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Rainbow Pride
Articles Mental Health Sukanya Sharma 

Pride and Love: How to Navigate Intimacy and Emotional Health

February 2, 2019February 2, 2019 Health Collective Emotional Health, Freedom Series, LGBTQ+, mental health, Relationships

This article is part of our FREEDOM SERIES; in the run-up to Valentine’s Day and as we aim to upend

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Rainbow Pride
Articles Ask the Experts 

Center the Margins: Understanding Queer-Affirmative Therapy

September 8, 2018September 8, 2018 Health Collective ask the experts, Freedom Series, India and Mental Health, LGBTQ+, Scherezade Siobhan, Understanding Therapy

By Scherezade Siobhan I was woken up this morning by a message from a young therapy client today and the text

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Rainbow Pride
Articles Reporter's Diary Vandita Morarka Your Stories 

The Freedom Series: Interviewing an Advocate for LGBTQ Rights

August 20, 2018 Health Collective Freedom Series, Humsafar Trust, India and Mental Health, LGBTQ+, Voices, YOUR STORIES

Vandita Morarka interviews Koninika Roy, an Advocacy Manager at The Humsafar Trust, as part of our ongoing Freedom Series on

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Guest Contributors Voices Your Stories 

The Freedom Series: Being Gay and ‘Manning Up’ in the Media

August 17, 2018August 16, 2018 Health Collective Depression, Freedom Series, getting help, LGBTQ+, Long Read, mental health and india, Not Alone, YOUR STORIES

By Anant Zanane I have a story to tell. Of being a deeply closeted mediawala, who tried to fit into the

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Devanik Saha Mental Health Reporter's Diary 

The Freedom Series: Mental Health and the Queer Community

August 14, 2018August 10, 2018 Health Collective Freedom Series, LGBTQ+, mental health

By Devanik Saha More than 60 million people in India are estimated to suffer from some form of mental illness.

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Guest Contributors Mental Health Your Stories 

The Freedom Series: My Journey

August 13, 2018August 10, 2018 Health Collective Freedom Series, India and Mental Health, LGBTQ+, YOUR STORIES

By Anwesh Pokkuluri In May 2018, I signed up to be a petitioner in the Supreme Court against Section 377.

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Comics for Mental Health
Comics for Mental Health Kishore Mohan 

The Freedom Series…

August 9, 2018August 10, 2018 Health Collective Freedom Series, Kishore Mohan, LGBTQ+, Mental Health Comics

Coming soon: Our special Freedom Series looking at the need for freedom from discrimination, stigma, and persecution for everyone, with

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Articles Devanik Saha Reporter's Diary 

Mental Health and the LGBTQ+ Community

July 2, 2018July 3, 2018 Health Collective Dr Avinash Desousa, Dr Kersi Chavda, Dr Prasad Dandekar, Keshav Suri, LGBTQ+, mental health and india, Mental health and you, reporter's diary

By Devanik Saha The Lalit Hospitality Group on Sunday organised a seminar on ‘Understanding LGBTQ+ community from a mental health

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