Comments on: Depression and gay men https://wthrockmorton.com/2006/09/15/depression-and-gay-men/ A [retired] college psychology professor's observations about public policy, mental health, sexual identity, and religious issues Sat, 16 Sep 2006 22:03:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 By: Anonymous https://wthrockmorton.com/2006/09/15/depression-and-gay-men/#comment-2277 Sat, 16 Sep 2006 22:03:00 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com//2006/09/15/depression-and-gay-men/#comment-2277 Sami hit it on the head. It’s HOW you are gay, not THAT you are gay that matters.

]]> By: Anonymous https://wthrockmorton.com/2006/09/15/depression-and-gay-men/#comment-2276 Sat, 16 Sep 2006 07:07:00 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com//2006/09/15/depression-and-gay-men/#comment-2276 I think the sex leads to the depression personally. I know when I started having casual sex, I felt just awful and then used drugs to try to cure the feelings. If I had never started down that road to start with I would not have used the drugs. I am not in a monogamous relationship and do not have this same feeling. It was not being gay, it was how I was gay.

Sami

]]> By: Anonymous https://wthrockmorton.com/2006/09/15/depression-and-gay-men/#comment-2275 Fri, 15 Sep 2006 22:41:00 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com//2006/09/15/depression-and-gay-men/#comment-2275 I work exclusively with AIDS clients and I can tell you that depression and high risk sexual behavior go hand-in-hand. Also, 50% of new AIDS cases in men are methamphetamine related.

Throw in social/relgious/family rejection, a culture (gay and straight) that promotes youth, looks and “sex as sport”, a good measure of alcohol abuse, and a curious lack of emotional maturity among many men (gay and straight) — you have a perfect recipe for disaster.

]]> By: grantdale https://wthrockmorton.com/2006/09/15/depression-and-gay-men/#comment-2274 Fri, 15 Sep 2006 21:40:00 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com//2006/09/15/depression-and-gay-men/#comment-2274 Um no — it says that holding attitudes that cause others to be depressed also causes some of same said others to consequently carelessly or recklesslsy engage in risky sexual behavior.

If one thinks life is not worth living, why bother?

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