October 10th is World Mental Health Day, a time to raise awareness and promote mental well-being for all. As we commemorate this day, let’s shine a spotlight on the mental health of the LGBTQ+ community.
LGBTQ+ individuals face unique challenges that can impact their mental well-being. From societal stigma and discrimination to struggles with self-acceptance, it is crucial that we create a supportive environment for everyone to thrive.
On this World Mental Health Day, let’s come together to show our unwavering support for LGBTQ+ mental health. Reach out to fellow community members, offer a listening ear, and remind them that they are not alone. Let’s foster understanding, compassion, and resilience within our community.
Remember, seeking help is a sign of strength. If you or someone you know is struggling, don’t hesitate to reach out to someone who can offer a listening ear. Together, we can break the silence, break the stigma, and nurture our mental well-being.
Join us in celebrating World Mental Health Day and let’s build a culture within our community that supports, validates, and prioritizes LGBTQ+ mental health.
"Queer family" is an alternative space created by a group of queer Ethiopian women. It is designed to be a space for a diverse group of Ethiopian queer women whose sexual and gender identifications vary. It includes cis and trans women who may be lesbian, bisexual or asexual. This is a space where the experiences of queer people takes center stage. We hope to include personal experiences from our daily lives as queer people, various stories, interviews, original artwork and poetry. We hope it will also serve as a place where Ethiopians in Ethiopia and Ethiopians in the diaspora come as themselves to explore and create an online community.
If you would like to send us something, please send us an email via etqueerfamily@gmail.com
«ኩዊር ኢትዮጵያ» የተለያዩ ፆታዊና ወሲባዊ ዝንባሌ ላላቸው ኢትዮጵያዊ ኩዊር ሴቶች እንዲሆን ታስቦ በኩዊር ሴቶች የተመሠረተ አማራጭ ምኅዳር ነው። ይኽውም ሌዝቢያን፣ ባይሴክሽዋል ወይም ኤሴክሽዋል የሆኑ ሴቶችንንና ትራንስ ሴቶችን ያካትታል። ይህ ምኅዳር የኩዊር ማኅበረሰብ ታሪክ እና የሕይወት ልምድ ትልቅ ሥፍራ የሚይዝበት ነው። እንደ’ኩዊር ማኅበረሰብ የዕለት ተዕለት ሕይወታችንን ገጠመኞች፤ የተለያዩ ሰዎችን የግል ታሪኮች፤ ቃለ-
መጠይቆች እንዲሁም ሥነ-ጥበባትን እንደምናካትት ተስፋ እናደርጋለን። ከነዚህ በተጨማሪም በኢትዮጵያ ውስጥ እና በዳያስፖራ ለሚገኙ ኢትዮጵያውያን ቤተሰቦች ራሳቸውን ሆነው
የሚመጡበት የበይነ-መረብ ማኅበረሰብ መድረክ ሆኖ እንዲያገለግል ማስቻል ፍላጎታችን ብቻ ሣይሆን ጥረታችንም ጭምር ነው።
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