““(Stigma) holds us back from accessing the care we need, from asking the questions we need to ask to our care providers, to receiving the support from friends and family who may not be aware of what we are going through. For LGBT youth, stigma can be deadly.”
In Healing Magazine’s special issue on combatting stigma, KidsPeace clinician Abby Feinberg talks with activist and author Adrian Shanker about the impact of stigma on members of the LGBT community.
Read their conversation here: https://www.healingmagazine.org/stigma-and-lgbt-youth-the-need-for-affirming-care/
