2021年9月2日 · We’re talking bittersweet tears, happy tears, and overflowing-with-emotion tears. Sure, there are plenty of LGBT books that will make you cry because horrible, sad, upsetting …

Many individuals who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, and with other non-heterosexual orientations (LGBQ+) experience stigma, prejudice, and/or discrimination because of their sexuality. According to minority stress and identity development theories, these experiences can contribute to difficulties with self-acceptance of sexuality.

2024年3月11日 · LGBTQ+ people face unique "minority stressors" that negatively impact mental health. Minority stressors include experienced and anticipated discrimination, concealment, and internalized stigma....

Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people experience the following mental health challenges: emotional distress, stigmatisation, victimisation, discrimination and barriers to accessing healthcare services.

2016年5月18日 · Somewhere between 30 and 60 percent of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, or transgender people deal with anxiety and depression at some point in their lives. That rate is 1.5 to 2.5 times higher than that of their straight or gender-conforming counterparts. It’s a strikingly high number, and it raises a lot of questions.

Many who cannot hide their differences or who out themselves or are outed by others become the target of harassment, bullying, rejection, ostracism and violence. Over time, these external messages may become internalized and shape how LGBT youth think about themselves and about how others perceive them: their core beliefs and hot thoughts.

Many individuals who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, and with other non-heterosexual orientations (LGBQ+) experience stigma, prejudice, and/or discrimination because of their sexuality. According to minority stress and identity development theories, these experiences can contribute to difficulties with self-acceptance of sexuality.

2020年10月1日 · Many individuals who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, and with other non-heterosexual orientations (LGBQ+) experience stigma, prejudice, and/or discrimination …

Higher rates of depression, suicidality, and substance use are reported in LGBT populations, as are the related minority stressors analyzed. Conclusions: Sexual minorities still face numerous mental health disparities. Research indicates that the levels of minority stressors positively predict mental health outcomes.

2019年5月21日 · With the intention of better understanding the challenges and issues that LGBTQI+ youth are experiencing, this systematic review explored qualitative studies with a focus on mental health services and the requisite social support service policies and programs for LGBTQI+ youth.