This lumn reviews the evolutn of lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr (LGBT) mental health advocy relatn to morn mental health advocy efforts. In addn to velopments anized psychiatry (e.g., Amerin Psychiatric Associatn's LGBT uc), grassroots LGBT muny i …
Contents:
- MENTAL HEALTH AS AN ADVOCY PRRY THE LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR MUNI
- ‘THEY STARVE YOU. THEY SHOCK YOU’: INSI THE ANTI-GAY POGROM CHECHNYA
- THE FEAR OF BEG GAY RSIA
MENTAL HEALTH AS AN ADVOCY PRRY THE LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR MUNI
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Lbian, gay, and bisexual kids are three tim more likely than straight kids to attempt suici at some pot their liv. Especially high suici attempt rat have been reported among lbian, gay, and bisexual people who are Ain Amerin, Lato, Native Amerin, and Asian Amerin.
Gay and bisexual guys are four tim as likely to attempt suici than heterosexual men and boys. Lbian, gay, and bisexual young people who e om fai that reject or do not accept them are over eight tim more likely to attempt suici than those whose fai accept them. Suicidal lbian, gay, and bisexual people were more likely to attempt suici after seekg relig or spirual treatment.
‘THEY STARVE YOU. THEY SHOCK YOU’: INSI THE ANTI-GAY POGROM CHECHNYA
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Suici attempts among gay and bisexual men: lifetime prevalence and antecents. Lifetime prevalence of mental disorrs and suici attempts diverse lbian, gay, and bisexual populatns.
A systematic review of mental disorr, suici, and liberate self harm lbian, gay and bisexual people.
THE FEAR OF BEG GAY RSIA
Washgton, DC: Natnal Center for Transgenr Equaly and Natnal Gay and Lbian Task Force; 2011. Fay rejectn as a predictor of negative health out whe and Lato lbian, gay, and bisexual young adults. Mental health disorrs, psychologil distrs, and suicidaly a diverse sample of lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr youths.