Tag: mental health
Religion, sexuality & gender in UK black community
Higher rates of homelessness & mental ill-health among BME LGBT people.
Harvey Milk Helped His Nephew Come Out Before He Died
During National Student Pride weekend, Harvey Milk’s nephew spoke out about how his uncle helped him come to terms with his sexuality. He also advised LGBT people to come out of the closet, and agreed that the Education Secretary, Nicky Morgan, needs to do more for LGBT youth.
Will Young : Nicky Morgan “Doesn’t Give A Shit” About Mental Health
Will Young has criticised Education Secretary Nicky Morgan at this year’s National Student Pride for ignoring the mental health needs of LGBT youth, and announced he would be picketing her offices until she answers to the community. “The only conclusion that I can draw is that she doesn’t give a shit about it”.
Evan Davis: “I’m Terrified Every Night I Go On TV”
Coming out has long been synonymous with being gay, but as Evan Davis says in this candid video – that’s no longer the case, with ‘coming out’ now being part of a wider narrative.
Harvey Milk ’s Story ‘More Relevant Than Ever’
With National Student Pride 2016 just under week away, we are extremely excited to be announcing the details of our exclusive film screening of Milk followed by a Q&A with Harvey Milk’s Nephew and Global Human Rights/LGBT Civil Rights Speaker and Advocate in his own right, which will be rounding off our weekend of events on Sunday 7th February.
Jonny Benjamin: “Mental Health is Still a Taboo in the LGBT Community – We need to change that”
One in four of us will face mental health issues in our life. But the statistics are worryingly more acute for students. A recent study by the National Union of Students produced for parliament showed 4 in 5 students faced mental health issues in the last year.