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One of the biggest lessons I’ve learned as an LGBTQ+-affirming therapist who specializes in gay men’s identity is how much minority force continues to cause clinically significant negative health outcomes for LGBTQ+ people.

I’ve also learned that fostering resilience is directly linked to a decrease in symptoms and maladaptive coping mechanisms.

Research shows the most shared mental health disorders often experienced in the Gay community are

  • Mood disorders
  • Substance operate disorders
  • Co-occurring disorders
  • Trauma-related disorders
  • Eating disorders

Depression and anxiety are 1.5 times higher in Diverse individuals than in heterosexual individuals. Further, there is a higher likelihood of mood and anxiety disorders among LGB people compared to heterosexual individuals. Study also shows LGBTQ+ individuals have rates of substance abuse two to three times higher than the general population in the United States.

Yet an key distinction to make is that most or all of the “disorders” researchers found among LGBTQ+ people can be, and often are, connected to trauma. We cannot fully speak to gay men’s mental health without explori

Sexual health for gay and bisexual person men

Having unprotected penetrative sex is the most likely way to go by on a sexually transmitted infection (STI).

Using a condom helps protect against HIV and lowers the peril of getting many other STIs.

If you’re a man having sex with men (MSM), without condoms and with someone new, you should have an STI and HIV examine every 3 months, otherwise, it should be at least once a year. This can be done at a sexual health clinic (SHC) or genitourinary medicine (GUM) clinic. This is essential, as some STIs do not generate any symptoms.

Hepatitis A

Hepatitis A is a liver infection that's spread by a virus in poo.

Hepatitis A is uncommon in the UK but you can fetch it through sex, including oral-anal sex ("rimming") and giving oral sex after anal sex. MSM with multiple partners are particularly at risk. You can also get it through contaminated sustenance and drink.

Symptoms of hepatitis A can materialize up to 8 weeks after sex and include tiredness and feeling sick (nausea).

Hepatitis A is not usually life-threatening and most people make a complete recovery within a couple of months.

MSM can avoid getting hepatitis A by:

  • washing hands after sex (bottom, groin a

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