The main aim of the INSIGHT project was to promote common values, inclusion, equality and participation through acquiring new competences, skills and guidelines about best practices regarding LGBTI people and their needs when accessing the health sector. Therefore, the project aimed to empower awareness, recognition and acceptance of the factors that affect LGBTI people's well-being and physical health, to promote and to enhance digital transformation in HEI by creating a flexible learning material. As the long title expresses "Establish an Inclusive LGBTI Health Care Provision: Make a stand against stigma, discrimination and inequalities" the INSIGHT project wanted to contrast inequalities, stigma and discrimination that are still visible today in EU countries, but not only. In order to reduce the stigma associated with the healthcare system through a process of increased awareness and understanding of multiple identities, the INSIGHT project intended to raise the level of knowledge on LGBTI issues among students enrolled in health courses as future health professionals, but also among health professionals and all those working in different capacities within the health system.
Access to healthcare is a fundamental right at the International and European level. Evidence indicates that LGBTI individuals still face strong healthcare inequalities which result in poor health and negative consequences for their well-being. LGBTI people have a significantly higher risk of well-being implications such as depression, anxiety, minority stress and social isolation. A survey from the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) indicated that in 2020 overall more LGBTI people felt discriminated (43%), and the percentage was lower in 2012 (37%). In 2020, 42% of the surveyed LGBTI people answered that they would not be open about their sexual orientation with any healthcare professional. In addition to this, 16% of LGBTI people responded that they had perceived discrimination when in contact with health care or social services (FRA, 2020).