Marching through time: Intersections of queer activism and mental wellbeing
David reflects on the bonds he has forged through LGBTQ+ activism and the importance of caring communities in confronting mental health injustice.
Type: Blog
Seeking safety after the Supreme Court ruling
A guest writer shares the devastating impact the recent Supreme Court ruling has had on her as a trans woman.
Type: Blog
Rainbows in the storm: Navigating hostility and hope in LGBTQ+ lives
In light of the recent Supreme Court ruling and new data on rates of suicide, David reflects on how mental health inequalities are impacting LGBTQ+ people, and the action needed to tackle these injustices.
Type: Blog
In flux between identities: the mental health impacts of transphobia
Jay shares the toll that transphobia takes on their mental health and how they navigate accessing mental health support.
Type: Blog
Five books for Pride month
David shares five of his favourite books written by LGBTQ+ authors, and what they’ve taught him about mental health, identity, trauma and inclusion.
Type: Blog
Being asexual and the road to pride
A guest writer reflects on coming out as asexual, struggles with acceptance and invisibility, and hope for a future beyond labels and explanations.
Type: Blog
Podcast: David Woodhead
David Woodhead shares how his experiences as a gay man have affected his mental health, for good and ill, and about his journey from addiction to recovery.
Type: Blog
Let communities lead: reflections on lived experience and identity on World AIDS Day
David’s reflection sheds light on the crucial need to listen and learn from people living with HIV if we are to realise the interventions required to improve mental health and well-being.
Type: Blog
Why I won’t ‘debate’ trans and non-binary people’s lives and will champion their mental health instead
In his second piece as our writer in residence, Andrew K Kauffmann unpacks the harmful impact of transphobic rhetoric on trans people’s mental health and calls for solidarity within the LGBTQ+ community.
Type: Page
‘If I could turn back time’: What LGBTQ+ history tells us about collective grief and trauma
This LGBTQ+ history month, David reflects on the ongoing impact of the AIDS epidemic on those who lived and loved through it, the murder of Brianna Ghey and the impact of systemic transphobia today in decades to come
Type: Blog