Trauma fuels vulnerability to disordered eating in the LGBTQ+ community

An Intergenerational LGBTQ+ Celebration in Westchester

L-R: Artist, Harlow Sory, Writer, Annalise M. Wall, and Reporter, Dennis Richmond, Jr. By: Dennis Richmond, Jr. The LOFT LGBTQ+ Community Center in White Plains hosted The Histories We Hold: Self-Fashioning Queer Community—an intergenerational celebration of identity, memory, and legacy. The event, made possible by The Endeavor Foundation, Sarah Lawrence College, and the Yonkers Public […] The post An Intergenerational LGBTQ+ Celebration in West…

Trauma fuels vulnerability to disordered eating in the LGBTQ+ community

The queer community has proven its resilience repeatedly in the last several decades. But experts warn that continual exposure to trauma has made the community especially vulnerable to eating disorders and disordered eating.Research has consistently found that LGBTQ+ adults and adolescents experience eating disorders and disordered eating behaviors more frequently than their heterosexual and cisgender counterparts. The causes can include bullyin…

Caravan of Hope Brings Legal Resources to The LGBTQ+ Community

Angela Giampolo’s Caravan of Hope is an RV that tours around rural red towns in conservative states to provide queer-related legal services like gender marker and name changes, basic estate planning, uncontested divorces, and general legal guidance according to LGBTQ Nation. Giampolo, who has been practicing LGBTQ+-focused law in Philadelphia since 2008, hatched the idea after she received an influx of calls and inquiries from scared locals foll…

Breaking the Silence on Eating Disorders: What Recovery Means

Eating disorders are complex mental health conditions that affect millions of individuals worldwide. Despite their prevalence, there remains a significant stigma surrounding these disorders, often leading individuals to suffer in silence. However, breaking this silence and fostering open dialogue about eating disorders is vital to understanding what recovery truly means. Eating disorders, which include anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge ea…