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1. The Chart 2. A Question What makes mental health among 2SLGBTQ+ Canadians worse than that of their non-2SLGBTQ+ counterparts? 3. An external source 4. Brief Summary  The article  “Mental health challenges of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people: An integrated literature review” by Miriam M. Moagi, Anna E. van Der Wath, Priscilla M. Jiyane, and Richard S. Rikhotso sheds light on how members of the LGBTQ+ community are more prone to mental health issues. There are three main reasons for this problem: "external stressors", "internal stressors", and "barriers to mental health care services." The "external stressors" that only LGBTQ+ people experience, including stigmatization, discrimination, and victimization, play a significant role in inducing distress.  Stigmatization promotes harmful stereotypes and attacks people based on their characteristics and identities. This type of stressor prevents LGBTQ+ people from getting proper medical...

1. The Lead:  Up to 30% of the 2SLGBTQ+ community in Canada rate their mental health as below par, compared to 9% of non-2SLGBTQ+ people, according to Statistics Canada.  2. The Excel Workbook  3. Explanation:  The workbook contains two sheets, which are Raw Data and Slice. In Slice, there are 3 columns and 5 rows. The spreadsheet showcases the proportions of 2SLGBTQ+ people and non-2SLGBTQ+ people who evaluate their mental health according to 2 levels: good, very good, or excellent (good and above par), and fair or poor (below par). The values are proportions shown in percentage. They are calculated within the population of either demographic group. For example, 70.3% of the 2SLGBTQ+ community across Canada perceive their mental health as good, very good, or excellent, and the rest of them (29.7%) rate their mental health as fair or poor.  I chose to find the answer to this question because the feedback from Update 1 showed me how looking at data across Canada ...