“The thing I’m missing the most is just being around other queer people”: critical analysis of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health of two-spirit, gay, bisexual, and queer men’s communities in Manitoba, Canada

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dc.contributor.authorSouleymanov, Rusty
dc.contributor.authorMoore, Samantha
dc.contributor.authorStar, Jared
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-27T22:52:32Z
dc.date.available2023-11-27T22:52:32Z
dc.date.issued2023-07-04
dc.date.updated2023-11-03T09:15:24Z
dc.description.abstractBackground The purpose of this community-based study was to create and advance knowledge on the social impacts of COVID-19 on mental health of Two-Spirit, gay, bisexual, and queer (2SGBQ+) cisgender and transgender men in Manitoba, Canada. Methods Participants (n = 20) from 2SGBQ + men’s communities were recruited across Manitoba using printed flyers and social media. Individual interviews explored questions relating to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health, social isolation, and service access. Data were critically examined using thematic analysis and the social theory of biopolitics. Results Key themes focused on COVID-19 pandemic’s negative impacts on 2SGBQ + men’s mental health, loss of safe queer public spaces, and exacerbated inequities. During the COVID-19 pandemic in Manitoba, 2SGBQ + men experienced a profound loss of social connections, community spaces, and social networks which are specific to their socio-sexual identities, thereby intensifying pre-existing mental health disparities. These findings show how COVID-19 restrictions have come to reinforce the value of close personal communities, families of choice, and social networks among 2SGBQ + men in Manitoba, Canada. Conclusions This study supports the line of research on minority stress, biosociality, and place by highlighting some potential links between 2SGBQ + men’s mental health and their social and physical environments. This research points to important role of safe community spaces, events, and community organizations that support 2SGBQ + men’s mental health.
dc.identifier.citationBMC Public Health. 2023 Jul 04;23(1):1286
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/s12889-023-16205-6
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/37826
dc.language.isoeng
dc.language.rfc3066en
dc.publisherBMC
dc.rightsopen accessen_US
dc.rights.holderThe Author(s)
dc.subject2SGBQ + health
dc.subjectCOVID-19
dc.subjectMental health
dc.subjectSocial isolation
dc.subjectPlace
dc.subjectBiosexual citizenship
dc.subjectQueer identity
dc.title“The thing I’m missing the most is just being around other queer people”: critical analysis of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health of two-spirit, gay, bisexual, and queer men’s communities in Manitoba, Canada
dc.typeJournal Article
local.author.affiliationFaculty of Social Work
oaire.awardNumber448647
oaire.awardTitleOperating
oaire.citation.issue1286
oaire.citation.titleBMC Public Health
oaire.citation.volume23
project.funder.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13039/501100000024
project.funder.nameCanadian Institutes of Health Research
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