Summary:
The workshop titled ‘You and Me; Forging Healthy Queer Relationships’ will explore an individual’s way of recognising the other and being recognised in addition to its impact on the relationship and learning healthier ways of connection. Unique life stressors of queer relationships that can have an additional impact will also be discussed. “Large sections of the LGBTQI+ community have been criminalised for very long,” said Ram, a volunteer working with OC. There is a lot of internalised stigma that these people from the community face and they have a tough time dealing with relationships. “In many other cities, the mental health professionals themselves have many misconceptions about the community,” he said..