Table 3

Multivariable logistic regression results: correlates of state discrimination in the context of COVID-19 in a global sample of LGBTQ+ persons, Global COVID-19 Disparities Survey 2020

	Discrimination based on sexual orientation and/or gender identity					Discrimination from police and/or military					Discrimination from government representatives					Discrimination from health providers
	OR	aOR		95% CI		OR	aOR		95% CI		OR	aOR		95% CI		OR	aOR		95% CI
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual	Ref	Ref				Ref	Ref				Ref	Ref				Ref	Ref
Gay	1.83	1.82	*	1.05	3.17	0.98	1.27	*	1.05	1.80	1.73	1.89	*	1.04	3.45	3.07	3.45	**	1.23	9.72
Lesbian	1.45	1.41		0.04	4.85	1.36	0.85		0.27	2.70	2.25	1.89		0.63	5.65	2.76	2.52		0.50	12.87
Bisexual	1.36	1.30		0.73	2.28	0.77	0.72		0.39	1.32	1.07	1.13		0.61	2.09	2.58	2.74	**	0.96	7.81
Queer/asexual/ pansexual/ questioning	1.93	2.00	*	1.07	3.72	0.78	0.62		0.32	1.19	1.53	1.30	*	1.21	2.47	2.91	2.52	**	0.86	7.36
Gender
Cisgender woman	Ref	Ref				Ref	Ref				Ref	Ref				Ref	Ref
Transmasculine	4.3	3.48		0.2	59.72	1.56	1.33		0.77	2.28	0.91	0.75		0.451	1.25	0.84	0.79		0.43	1.43
Transfeminine	3.6	2.63		0.13	51.56	0.69	0.71		0.22	2.26	0.69	0.79		0.30	2.09	0.89	0.99		0.34	2.93
Cisgender man	5.4	4.12		0.25	67.67	0.83	0.99		0.73	1.33	0.63	0.66		0.51	0.86	0.52	0.57	***	0.42	0.78
Non-binary	4.75	4.15		0.25	69.38	1.01	1.07		0.97	1.61	1.13	1.27	*	0.89	1.85	1.14	1.65	***	1.01	1.78
Disability
Yes	0.66	0.66	*	0.52	83	1.54	1.38	***	1.12	1.71	1.35	1.21		0.99	1.48	1.62	1.35	**	1.07	1.71
No	Ref					Ref					Ref	Ref				Ref	Ref
Immigrant
Yes	1.82	1.56	*	1.28	1.91	1.66	1.10		1.14	1.54	1.74	1.64	***	1.32	2.03	2.35	1.83	***	1.32	2.52
No	Ref	Ref				Ref					Ref	Ref				Ref	Ref
Ethnic minority
Yes	0.94	1.00		0.84	1.18	1.38	1.32	***	0.86	1.41	1.62	1.47	***	1.29	1.69	1.69	1.62	***	1.38	1.91
No	Ref	Ref				Ref	Ref				Ref	Ref				Ref	Ref
Age
≤20	Ref	Ref				Ref	Ref				Ref	Ref				Ref	Ref
21–30	1.17	1.30		0.96	1.77	0.88	0.95		0.73	1.23	0.95	0.96		0.762	1.21	0.68	0.73	**	0.57	0.96
31–40	1.14	1.32		0.98	1.79	0.74	0.85		0.66	1.10	0.66	0.70	***	0.55	0.88	0.49	0.56	***	0.43	0.74
41–50	1.17	1.36		0.99	1.86	0.49	0.60	***	0.45	0.79	0.42	0.47	***	0.36	0.60	0.31	0.38	***	0.28	0.51
51–60	0.9	1.12		0.80	1.58	0.28	0.42	***	0.30	0.60	0.28	0.33	***	0.24	0.45	0.18	0.25	***	0.17	0.37
61+	0.74	1.09		0.70	1.71	0.15	0.25	***	0.13	0.48	0.07	0.09	***	0.05	0.19	0.03	0.04	***	0.014	0.18
City
Rural area	1.17	1.1		0.81	1.50	0.78	0.71		0.51	0.99	0.77	0.82		0.62	1.10	1.04	1.03		0.73	1.48
Small city or suburb	Ref	Ref				Ref	Ref									Ref	Ref
Large or capital city	1.32	1.22		1.05	1.41	1.51	1.45	***	1.25	1.67	1.57	1.50	***	1.32	1.71	1.45	1.37	***	1.16	1.622
Ability to meet basic needs
Fairly or very well	Ref	Ref				Ref	Ref									Ref	Ref
Somewhat	1.19	1.14	*	0.97	1.34	1.8	1.50	***	1.30	1.72	1.79	1.62	***	1.43	1.83	1.67	1.55	***	1.32	1.81
Not at all or slightly	1.18	1.28	*	1.06	1.53	2.31	2.08	***	1.78	2.42	2.02	1.80	***	1.57	2.07	2.37	2.02	***	1.71	2.39

*P≤0.05; **p≤0.01; ***p=0.0.
aOR, adjusted OR; LGBTQ+, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer.