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Contents:

• LGBTQ+ SUPPORT GROUPS NEW YORK, NY
• SHOULD GAY MEN START THERAPY?
• GAY THERAPY, GAY THERAPISTS, GAY TREATMENT
• THERAPY FOR GAY MEN
• MARCELO ABRAMOVICH GAY MEN'S THERAPY
• LGBTQ+ SUPPORT GROUPS NEW YORK, NY

LGBTQ+ SUPPORT GROUPS NEW YORK, NY

LGBTQ-affirmative therapists will be versed the negative effects of homophobia, biphobia, transphobia, and heteronormativy (the assumptn that heterosexualy is “normal” and superr) and help clients navigate the challeng they prent—as well as relatnship problems, fay tensn, or other day-to-day ncerns for which a client might seek are the advantag of seeg an LGBTQ-iendly therapist? There is no group of men wh more mental health risks than gay men-anxiety, prsn, and substance e disorrs are nearly twice as mon among gay men pared their straight peers. How do this impact the liv of gay men?

SHOULD GAY MEN START THERAPY?

Gay teens are five tim as likely to attempt suici than their heterosexual unterparts. A sger-songwrer based Brooklyn, Natti has spent a majory of his reer creatg mic and art om a queer perspective cludg the mental health stggl of his gay peers.

His latt mic vio for the sgle "Brown Rice" (off his new album, Servg Body) has been met wh a lot of attentn for s unflchg portrayal of mental health issu cludg body image, eatg disorrs, and substance abe among gay men plex relatnships. Watchg Vogel's vio, which premiered on Billboard Pri and listeng to his mic, I found a lot of the them and issu I enunter my theraptic work wh gay men and boys.

GAY THERAPY, GAY THERAPISTS, GAY TREATMENT

I cid to ve Natti to an terview about what he thks about what therapy might offer gay men and boys. Here's what the award-wng artist has to share about therapy, therapists, and what has to offer gay men and boys. What are the reasons you thk gay men and boys should go to therapy?

If you’re a gay man readg this, you’ve been through some sh that only gay men have been through. I’ve learned that beg an artist and beg gay don’t mean I have to be treated like sh, not by energy vampir wh victim plex, not by pervy people wh power, not by un-empathic straight people, not by anyone at all, really!

What do you want gay men and boys to know about how therapy really is pared what they might have heard?

THERAPY FOR GAY MEN

FIRST of all: "gay nversn therapy" is NOT therapy. I mean, they still give the bt gay rol Hollywood to straight people! What advice do you have for gay men and boys still on the fence about startg therapy?

We gay men were born to a world that was not safe for to be ourselv . What advice do you have for therapists workg wh gay men and boys? Too many gay men bee fabulo accsori for straight people whout eveng noticg that 's happeng, so exercise the matury and tegry to not fall to that dynamic.

MARCELO ABRAMOVICH GAY MEN'S THERAPY

Don't get ught up checkg for the lndry list of gay mons: whether your patient is reckls (like Brady) or hyper-nscient, our emotnal re is still searchg, still vulnerable, still lost a hall of mirrors, and you should be attuned to that whether we're stgglg wh meth addictn or jt tryg to navigate a difficult relatnship.

Don't assume that a stated goal of treatment should rema nstant, bee gay men are navigatg new and ntradictory societal expectatns that n leave feelg adrift, gasl, numb, etc.

LGBTQ+ SUPPORT GROUPS NEW YORK, NY

You n also fd more rourc for gay supportive therapy at:.

Gay and Queer Men’s Therapy. Specialized Men’s CounselgWhile Freelife specializ the re of all LGBTQ+ dividuals and relatnships, many of our staff have further specializatn and lived experience workg wh gay, bi, and queer men.

Gay/queer men also have relatnships wh their bodi and sexuali that are unique om that of other groups.