Living in Texas is officially bad for your mental health.
A study in this month’s American Journal of Public Health found that LGBT people in states that don’t have LGBT-inclusive employment or hate crimes protections suffer higher rates of psychiatric conditions such as anxiety disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder and dysthymia (depression).
The study concludes, “Policies that reduce discrimination against gays and lesbians are urgently needed to protect the health and well-being of this population.”
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I’m no expert, but I’d call it Opression not DEpression…
DUHHHHHHHH!
anxiety and depression are hard to treat if the patient has not been checked for years.`”: