The Impact of Identity Discrimination on Lgbt’s Mental Health and Coping Mechanism

Vol.4, No.1

Abstract

Gender identity discrimination occurs when one person is regarded less favorably than
another in similar circumstances due to that person's gender preference. It does not matter if a
person underwent medical treatment or what sex they were assigned at birth. Furthermore,
discrimination can worsen a person's mental health and hinder or prevent them from receiving
treatment (Mental Health Foundation, 2022).

The weighted mean was utilized in interpreting the results. Based on the scores, the test
showed if the stressors have an impact on the LGBT's mental health, with a result in variables
of LGBT's Mental Health = 2.17, Discriminatory Acts = 2.11, and Coping Mechanism = 2.38.
The study concluded that identity discrimination impacted the LGBT's mental health and
coping mechanisms.

Through analysis and data findings, the proponents of this study ended up with four (4)
conclusions. First, the majority of the respondents range from eighteen (8) to twenty (20)
years old, with a percentage of fifty-four (54%). Among the respondents' gender, most of them
are bisexual, which has a percentage of sixty-eight (68%). This shows the results of this
study's first statement of the problem. Second, most of the participants feel traumatized when
other people touch any part of their body as a tease, which reflects the result of the statement
of problem two (2). The third conclusion indicates the result for the statement of problem three
(3), where the majority of the respondents received offensive jokes from other people because
of their behavior. Lastly, most of the respondents engage in advocacy to cope with the effect
of identity discrimination. This reflects the answer to the fourth statement of the problem. The
researchers of this study concluded some recommendations based on the findings, which can
be seen after the conclusion part of this research paper.