Pride Lafayette today released the results of its first quarter LGBTQ+ Community Health Survey. Funded in part by a grant from the Tippecanoe County Health Department, Pride Lafayette and Purdue HealthTAP have partnered to explore how the LGBTQ+ population in Tippecanoe County is impacted by discrimination and use this information to inform interventions to empower the residents of Tippecanoe County through health resources and education provided by Pride Lafayette. This is the first of four survey reports that will be generated in 2025 to support this work.
Among the findings, the report found:
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- 70% of respondents rated the importance of seeing an LGBTQ+ welcoming provider as either “very important” or “extremely important” and cis-gendered individuals generally found it less important than other members of the LGBTQ community. Trans-Female (57.9%), Nonbinary (50%), & Gender Fluid (66.7%) find it extremely important. Individuals over 60 years of age were most likely to indicate that finding a welcoming and supportive provider was not at all important at 16.7%.
- Overall,15% of the total respondents reported that they did not have a Primary Care Provider (PCP). Of that 15%, Trans-male individuals were the least likely to have a PCP, as 27.3% indicated that they did not have a PCP, followed by “prefer not to share” group at 20% and nonbinary at 17.5%.
- Stunningly 46% of respondents avoided receiving healthcare in the past year due to fear of discrimination by a healthcare provider.
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The results of the survey will help guide the work of Pride Lafayette’s LGBTQ+ Health Equity Project. The Project includes offering regular office hours with Community Health Workers designed to connect community members with affirming healthcare providers and educate about chronic disease prevention.
You can learn more about the LGBTQ+ Health Equity Project here.