Depression and discrimination in the lives of women, transgender and gender liminal people in Ontario, Canada

• DOI: 10.1111/hsc.12414
• Publication Date: 2017-01-18T11:29:12Z
• Authors: Charmaine C. Will...; Deone Curling; Leah S. Steele; Margaret F. Gibson; Andrea Daley; Datejie Cheko Green; Lori E. Ross
• Keywords: Intersectionality

This article uses an intersectionality lens to explore how experiences of race, gender, sexuality, class and their intersections are associated with depression unmet need for mental healthcare in a population 704 women transgender/gender liminal people from Ontario, Canada. A survey collecting demographic information, information about health use services, data the Everyday Discrimination Scale PHQ-9 Questionnaire Depression was completed by via Internet or pen-and-paper between June 2011 2012. Bivariate regression analyses were conducted assess group differences discrimination experiences, predictors services. Analyses revealed that sexuality all corresponded significant exposure discrimination, needs healthcare. Use interaction terms model intersecting identities exclusion contributed explained variance both outcome variables. strongest predictor The results suggest lower income race other marginalised more healthcare; however, is factor contributes most those vulnerabilities. Future research can build on theory foregrounding role structural inequities promoting poor barriers