Tag: #MentalHealth

Photo by Huy Phan on Unsplash LGBTQ people need to be aware of the risk for cognitive loss, according to a new study. The study, which was reported at the annual Alzheimer’s Association International Conference, was published by the University of California, San Francisco. The study found that LGBTQ people are 29% more likely to report memory loss, confusion, and other symptoms than their straight cisgender peers. To come up with this result, the study analyzed data from 44,403 adults aged 45...

Photo by Sayo Garcia on Unsplash Gay men are feeling lonely and rejected in China. A new study by the University of Hawaii at Mānoa says that Chinese gay men ages 25-29 are eight times more likely to feel criticized and rejected in their country than men ages 20 and down. The study, published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, was created as a part of public health researchers’ wish to understand LGBTQ people. Knowing the mental health...

Photo by Avi Richards on Unsplash After three months of protests, Amazon pulled the conversion therapy books from its website. For months now, complaints have been growing against Amazon for selling gay conversion books. The books were written by the late Dr. Joseph Nicolosi, who died in 2017. The site continued to sell these books despite the practice’s promise of converting gay people into being straight getting debunked years ago. In addition, several states and counties in the US, and areas...

Tan France Scene From Queer Eye For The Straight Guy – NetflixFor many people, the new reboot of Queer Eye on Netflix has been a far more socially conscious version than its predecessor. Not that the original wasn’t informative, inspirational and fun (who could ever forget Carson Kressley’s lighting speed comedic one-liners), but the new Fab Five seem to be on a different mission altogether. Queer Eye Cast on Good Morning AmericaTake for example, just in recent months, how the...

Photo Credit: HBOGame of Thrones star Kit Harington has reportedly been in rehab for the past month. Page Six news broke the story that 32-year-old Harington checked into the Privé-Swiss in Connecticut nearly a month ago, which costs $120,000 a month, to deal with alcohol abuse and stress. Sources tell Page Six that the end of GOT “really hit Kit hard.” “He realized ‘this is it — this is the end’, it was something...

James Roday – ABC’s “A Million Little Things” – ABC11.comMost people are unaware that May is Mental Health Awareness Month. I too was oblivious to this, but made the enlightening discovery upon receiving an invitation to cover the 2019 V!brant Gala at Cipriani Downtown in New York City. The annual event produced by V!brant Emotional Health was both a reflection and celebration, honoring citizens from all backgrounds who commit to life-saving work and promoting mental health and wellness throughout...