C allum Hancock was 10 years old when he was raped by a longstanding bully in a den in his back garden. Later, as puberty crept along and girls caught his eye, he wondered if the attack meant he was really gay. But he felt consumed with rage, rage that would get him into trouble: at 23, he was jailed for assaulting a bouncer. Male rape and sexual abuse is a largely hidden crisis. For those men who do come forward about sexual abuse, the evidence suggests that it takes them three decades on average to do so. A mile away from where Sinaga committed his crimes, Survivors Manchester — a charity dedicated to male survivors — is holding a symposium.

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The Epidemic of Gay Loneliness - The Huffington Post
Gay and lesbian suicide is a real concern for the thousands of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender LGBT people at greater than average risk for suicide and mental health problems. More about the serious issue of homosexuality and suicide While being gay, itself, is not a risk factor for any of these problems, the stressors that come with being a sexual minority in North America can increase these risks. The stigma and negative attitudes around being an LGBT person may contribute to:. There are ways to cope with these additional stressors though and communities, media, parents, schools and individuals can help. While it's clear from studies that there is an increased risk of suicide attempt in LGBT people, it's not clear how this risk translates into completed suicides.


LGBT Mormon suicides
By Linda Carroll , Reuters Health. Reuters Health - LGBT adolescents are more likely than other kids their age to try to kill themselves, a new analysis confirms. Data pooled from 35 earlier studies show that sexual minority youth were more than three times as likely to attempt suicide as heterosexual peers, researchers report in JAMA Pediatrics.




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