“I Am the Minority of the Minority of the Minority, I Can’t Help Thinking About My Brothers”: An Intersectional Approach to Self-Care Strategies Developed by LGBTQIA+ Adolescents and Young People During COVID-19 Quarantine in Brazil

Eliana Miura Zucchi, Dulce Ferraz, Ramiro Fernandez Unsain, Laura Ferguson, Charlotte Bauquier, Ayra Urbano, Inês Dourado, Marie Préau, Alexandre Grangeiro, Márcia Thereza Couto, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva, Universidade Católica de Santos, Pôle de Psychologie Sociale, Inserm U, Université Lumière Lyon , Escola de Governo Fiocruz Brasília, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Grupo de Estudo e Pesquisa em Saúde, Interseccionalidade e Marcadores Sociais da Diferença , Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Institute on Inequalities in Global Health, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Instituto de Saúde Coletiva, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo

Qualitative Health Research

Published online on February 06, 2025

Abstract

Qualitative Health Research, Ahead of Print.
We aimed to understand how COVID-19 impacted LGBTQIA+ adolescents’ and young people’s well-being and to explore self-care strategies developed by them to address such effects. A qualitative investigation was conducted with adolescents and young people ...