Headcase: LGBTQ Writers Artists on Mental Health and Wellness [Hardcover]

Headcaseuses a collection of personal reflections and artistic representations to illustrate the intersection of mental wellness, illness, and LGBTQ identity, as well as the the lasting impact of historical views equating lesbian or gay identity with mental illness. The pieces offer personal views from both providers and clients, often one and the same, about their experiences. The volume breaks new ground in documenting issues in LGBTQ mental health care with these superbly written and powerfully rendered personal and political stories and images.Headcaseis a groundbreaking collection of personal reflections and artistic representations illustrating the intersection of mental wellness, mental illness, and LGBTQ identity, as well as the lasting impact of historical views equating queer and trans identity with mental illness. The featured pieces offer personal views from both providers and clients, often one and the same, about their experiences. In the anthology, readers will access the inner thoughts of contributors who collectively document the difficulty of navigating flawed healthcare systems that limit affordable access to genuinely affirming, effective services. Traversing boundaries of race and ethnic identity, age, gender identity, and socioeconomic status, Headcase appeals to LGBTQ communities and, specifically, LGBTQ mental health consumers and their friends, families, and comrades.ForewordKai Cheng ThomIntroductionStephanie Schroeder and Teresa TheophanoPart I: Conversations About Mental Health and Wellness1. Falling Between the Cracks of Queer and BlackTanisha Neely2. Queer Affirmative TherapyArlene Istar Lev3. Not All Wounds Are VisibleLouisa Hammond4. Border/ linesJuan Antonio Trujillo5. Sa Kanyang Sariling Mga Salita: Health, Identity, and Articulations of SelfDonald V. Brown, Jr., with Fidelindo A. Lim6. Trust Me, I'm a DoctorLynn Breedlove7. LGlC—