Navigating Mental Health in a Hostile Climate: The
Impact of Politics on LGBTQ+ Wellbeing
In this episode, Richie Roy and John McMullen discuss
various pressing issues, including the mental health crisis among LGBTQ+ youth,
the political climate's impact on mental health, and the alarming rise in hate
crimes. They also touch on Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s controversial statements
ahead of his pending confirmation as Secretary of Health and Human Services,
the recent legal ruling against mandatory religious displays in schools with a
Judge’s thumbs-down on the Ten Commandments, and the positive trends in STI
rates among men having sex with men. The conversation highlights the
misinformation spread by crazy Right-Wing political figures like Marjorie
Taylor Greene and concludes with a somber reflection on the hate crime case of
Blaze Bernstein, a young Gay and Jewish man who was murdered in California.
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Richie Roy and John McMullen share news, perspective and insight on a variety of topics of interest to people within the LGBTQ+ community and their allies. Veterans of working in national LGBTQ+ Television, Radio and Online Media, the duo cohosts two episodes of the Richie & John podcast each week, updated on Tuesday and Saturday.
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Over the past two decades, mainstream media has begun telling our stories and talking about what really matters to LGBTQ+ people in North America and around the world. However, the resources reporting from within our community has dwindled with fewer people from within to make sure information is correct or properly reflecting the perspective of the LGBTQ+ Community.
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