Gay youths are more than twice as likely to have sleep trouble, study fds

Contents:

• HERE'S WHY TWICE'S SANA IS GAY ACRDG TO HER FANS
• DIVERSY & HEALTH EQUY EDUTN: LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENR AND QUEER/QUTNG
• GAY YOUTHS ARE MORE THAN TWICE AS LIKELY TO HAVE SLEEP TROUBLE, STUDY FDS
• PEOPLE WHO ARE GAY, LBIAN OR BI HAVE MORE MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE E PROBLEMS, SURVEY FDS
• AM I GAY?

HERE'S WHY TWICE'S SANA IS GAY ACRDG TO HER FANS

If you don't thk the first 3 were valid enough reasons for thkg that Sana is gay then maybe searchg some vios of her starg fondly at other artists might nvce you. TWICE’s gay mor The mors have e up due to the numero tim TWICE members had timate teractns. | For their Dark Sis Of K-Pop segment, former Blady member Co and traee-turned-lyricist Ga Maeng were asked how Korean pani view same-sex relatnships and gay idols.

In a society where celebri receive backlash for g out as gay, mak sense why K-Pop idols who are part of the LGBT muny want to protect themselv.

DIVERSY & HEALTH EQUY EDUTN: LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENR AND QUEER/QUTNG

1 In fact, studi show that people who self-intify as lbian, gay, or bisexual are approximately 2 tim as likely to have an addictn than straight peers and transgenr dividuals are close to 4 tim as likely. Rearch suggts that gay alhol treatment programs mt nsir important factors such as sexual objectifitn, the tersectnaly of multiple margalized inti—pecially the impacts of racism—and high occurrenc of mental health ndns.

While rearch has not drawn specific nclns about why gay women are so much more likely to mise or bee addicted to alhol than straight women, studi do show certa risk factors for alhol abe the muny.

Studi dite that gay women experience certa mental health ncerns—many of which are associated wh a higher rate of substance mise—more often than straight women. Rearch also dit that more gay women experience -occurrg disorrs—or two mental health diagnos at the same time.

GAY YOUTHS ARE MORE THAN TWICE AS LIKELY TO HAVE SLEEP TROUBLE, STUDY FDS

Gay men have been observed to mise alhol as a pg mechanism, as well as part of a pattern of risk-takg behavrs that may be related to addictn, trma, peer fluence, or mental health ndns. Homophobia and discrimatn agast gay men has been related to negative mental health out both historilly and currently.

Dpe advancements both the unrstandg and treatment of HIV and other sexually transmted fectns, some people still stigmatize gay men based on the AIDS crisis of the 1980s.

PEOPLE WHO ARE GAY, LBIAN OR BI HAVE MORE MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE E PROBLEMS, SURVEY FDS

Gay men of lor are vulnerable to addnal systemic opprsn, which n be related to the homophobic beliefs about specific margalized muni or the crimalizatn of homosexualy.

Issu related to body image and sexual objectifitn are also prevalent among gay men. Bisexual people often experience prsure to meet the bety standards for both straight and gay people. Transphobia n be an addnal layer of discrimatn and vlence that is not separate om homophobia, racism, and other forms of discrimatn.

Transgenr people may also be gay or bisexual and may therefore also experience the unique risk factors of that mographic.

AM I GAY?

Many members of the muny thk of the Stonewall rt—which took place a gay bar—as one of the pivotal events recent history. This is particularly ncerng when nsirg that a 2007-2017 Centers for Disease Control and Preventn (CDC) report showed that over 23% of lbian, gay, or bisexual high school stunts and almost 27% of stunts who were unsure of their sexualy had ed illic dgs, pared to jt over 12% of straight stunts.

Experienc of racism, sexual objectifitn and alhol e among gay and bisexual men of lour. Gay men experience adverse mental health out cludg mood disorrs, substance e and suici more equently than heterosexual men. Mental Health Facts for Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgenr, Queer/Qutng (LGBTQ) ().

Gay, lbian and bisexual youths are at far greater risk of sleep problems than their straight unterparts, acrdg to a new study published the journal LGBT Health. 1% of those who intified as gay, lbian or bisexual reported trouble fallg or stayg asleep the prev two weeks, pared to 13. 8% of qutng youths — those who answered “maybe” to beg gay, lbian or bisexual — reported problems wh gettg a full night’s rt.

Existg rearch already pots to creased sleep issu among sexual mori, but Nagata said he believ this is the first time gay, lbian and bisexual youths have been the foc. Separate rearch Nagata has worked on dit gay youths e screens an average of nearly four hours a day more than straight remends teenagers tablish nsistent sleep schl, make sure their sleepg environments are fortable and lim their exposure to electronic vic and social media before Kyle T. Dpe creasg acceptance of the LGBTQ+ muny, at least some circl, adults who intify as gay, lbian or bisexual are more likely than those who intify as straight to have ser thoughts of suici and mental health ndns cludg major prsive episos, and they are more likely to mise substanc like alhol or dgs, acrdg to a new US ernment report.

And about a third of all bisexual people and gay mal said they had a problem wh a substance e disorr the year before they filled out the survey, the report found.