It’s okay if you are skeptical but keep an open mind. Art Therapy can benefit anyone struggling with their mental health but is especially good for LGBTQIA+ people.

How so? Well…

Men only make up about 5% of suffers. Out of that 5%, gay men populate 42% of male eating disorder patients.

But why?

When friends treat us poorly, we talk it out. We find a way to resolve conflict instead of creating more. When we cannot, we let them go. You need to do the same with family. 

Surprise, surprise, the support systems the US has in place for domestic violence survivors are not all-inclusive. Let’s talk about it.

Because acceptance has nothing to do with what society desires. Acceptance comes from within. Acceptance is on your own terms.  

As we know, community members already struggle with mental illness more often than cis-straight individuals. The community does not need their place of work, their livelihoods, to add to this crisis.

Just like hiding our gender or sexual identity puts a strain on our minds, hiding mental illness does too. Internalization does not make these issues go away, but rather they are solidified and more stress-inducing than if they were not hidden. Just because others can’t see it, doesn’t mean it isn’t there and harming your well-being.

The awareness surrounding body image challenges and the efforts to promote self-acceptance overlook the complexity of body image.

Medical care for LGBTQ people in correctional facilities is not much different than for straight or cisgender inmates. Right?

Nothing is more important than to stand up for what you believe in.