Adults who intify as gay, lbian, or bisexual are more likely than adults who intify as straight to experience ser thoughts of suici, mental health ndns cludg major prsive episos and they are more likely to e substanc like alhol or dgs, acrdg to a new US ernment report.
Contents:
- PEOPLE WHO ARE GAY, LBIAN OR BI HAVE MORE MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE E PROBLEMS, SURVEY FDS
- MENTAL HEALTH LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR (LGBT) YOUTH
- DIVERSY & HEALTH EQUY EDUTN: LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENR AND QUEER/QUTNG
PEOPLE WHO ARE GAY, LBIAN OR BI HAVE MORE MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE E PROBLEMS, SURVEY FDS
Highlights of the specific mental health needs among gay and bisexual men. * lgbt mental illness *
Evince suggts that implic preferenc for heterosexual people vers lbian and gay people are pervasive among heterosexual health re provirs.
MENTAL HEALTH LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR (LGBT) YOUTH
Gay, Lbian, and Straight Edutn Network (GLSEN): natnal work of tors, stunts, and lol chapters workg to give stunts a safe, supportive, and LGBTQ+ clive tn. Medilly Reviewed by Isabel Lowell, MD on July 15, 2021If you’re LGBTQ -- lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr or nonbary, or queer -- your genr and sexualy n affect your mental health and wellns.
DIVERSY & HEALTH EQUY EDUTN: LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENR AND QUEER/QUTNG
The most mon explanatn is the mory strs theory, which holds that beg part of a sexual or genr inty mory -- whether that’s lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, queer, or nonbary -- leads to more discrimatn om, turn, leads to greater mental strs for members of the mory group, says Amir K.
If you’re LGBTQ and you’re faced wh rejectn -- eher om your iends or fay, at work, or om a relig muny -- n be hard to al addn to rejectn, inty-based shame -- such as homophobia, biphobia, or transphobia -- as well as bullyg -- n lead to LGBTQ muny is one of the most targeted muni the U. The Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgenr, Queer, Qutng Pl (LGBTQ+*) muny reprents a diverse range of inti and exprsns of genr and sexual orientatn.
Transgenr youth face further dispari as they are twice as likely to experience prsive symptoms, serly nsir suici, and attempt suici pared to cisgenr lbian, gay, bisexual, queer and qutng youth.