


8 People experiencing a greater number of different types of discrimination were more likely to report being currently depressed. The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender (LGBT) media survey template consists of questions for evaluating and understanding the reach of media and its use by the LGBT community. 7 Almost two thirds of participants reported modifying their activities due to fear of stigma or discrimination.

A 2007 survey of Australian and New Zealand transgender people found that almost 90 per cent had experienced at least one form of stigma or discrimination, including verbal abuse, social exclusion, receiving lesser treatment due to their name or sex on documents, physical threats and violence. Q Chat Space Q Chat Space is a digital LGBTQ+ center where teens join live-chat, professionally facilitated, online support groups. Recent investigations have found social media to have a beneficial (Verduyn et al., 2017), harmful (Reer et al., 2019), or negligible (Utz & Breuer, 2017) relationship with well-being. The Q Card is a simple and easy-to-use communication tool designed to empower LGBTQ youth to become actively engaged in their health, and to support the people who provide their care. In an Australian survey of LGBTIQ+ people, around 60 per cent of transgender males and 50 per cent of transgender females reported having depression. Studies have been mixed regarding the effect of social media on young people. The prevalence of depression and anxiety among transgender communities is higher than for other lesbian, gay and bisexual people.
