How 8 LGBTQ Artists and Activists Hold Space for Their Mental Health
For LGBTQ people, claiming space for ourselves and our passions in a cisnormative, heteronormative world is an act of revolution.
Why Everyone’s Mental Health Could Do With a ‘Holi-date’ This Year
Singleton Daniel Harding says sitting on Santa’s lap has never been so appealing as he searches for an alternative. It’s December, people already put up their trees last month and Christmas-mania began even earlier this year. Bar humbug! In any normal year, the holidays are often hard enough to navigate…
How Can I Deal With Online Bullying And Trolls? Daniel Howell And LGBTQ YouTubers Share Tips And Advice
“Dealing with trolls online – or in real life – is something that all of us in the LGBT community have had to deal with.” As part of a new four-part video series to coincide with World Mental Health Day (10 October), Daniel Howell has teamed up with Attitude and…
Four In Five LGBTQ+ People Say Their Mental Health Has Worsened During Lockdown
Lockdown has caused a surge in depression and anxiety for the LGBTQ+ community. A survey of 2333 people, conducted by OutLife, discovered that four in five (79%) LGBTQ+ individuals have experienced a plummet in their mental health due to the restrictions in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Before…
Same-Sex Marriage Improved The Mental Health of LGBT+ Americans
LGBT+ US citizens became happier and more satisfied with their lives after the Supreme Court made same-sex marriage legal. That’s according to new research from the Williams Institute. It comes as the US prepares to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v Hodges on 26 June 2015.…
‘Turning The Stress of The Lockdown Into a Positive Experience For Gay Men’
Gay men may face a specific set of mental challenges in isolation, writes Marc Svensson. I was recently speaking to a friend about the topic most conversations seem to revolve around these days, the current lockdown isolation. He told me he felt as if “his whole identity had been swept…
Let’s Talk Queer Self-Care in a Pandemic
“You know, maybe a little bit of extra ice cream at a time like this isn’t so harmful.” Take a deep breath, honor those scared feelings, and get yourself that bowl of ice cream. If you’re feeling anxious right now, you’re not alone, says David Todisco, director of Behavioral Health…
Queer Eye’s Karamo Brown on Clinical Depression: “It Kept Getting Darker Each Day”
Queer Eye star Karamo Brown has opened up about his struggles with clinical depression, and how he wants to fight back against societal mental health stigmas. In a special interview with CBS This Morning, Brown disclosed how he fought depression for years, even to the point he became a drug addict and considered suicide. “For…