By Anna on 2 December, 2010
Trigger warning for discussion of murder and abuse of people with disabilities. This month’s list also includes disabled people who were victims of sex-based crimes before their deaths.
Posted in deaths, Record of the Dead | Tagged murder, sexual abuse, suicide
By Anna on 5 October, 2010
While some of the jokes and routines are funnier than others (my sense of humour is a lot dryer than this sort of thing does), the whole point of them is to talk about being Actually Crazy, to humanize what Actually Crazy looks like, sounds like, and behaves like. And it is, remarkably, not like in the movies.
Posted in activism, events, mental health, representations, social attitudes | Tagged canada, college, comedy, humor, humour, SMH, stand up for mental health, suicide
By s.e. smith on 4 October, 2010
Content note: This post contains discussions of bullying, abuse, and suicide. An alarming number of gay youth have committed suicide in the United States in recent weeks. There were probably more than I listed here; there tend to be disparities in what the media does and doesn’t report. Rates of suicide and suicide attempts among [...]
Posted in deaths, mental health, sexuality | Tagged bullying, education, queer youth, QUILTBAG, suicide, transgender youth, United States
By Ouyang Dan on 28 June, 2010
Oh, Young Adult Lit you are my Bravo Foxtrot Foxtrot. A while back I read and reviewed Ann Brashares’ The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants here. I loved it, and proceeded to immediately read the sequel, The Second Summer of the Sisterhood, but neglected to write anything about it. I have come to you, dearest [...]
Posted in books, media and pop culture, mental health | Tagged Ann Brashares, depression, intersectionality, media and pop culture, Second Summer of the Sisterhood, suicide, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, YA Lit, young adult books
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