Mental health nurses can play a key role in supporting gay, bisexual and two-spirit men experiencing mental health challenges and inequalities

Abstract

Commentary on : Ferlatte O, Oliffe JL, Louie DR, et al . Suicide prevention from the perspectives of gay, bisexual, and two-spirit men. Qual Health Res 2018;29:1186-98. ePub Dec 14. doi.10.1177/1049732318816082 People who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer and transgender (LGBTQ) experience significant inequalities in health and mental health compared with their peers who identify as ‘straight’ (heterosexual).1–3 The rates of depression and suicidality are especially concerning with the risk of suicide in LGBTQ, which is twice as high. The reasons for this are multifactorial, but one theory …