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'Subtle discrimination' of gays reaches into the family

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A gay magazine is devoting many of its pages to the taboo topics of depression, suicide, addiction and other mental health problems of gay men and women.

Psychiatrist Michael King looks at the rates of mental health difficulties that are about 50% higher in the gay community than for the population at large.


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