Being LGBTQ+ is a sign of mental health and also it is possible to plan a career in providing mental health services to the LGBTQ+

We’re coming to the end of Pride Month and there won’t be any additional 2SLGBTQQIA+ celebrations until July 6 when we celebrate Omnisexual Visibility Day (i.e., nearly a full week without a Pride-oriented holiday). Here’s a conundrum from X:

In one of the replies, the taxpayer-funded school notes “Damien will be returning to Brooklyn College this fall for a master’s in mental health counseling, aiming to become a therapist specializing in affirming, trauma-informed care for LGBTQ+ clients.” In other words, we are informed that (1) identifying as LGBTQ+ is not a sign of mental illness, and (2) it is possible to rely on a lifetime income stream from the poor mental health of people who identify as LGBTQ+.

Some images in case the above tweets are memory-holed:

3 thoughts on “Being LGBTQ+ is a sign of mental health and also it is possible to plan a career in providing mental health services to the LGBTQ+

  1. E [1] is apparently an experienced nanny:

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/damien-niesewand-808b79283/

    My neighbors here in the northern Mid-Atlantic appeared on their porch with hillbilly muskets when they saw me walking down the street in my tie-dyed t-shirt–I don’t think eir outfit would work for me (or my wife, or our daughters) in our gated golf-course ‘hood.

    [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spivak_pronoun
    (I hope my usage is grammatically and politically correct in this post.)

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