Highlights of the specific mental health needs among gay and bisexual men.
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I’M HAVG A PROPER GAY CRISIS
* i'm having a gay crisis *
Medilly Reviewed by Isabel Lowell, MD on July 15, 2021 If you’re LGBTQ -- lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr or nonbary, or queer -- your genr and sexualy n affect your mental health and wellns. 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.
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GAY MIDLIFE CRISIS: IT’S A THG
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HIV is another issue that has had a huge impact on the mental health of gay and bisexual men.