Showing posts with label mental health of LGBT children. Show all posts
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Understanding The Mental Condition Of LGBT Children

Although gay and lesbian marriage is legal in India now, LGBT people still face stigma and discrimination from common people. LGBT comprise of Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender groups. Society can't accept them. The neighbours and even relatives keep on saying negative words about their sexuality. These negative experiences will lead most of the LGBT children to depression.

Think of a situation, an adolescent gay child is attracted to his peer and confess his feelings to him. But in contrast to polite rejection, the same boy keeps on insulting and bullying him for no reason. What mental state of this child be? This is a common scenario for most LGBT children. Almost all of them have faced a more or less similar situation. But this is not the thing they choose for themselves. Sexual orientation is a part of adolescence and we should respect their feelings.

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