Understanding Depression and Anxiety in the LGBTQIA+ Community and Its Causes

Through the means of secondary research this paper aims to understand the relationship between homosexuality, depression and anxiety and studies homosexuality through the perspective of minority stress model by Meyers, 2003 suggesting interventions accordingly. The objective of the same to promote and facilitate positive discussion about the mental health of the LGBTQIA+ community especially in the Indian sub-continent since such research is really lacking here. The paper also hypothesizes the reasons for depression and anxiety specifically in the LGBTQIA+ youth and interventions to help with the same.