advertising campaign aimed at prompting the mainstream public to question their attitudes towards GLBT people and raise awareness of mental health issues among GLBT Australians.
"It (will continue) a momentum that has been building up over the last few years of trying to better understand through research and public discussion how we as a community can continue to grow in terms of our inclusiveness," Mr Kennett said.
Victorian Mental Health Minister Mary Wooldridge said the survey would provide direction for future government initiatives.
"I really think our challenge is to get our message out, and we have to shout it from the roofs, we have to do everything we can to raise awareness and educate the broader community and develop ways to reduce the stigma, reduce the discrimination," she said.