LGBTQ | CPTSDfoundation.org

Teenagers’ Mental Health and Happiness Matter

by Sylvie Rouhani | Sep 29, 2022 | ACEs, Anxiety, Childhood Sexual Abuse, COVID-19, CPTSD, Guest Contributor, LGBTQ, Recovery, Self-Acceptance

It is clear for all to see: more needs to be done to support children and teenagers, here in the UK. At the time when young people need support, acceptance, compassion and love the most, they are, unfortunately, pressured to be and do better. Those who are used and...

Many LGBTQIA+ People May Have CPTSD Symptoms and Don’t Even Know

by Roger Reynolds | Jul 7, 2022 | Guest Contributor, LGBTQ, Trauma

LGBTQIA+ stands for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning (one’s sexual or gender identity), Intersex, and Asexual/Aromantic/Agender (LGBTQIA+ or Queer). “A 2016 review of research found 17% of LGB adults had attempted suicide during their...

LGBTQ+ Victims & Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse

by Sylvie Rouhani | Jun 9, 2022 | CPTSD, Family Estrangement, Guest Contributor, LGBTQ, LGBTQ and Complex Trauma Healing, Parental Alienation, Recovery, Relationships, Sexual Abuse

Trigger Warning: This blog deals with childhood sexual abuse. Some of us, within the LGBTQA+ community, face additional barriers when disclosing our stories of child sexual abuse. The myths and misconceptions about sexuality and child abuse are hurting us and...

Improving the Outcomes for Queer IPV Survivors

by Mick McCarthy | Sep 28, 2021 | Domestic Violence, LGBTQ, LGBTQ and Complex Trauma Healing

Improving the Outcomes for Queer IPV Survivors When I tell people who know little about me that I am a survivor of domestic violence, they tend to make assumptions. First, they assume that I was in a relationship with a man. They also assume that the abuse was only...