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Olly Alexander poses with ripped rainbow flag to show scale of LGBTQ suicide
risk
Years & Years frontman shares important message on World Suicide Prevention
Day
10 September 2018Jamie Tabberer
Years and Years frontman Olly Alexander has appeared in a powerful new video
speaking about mental health awareness among LGBTQ people.
The video has been released to coincide with World Suicide Prevention Day [10
September].
In the clip, the star poses with a rainbow flag with two colors ripped from
it. ‘This is the flag we shouldn’t be proud of,’ Olly explains. ‘A flag
that represents the two in six LGBTQ people we risk losing to suicide.’
‘Too many young LGBTQ Londoners experience poor mental health’
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan also spoke out on the subject of mental health as
part of Gay Times’ ‘The Flag We Shouldn’t Be Proud Of’ campaign.
He said: ‘I’m proud that London is a symbol of diversity and progress, but
we know too many young LGBTQ Londoners experience poor mental health and
discrimination.’
He furthermore added: ‘We need to do much more and I’m delighted to back
Gay Times in trying to raise awareness of LGBTQ youth suicide.’
‘The wellbeing of our young Londoners is vital if we are to build a healthy
future for our capital,’ he also said. ‘I’m determined that all
communities feel able to speak openly about their mental health and access
the support they need.’
‘Tackling that stigma is one part of it’
King singer Olly furthermore added: ‘here’s such a stigma around mental
health that stops us from speaking out. In the workplace, in education, or
even at home, it can feel difficult to express what you’re going through in
the first place.’
‘Tackling that stigma is one part of it,’ he furthermore continued. ‘I
also think we have to have the actual services and provisions for LGBTQ
people, because they are quite slim on the ground.
‘The things that we can do to help that situation is to be on our local
representatives so they are not defunding or shutting them down.’
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