Substance abuse and mental distress often go hand in hand. One in three lesbian, gay, bisexual and queer adults experienced mental illness, compared with one in five heterosexual adults, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s National Survey on Drug Use and H...
And so the spotlight returns in a brand new installment, Common Bonds 2. At the heart of this collection are the bonds that impact our lives from beginning to end: platonic relationships. Whether with family, mentors, friends, colleagues, fuck buddies, or found family, these links pepper our...
This is a big problem, since LGBTQ people tend to be at an increased risk for physical and mental health problems. Without LGBTQ acceptance, LGBTQ people won’t feel safe getting the quality medical care they need. Here are some stats to show you how openness can affect the mental and ...
Stop crying. G So begins a series of texts and emails sent between two best friends, Ava and Gen, as they head off to their first semesters of college on opposite sides of the country. From first loves to weird roommates, heartbreak, self-discovery, coming out and mental health, the two...
https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/visualization/lgbt-stats/?topic=LGBT#density 22. The Trevor Project. The Trevor Project National Survey on LGBTQ Youth Mental Health 2020. Published 2020. Accessed March 1, 2021. https://www.thetrevorproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/The-Trevor-...
“It can be that people are interested in Buddhist meditation from a secular perspective. They know that mindfulness practice and meditation have a positive effect on mental health, and it can be that people have a curiosity about Buddhism that maybe has been sitting with them for some time bu...
On the state level, legislation through Restoration of Honor Acts has been passed in several states to authorize the restoration of some state-based veteran benefits to those who were other than honorably discharged due to LGBTQ+ identity and for those who have experienced mental health problems ...
Inequality is a huge risk for coronavirus to kill you. We don’t have the stats on LGBTQ+ people yet, but if you were to pull the data apart you might find LGBTQ+ people are more likely to die. We know that BAME groups are significantly impacted by it and how systemic inequality has...
I suppose the stats for gay marriage could be different, but eh. In what way does the gendered division of labour or discrimination against women in general directly affect relationships in which both members are the same sex? Are you suggesting that we're all internalising the idea that ...
If Tomorrow Doesn’t Comeis a celebration of queer love, a gripping speculative narrative, and an urgent, conversation-starting book about depression, mental health, and shame. Buy it:Bookshop|Amazon|IndieBound This is the Way the World Endsby Jen Wilde ...