The title of Jane Austen’s 19th Century book “Pride & Prejudice” would be applicable if it appeared in Fernandina Beach today.
Both “’pride” and “prejudice” are terms being bandied about by opposing local groups. One says efforts to ban the pride group’s public displays are prejudice against them. Those opposing say pride’s sexual displays offend public decency and morals and need to be kept private.
The pride group counters saying they’re being discriminated against. Church groups, courts, organizations, and individuals are taking the morality route, objecting to pride’s public exposure of sexuality.
The majority agree that public events touting sexuality should be conducted indoors and away from public view, particularly away from impressionable children.
Southwest of here the pride crowd took a hit when a United States Appeals Court ruled against Naples Pride after it attempted to host a drag queen event in a public park next to a popular children’s playground. That town’s pride festival must now be held inside, and all attendees must be 18 or older.
Isn’t the Fernandina Beach Pride festival held in a public park next to a children’s playground called Teddy Bear Park? And doesn’t the Fernandina pride crowd consist of several men in garish costumes pretending to be women?
So why don’t those that oppose the parade and the display at Central Park take steps to convince the court to make a similar ruling hereabouts? Many locals have expressed their dissatisfaction with the pride organization’s public displays and copied me on their correspondence.
They’re asking: “What’s the point of exposing small children to men in garish women’s makeup and clothing making sexual gestures and reading to them?” What is the pride crowd attempting to accomplish with these performances in front of young impressionable children? Would heterosexual strippers visible to children be tolerated at Central Park?
We’ve been taught from a young age that it is insulting, hateful, and distasteful to mimic others with exaggerated gestures, face paint, verbal expressions, and outlandish costumes. But we are told by the pride crowd that we must accept men that do just that by running around in dresses, garish wigs and makeup, high heels, and lingerie, and talking in high-pitched squeaky voices.
It’s perfectly normal, correct, and ordinary to mock women they angrily proclaim. It’s a strange hypocritical “Alice in Wonderland” world the pride folks life in.
Little kids are attracted to goofy characters in colorful costumes such as Bozo the Clown and Ronald McDonald. But they don’t expect Bozo or Ronald to show up in mommy’s lingerie, performing sexually suggestive gestures and dances.
The pride group says take your kids to the library, Central Park, a parade, etc.to see these strange guys proudly parade their abnormal behavior. Why?
I’ll pass, thank you. I like women without a five-o’clock shadow.
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Who’s In Charge At the News Leader? News Leader Publisher Todd Frantz has more house-cleaning to do.
One of his News Leader reporters has publicly condemned her publisher by publicly contradicting him over coverage of the paper’s pride reporting.
Following the departure of lefty Editor Tracy Dishman, the paper’s left-wing reporter with the fortunate name of Julia Roberts, raised her biased voice by stirring the pride pot, criticizing her employer’s lack of coverage of the pride parade and festival in Central Park.
This oblivious gal voiced her biases to extremes, expressing her opinion to a competitive outlet, lending credence to that outlet. Who pays this gal?
Pretend reporter and BLM activist, Mike Lednovich, wrote an article in the pathetic myopic online Observer saying: “Mounting public pressure Tuesday (June 10, 2025) led to the Fernandina News-Leader doing an about-face on the publisher’s decision to ban coverage of the local Pride organization. The newspaper printed a photo array on the back page of Wednesday’s edition and on its website.”
News-Leader reporter Julia Roberts said in an email to Pride President Jordan Morris on Monday that “…the newspaper would not write about Pride. I hate even typing these words, but our publisher has made the decision not to allow us to write about Pride. We pleaded our case, but he was not to be convinced,” Roberts wrote this tripe in an email Monday. Good Grief, does she still have a job there? If so, why?
Has Mr. Frantz explained to Roberts that she is not in charge of editorial content at the paper and that public criticism of him and the paper are not part of her job description? As soon as the paper can find a person that can string together a factual coherent sentence, I’m assuming Ms. Roberts will be history, or should be. She should already be a “former employee”.
Covering the pride crowd’s drag queen shenanigans is similar to providing coverage of the flat-earth society (Yes, it really exists https://theflatearthsociety.org/home/ ) meetings. The only newsworthy issues are the novelty factors. Both groups are minuscule, representing infinitesimal proportions of the population. There’s likely few advertisers or readers out there willing to cough up money to cater to either crowd. They require specialty publications that cover their lifestyles and beliefs.
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Maybe It’s A Mental Issue? Mental health studies say that the pride group itself, with its public displays of emotional fervor and histrionics, may reveal something called Cluster B Personality Disorder.
Members of pride organizations see themselves as being oppressed. Most folks don’t agree. Quite the contrary. Like every other minority group, they are looking to turn their alleged oppression into a special status, along the lines of India’s sacred cows.
Dr. Marshall Runge, who has been involved with the University of Michigan Medical School and is CEO of Michigan Medicine says there is not a sharp line between Cluster B traits and exaggerated behavior. He says one of the four diagnoses of the symptoms of this disorder are Histrionic traits: the dramatization with highly theatrical messaging and exaggeration of harm or threat, and attention seeking or needing to be the face or voice of a movement. Additional traits include a disregard for laws or norms, such as justifying harmful or illegal actions as a means to an end.
Social media often rewards Cluster B personality disorder sufferers with attention and validation says Dr. Claudia Ressel-Hodan, who was in private practice in Florida and the Midwest as a therapist for decades. She said: “The anti-social individual will care less about social norms and is more likely to hurt others in their process for a cause without social remorse.”
Instead of pride month maybe these folks should participate in a mental health awareness observance.
A very vocal local gal, wife and mother, Ms. Kelley Yates, (aka Classy Conservative Classy Conservatives) has frequently voiced her concerns about the local pride crowd’s negative influence on children by speaking at City Commission sessions, posting on social media, and various other venues. She is often shouted down by local leftist zealots and the pride crowd even in City Commission chambers.
Some pride supporters, including even one involved in the education of local children, have personally confronted Ms. Yates, mocked her and her English accent, created false social media sites deriding her and more. Their efforts have only resulted in exposing their own shallowness and extremism, making them appear petty and malicious. Pride’s behavior is alarming to many parents whose children may be in the care of these local unhinged haters and pride enthusiasts.
Many local folks that wholeheartedly agree with Ms. Yates – and there are many – stay silent fearing they will be called bigots, homophobes, or haters.
The vast majority of locals don’t give a rip about pride members and their sexual preferences or what they do in private. However, they demand public attention. And when their demands are met with condemnation, they scream they’re being oppressed. Observers question why the pride crowd has to have public festivals, parades, proclamations, etc. to publicly demonstrate their sexuality. Only the LGBTQA+ crowd does this. No others.
There is a time and place for everything and everyone and drag shows time and place is far away from kids and family friendly events and places. Just like we wouldn’t want heterosexual women dressed as stripper’s at these types of venues and events.
Bringing children to watch “drag queens” and other perverse acts reveals and promotes their agenda. They wish to normalize that which simply insults nature and isn’t normal.
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Speaking Of Devious: City Commissioner Genece Minshew, who once headed the local pride outfit, advocated for making Fernandina Beach a gay vacation destination. When she ran for office she refused to comment on that position and has said nothing about it since she was elected by a miniscule 19 vote margin. This is the same gal who was a Democrat before running for office, switched to Republican when running, and changed back to Democrat after winning her race. This is not a person to be trusted.
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Students & Professors Sing The Bluebook Blues: Essay questions are the bane of most college students while grading them is the bane of their instructors. Answers are traditionally scribbled in “Blue Books, inexpensive small booklets of lined paper that cost about 30 cents.
Used mostly by students studying the humanities, the booklets give many professors headaches as they strain to decipher their students’ handwriting, in a culture that no longer values penmanship and no longer teaches cursive.
Students born after the invention of the iPhone aren’t used to writing on paper. They submit answers that resemble chicken scratching, except for many of them that would be an insult to poultry.
Students that thought that ChatGPT was the answer to their easy question struggles will be disappointed. I read that Blue books are making a comeback following the widespread use of ChatGPT that prompted one Tulane professor to comment: “It’s like going to the gym and having robots lift weights for you.”
So it’s back to Blue Books, chicken scratching, headaches, and eye strain.
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Something Is Rotton In The Post Office In Denmark: If you plan on visiting Denmark in 2026 or after, don’t plan on sending any post cards or letters to the folks back home. They won’t get them. Denmark’s state-run PostNord won’t deliver letters after 2025 saying letter volumes have dropped 90% since 2000. All of the 400-year-old company’s post boxes are being removed this summer
Maybe J R is coming out of the closet?
That’s a pretty good summary of the local “Pride” situation. I have sympathy for those folks, but do object to their attempts to force their ideology on us and groom the children.
By the way there is an event for the other 97%, called the Christian Heritage parade & festival, on June 28 at 10 am. On downtown streets and Central Park. It will have more humility than Pride.
The MAGA movement, its Project 2025 manifesto, its vigilantism, and its lead grifter are not producing a Great America. Rather, they are radically transforming our country from one governed by laws that support individual enterprise, security and freedoms; that attempts to give even the neediest of us a decent level of respect; and that shows other countries how to productively use economic power for the benefit of all its citizens. Instead, we are becoming a feared nation, a country led by elites needing constant acknowledgment of their importance, a country in which corruption at the highest levels is considered acceptable, a country that cannot be trusted in times of need, a country that fails to accept the rule of law, a country that marginalizes the less productive or less submissive members of its society, a country which punishes those who refuse to kiss the ruling elites’ rings.
The MAGA movement, inspired by Donald Trump, is putting America first – enforcing our borders and immigration laws; arresting and prosecuting those who break our laws; writing legislation that benefits ALL walks of life; rooting out waste, fraud, and abuse; using common sense when it comes to environmental decisions; and regaining the international prestige our great country once had. God Bless the USA.
Liberalism is a mental disorder
As a Health Care Professional for most of my adult life I do believe The LesbianGayBisexualTransgenderQueerGenderConfused Crowd is definitely mentally ill. This belief is based on this small group of individuals propensity to march in public with their deviant behavior, desire to force this deviant lifestyle on young children, demands that they be given and entire month to soil the community, and making derogatory remarks about anyone that speaks out about their deviant behavior. I also believe that electing this type of person to a local public office most assuredly guarantees that their deviant behavior will continue until the voters get fed up with these public displays and boots them from office. Only then will the moral majority feel that this stain on a community is lifted.
Charles Brown, pray tell exactly what your particular expertise in the field of health care is. I’m guessing you don’t even have a college degree – do you?
The accusation that LGBTQ+ people, including drag performers, “groom” children is a harmful and false stereotype. There is no credible evidence to support such claims, and they echo longstanding prejudices historically used to marginalize LGBTQ+ communities. Major medical and psychological associations, including the American Psychological Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics, have consistently affirmed that LGBTQ+ individuals are no more likely than anyone else to harm children.
Promoting understanding, compassion, and fact-based discourse is crucial in countering misinformation. Pride events and drag performances often play a vital role in education, acceptance, and community support—especially for LGBTQ+ youth who benefit from visibility and affirmation.
Creampie Harry your case of blind commitment to MAGA is as bad as that which afflicts Hunter Gatherer Walker. MAGA isn’t putting America first—it’s putting ignorance, fear, and corruption on a pedestal. ‘Enforcing laws’ looks a lot like cruelty at the border. ‘Legislation for all’ somehow always favors billionaires. You call it rooting out fraud, but your hero can’t stay out of court. ‘Common sense’ on the environment means climate denial and deregulation for polluters. And prestige? Trump turned us into a global punchline. God bless the USA—but we’ll need more than slogans to fix what MAGA broke
Vito, I am sure that you do not even have a soul, much less are you a godfather of anything remotely close to being soulful. Calling liberalism a mental disorder is rich coming from a movement that worships a twice-impeached con man who thinks windmills cause cancer. If compassion, facts, and fighting for human rights are symptoms, then I’ll gladly stay ‘sick’—meanwhile, you might want to get that projection checked out.
This reply is directed to Jim E Thomas: I hold a Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing with 48 years experience as a staff nurse, Educator for two ED’s, Senior Charge Nurse, Unit Manager and Director of 3 Departments. In addition I hold a Masters of Sciene Degree in Human Behavior and two advanced certificates for special training at the University of North Carolina in Critical Care Nursing and Emergency Nursing . I also have a Bachelor of Science Degree in Emergency Medical Services Management with National Registry as an EMT-Paramedic with Special Training in Crisis Intervention. My experience includes:
20 years as a Critical Care/Emergency Nurse in a level 1Trauma Center,
10 years as a Critical Care/Emergency Nurse //Flight Nurse
18 years as a Manager and Director of 3 departments including the emergency department,
10 years as a Deputy Sheriff Crisis Intervention Specialist who responded over 200 times to deescalate mental health crisis, hostage situations, and potential suicide events.
I have the education, special training , and experience as a nurse, manager, Deputy Sheriff, Crisis Intervention Officer, and Critical Care Paramedic to make the statements in my original post.
“Wow — nearly half a century spent orbiting real authority and you’ve mistaken proximity for importance. Let’s be clear: no matter how many departments you ‘directed’ or how many acronyms you pin to your name, you were still the one carrying out orders, not writing them. You weren’t diagnosing, you weren’t prescribing, and you damn sure weren’t leading in any way that mattered clinically. You’re a career support role with a superiority complex, flexing nursing credentials like they somehow put you on par with physicians. They don’t. You’re the backup singer bragging about how many concerts you’ve been to. Impressive endurance — but you’re still not the headliner. So Charlie Brown, et’s not confuse being in the room with being the one running it. You can stack up every certificate, badge, and ‘special training’ sticker you want, but at the end of the day, you’re still playing support while doctors make the calls that actually matter. Forty-eight years of following orders doesn’t make you an authority — it just makes you experienced at taking them. There’s a difference between being critical care and being critical to care. Try not to blur that line just because you’ve been close to the real decision-makers. You weren’t the one diagnosing, deciding, or saving lives solo — you were standing beside the people who were, riding their coattails while piling on certificates like they’re some kind of intellectual makeup. You’re not a doctor, not a psychiatrist, not even close — you’re a lifer in support staff with a God complex. All those years, all that ‘special training,’ and somehow you still missed the basics: know your lane, stay in it, and stop mistaking long hours for high status. You didn’t lead the charge — you followed it, clipboard in hand.
The talk y’all need to have with y’all’s grandchildren. https://www.nambla.org/Just%20for%20Fun.html
Dave, sadly this blog has degenerated into childish name-calling, fake naming,
and goofy spelling…….my, my, my.
This post is directed at “A Real Doctor, M.D.” I am proud for you as you have two skills that is so prevalent in today’s fractured medical system in that you 1) Have this ideal that you are so much better than anyone else because you have M.D. behind your name; and 2) You love to put down any and all that are medical professionals who have a title other than M.D. You should get an Oscar for this performance while someone you respect teaches you about the real world of medicine in many parts of the USA outside the big cities.
A couple of clarifications you need to understand. In many crisis interventions involving someone threading to jump off a ledge there is no doctor issuing orders as you give 100% in a situation where saving the life is paramount to the outcome. There is no doctor issuing orders when I was in the bedroom of a mansion trying to convince a neurologist not to pull the trigger of a 9 mm he had jammed into his throat. There is no doctor on the side of a highway when you are doing everything possible to save the life of a beautiful wife and mother trapped in a car that her intoxicated husband drove into a stand of pine trees while the Fire Department is trying to remove the mangled metal to gain access to the victims. There was no doctor in my first Emergency Department where I was the sole staff on duty for the night shift with the only on-call physicians being three Family Practice General Practitioners. There was no MD in the back of my Critical Care Transport Ambulance when we would enter a rural ED and find a critically injured GSW with a 22 Ga. Butterfly infusing D5W at KVO.
I am not an MD and never had the desire to become one. My desire was to actually take care of a patient rather than stand around like you were GOD. barking orders while taking credit for everyone else’s work.
I feel very fortunate to have the education I have. I feel every more fortunate to have trained with the top Physicians at the major University where I attended for my initial degrees and every Critical care training class I completed and in the 100 bed ED and a level 1 Trauma Center long before other facilities jumped on treating trauma patients bandwagon.
You failed to identify yourself by using a moniker but I would guess I know who you are. I am thankful I was never treated by you as the physicians I worked with and had a patient relationship were respectful, had kind words for the team, and recognized that positive outcome were achieved by the team and not a sole md that thought he was better than everyone else.
I suggest you reread my original post. You might recognize what was actually posed and get over your need to be an A-Hole. This is my final post on the original subject so don’t bother me again.
I have a soul and attend mass every Sunday, your a sad person I’ll pray for your soul.
Per some research please note the Pew data research Institute
Over 56% of young white liberal women (ages 18–29) have been diagnosed with a mental health condition, per Pew.
This isn’t just a meme anymore. It’s data.
Regarding Charles Brown’s abhorrent commentary assigning mental illness to a group based on his observations of the behavior of a small sample of that population, I assume you also find much of what Trump has done and said over his lifetime to be “deviant behavior”? Why are you not “…. fed up with these public displays and boots [him] from office.” If you are not fed up with this administration, then you need to catch a ride to mass with Vito and confess your sins.
By deploying the National Guard to quell mostly peaceful protests in California, Donald Trump is seemingly trying to create the flashpoint situation he needs to have a reason to once and for all crush dissent with violence.
Vito, your claim is false and misleading for several reasons:
Pew Research NEVER published such a finding.
A thorough review of Pew’s published work shows no report or dataset stating that 56% of young white liberal women have been clinically diagnosed with a mental illness. If someone is citing Pew, they are either grossly misrepresenting the data or fabricating the connection.
Although in your case g-d only knows where you heard or read that nonsense that you now repeat like Dave parrots Fox News, however, your claim likely originates from a misinterpretation of a 2020 YouGov poll, not Pew.
FYI, a YouGov survey (not a peer-reviewed study) asked respondents whether they had ever been diagnosed with a mental health condition. That informal poll suggested that a higher-than-average percentage of liberal white women aged 18–29 reported mental health diagnoses — but that figure was not verified, peer-reviewed, or from Pew, nor does it suggest causality or imply a broad social conclusion.
Also, as nurse Charles Brown can confirm, “Diagnosed” does not mean disordered behavior or inability to function.
Mental health conditions are common and vary in severity. Young people, particularly women, are more likely to be aware of mental health issues, seek help, and receive diagnoses. That’s a sign of increased awareness and access to care — not proof of dysfunction or political ideology-related pathology.
Weaponizing mental health is unethical and dangerous.
Using this type of claim to discredit people based on their political beliefs or identity is a form of stigma. It feeds a dangerous narrative that mental health problems are a sign of weakness or political failure. In reality, mental health struggles affect people of all ideologies, and it is not a punchline or a political talking point.
This talking point is part of a broader misinformation effort.
Vito, you need to expand the horizons of your knowledge. It is well known that right-wing influencers and blogs have seized on distorted or cherry-picked data to paint young liberal women as irrational or unstable. It’s not based on credible research, and it ignores the reality that mental health conditions are a public health concern — not a partisan issue.
The bottom line here is that there is no Pew Research data proving that “56% of young white liberal women have been diagnosed with a mental illness.” This talking point is misinformation, rooted in distortion and stigma, not science or ethics. Vito, if you truly value facts, you should retract the statement and engage with legitimate sources.
P.S., I am guessing that the Pew data shows that a male (especially a young one) is more likely to get sexually molested in church than he would be at a gay pride event.
LGBTQ+/Gender Confused/Gender Fluid/Asexual By The Numbers
Total number of population of legal citizens in America: 340.1 Million.
Number so identify as LGBTQ+/Gender Fluid/Gender Confused/ Asexual 9.3%
Number who identify as Queer: Number Not Listed.
Number whi identify as Lesbian: Number Not Listed
Number who identify as Gender Fluid: Number Not Listed
Number who identify as Gender Confused: Number Not Listed
Number who identify as Asexual: Number Not Listed
(See Gallup Data Below)
Sources
• Gallup News: Provides regular updates on LGBTQ+ identification trends based on extensive telephone surveys. Their latest findings indicate a significant increase in LGBTQ+ identification among U.S. adults.
• Williams Institute at UCLA: This think tank focuses on sexual orientation and gender identity law and public policy, offering research and data on the LGBTQ+ population, including detailed state-level estimates based on survey data.
• Pew Research Center: Conducts surveys and analyses on LGBTQ+ Americans, providing insights into demographics, identity, and experiences.
• Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation: Publishes reports like “We Are Here” that provide estimates of the LGBTQ+ adult population based on survey data.
• Wikipedia: Provides a comprehensive overview of LGBTQ+ demographics in the U.S., referencing various studies and surveys.
Findings
• Overall LGBTQ+ adults:
o Gallup: 9.3% of U.S. adults identified as LGBTQ+ in 2024, an increase from previous years.
o Williams Institute: Estimated 5.5% of U.S. adults (about 13.9 million people) identified as LGBT based on 2020-2021 data.
o HRC: In 2021, estimated at least 20 million LGBTQ+ adults, with approximately 8% self-identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender.
• Identification by Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity:
o Gallup (2024 data): 5.2% identify as bisexual, 2.0% as gay, 1.4% as lesbian, and 1.3% as transgender.
o Pew Research Center (2022 data): Among adults who are lesbian, gay, or bisexual, 62% identify as bisexual, and 1.6% of all U.S. adults are transgender or nonbinary.
• Identification by Age:
o Gallup (2024 data): More than one in five Gen Z adults (18-27) identify as LGBTQ+, with lower rates among older generations.
o Williams Institute (2020-2021 data): Nearly one in six young adults (18-24) identified as LGBT.
o Pew Research Center (2022 data): 17% of adults younger than 30 identify as lesbian, gay, or bisexual.|
• Identification by Location:
o Williams Institute: D.C. has the highest estimated share of LGBT adults (14.3%), while Mississippi and West Virginia are the lowest (4.1%).
• Transgender and Nonbinary Identification:
o Pew Research Center (2022 data): Some 1.6% of U.S. adults are transgender or nonbinary.
o Williams Institute: Estimated 0.6% of U.S. adults identified as transgender in 2016.
Age Groups
Here’s a more detailed breakdown:
• Overall LGBTQ+ Identification: 9.3% of U.S. adults identify as LGBTQ+.
• Gen Z: More than one in five (over 20%) of Gen Z adults identify as LGBTQ+.
• Millennials: 14% of millennials identify as LGBTQ+.
• Older Generations: Older generations are less likely to identify as LGBTQ+, with the percentage decreasing with each older generation.
• Bisexual Identification: A significant portion of the increase in LGBTQ+ identification is due to more people identifying as bisexual.
Important Considerations:
• Different surveys use various methods for data collection and analysis, leading to slight variations in estimates.
• Most data relies on self-identification, and some individuals may be less likely to identify as LGBTQ+ due to factors like stigma or lack of awareness of specific terms.
• The U.S. Census Bureau has begun to include questions about sexual orientation and gender identity in some surveys, which is expected to improve data availability in the future.
• 5.9% of adults in the USA IDENTIFY as LGBTQ+Gender Confused.
• 13.9 Million Adults identify as LBGTQ+Gender Confuses,
• This results in these numbers matching at or near the population of Kentucky.
Mental Health Issues (Information provided by American Mental Health Assosication.
A significantly higher proportion of LGBTQ+ individuals, including those who are gender-confused, experience mental health conditions compared to the general population. This disparity is often linked to “minority stress,” stemming from societal stigma, discrimination, and lack of acceptance.
Specific Statistics and Findings:
• Depression and Anxiety:
LGBTQ+ individuals are more likely to experience depression and anxiety. For example, a study found that 60% of LGBTQ+ individuals have experienced depression, compared to 20% of the general population according to The Child & Family Institute.
• Suicidality:
LGBTQ+ youth, in particular, face a higher risk of suicidal thoughts and attempts. The Trevor Project reports that 45% of LGBTQ+ youth seriously considered suicide, and 14% attempted suicide.
• Transgender Individuals:
Transgender individuals experience disproportionately higher rates of mental health conditions, including depression, anxiety, and suicidality. For instance, nearly half of transgender adults have considered suicide in the past year, compared to a much smaller percentage in the general population according to Mental Health America.
Access to Care:
Despite the higher need, many LGBTQ+ individuals struggle to access the mental health care they need. The Trevor Project found that 60% of LGBTQ+ youth who wanted mental health care in the past year were unable to get it.
• Gender Dysphoria:
While gender dysphoria itself is not a mental illness, it can be a source of significant distress and is often associated with other mental health conditions.
• Minority Stress:
The concept of minority stress highlights the unique challenges faced by LGBTQ+ individuals due to their marginalized identities, including discrimination, social stigma, and lack of acceptance. These stressors can significantly impact mental well-being.
It’s important to note:
• Mental health is complex, and experiences vary widely within the LGBTQ+ community.
• Not all LGBTQ+ individuals experience mental health problems, but the community as a whole experiences higher rates.
• Access to supportive environments, inclusive healthcare, and affirming therapy can significantly improve mental health outcomes for LGBTQ+ individuals.
Information compiled by Charles Brown, RN-BSN, BS-EMERGENCY MEDICAL MANAGEMENT. MA-HUMAN BEHAVIOR, 48 YEARS AS ED RN, INCLUDING 10 YEARS AS CRITICAL CARE FLIGHT NURSE,12 YEARS AS A CRITICAL CARE EMT-PARAMEDIC, 18 YEARS AS NURSE MANAGER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AND 10 YEARS AS AN EDUCATOR OF TWO FAST PACED ED’S.
Thank you Nurse Charlie. I don’t know how y’all do things down there but around here the gals in stripes are appreciated and treated as essential to proper patient care. Respect!
The road to equity is ongoing. Juneteenth is a milestone and a reminder to keep moving forward. Praise be.