LGBT people of color twice as likely to test positive for COVID-19 as straight white people

Data from the fall 2020 surge finds LGBT people of color also disproportionately report being laid off or furloughed and struggling to pay for basic necessities Data collected in fall 2020 finds that LGBT people—in particular LGBT people of color—have disproportionately experienced the health and economic impacts of COVID-19, according to a new report by the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law. Among those tested, an estimated 15% of LGBT people of color have tested positive for COVID-19, compared to 7% of their non-LGBT white peers. In addition, LGBT people of color are about twice as likely to have been laid off or furloughed from work and to struggle to pay for household goods compared to non-LGBT white adults. Using data from a nationally representative sample...