Anti-Gay Politicians and Suicides Of LGBT People (via BuzzFeed)
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I am surprised this had never been part of the public discourse of LGBT rights and discrimination: Politicians’ anti-gay policies and homophobic speech can play a role in the suicides of LGBT people, according to one of the world’s leading psychiatrists.
Link: https://www.buzzfeed.com/patrickstrudwick/this-top-psychiatrist-says-anti-gay-politicians-can
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Of course it adds to the problem of LGBTI suicide rates. I've argued this point countless times with the "it's a mental illness" crowd.
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It has been in the discourse for decades. It just gets lost through time.
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I am surprised this had never been part of the public discourse of LGBT rights and discrimination: Politicians’ anti-gay policies and homophobic speech can play a role in the suicides of LGBT people, according to one of the world’s leading psychiatrists.
Link: https://www.buzzfeed.com/patrickstrudwick/this-top-psychiatrist-says-anti-gay-politicians-can
This is so disheartening.
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Let's not ignore how sexist and racist BuzzFeed is.
