Growing up gay documentary
Olly Alexander: Growing Up Gay
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Film Details
Year
Duration
60 minutes
Genres
Coming of Age, Documentary
Language
English
Synopsis
40% of LGBTQ+ people suffer from mental health issues, compared with 25% of the general population. More than half of LGBTQ+ teens experience bullying in university, with one in four (including 45% of transsexual teenagers) making attempts on their own life. This documentary follows pop actor and actor Olly Alexander, as he examines some of the causes behind these disturbing statistics. Olly, who has lived with anxiety and depression since his teenage years, looks back on the homophobic bullying he experienced at school, and how this has continued to impact him in his grown-up life, as well as engaging with youth groups and diversity workshops in schools. With a mighty message advocating for more positive LGBTQ+ inclusion in sex education in schools, this documentary is a powerful, moving and inspirational call to encourage everyone to talk more openly abou
I am not a enormous fan of documentaries because usually they are about some boring topic. However, I really appreciate what Olly Alexander, the conduct singer from the band “Years and Years,” did to highlight a actual issue in the LGBT community. I don&#;t comprehend about the rest of you, but I acquire experienced being rejected by family for being same-sex attracted, being bullied at educational facility and wanting to terminate it all and becoming really self-destructive. I can&#;t tell you how many times I just wanted to be &#;normal&#; or accepted to make the pain stop and be loved by someone. This documentary hits on the things we really don&#;t want to talk about or relive.
I be grateful the openness with which Olly talks about his own struggles and fears and how he overcame them and still has to work every time to keep them in check. The stories of the young men on this documentary are potent and moving and really show that our fresh LGBT brothers and sisters need help and back from those of us who have gone through this and made it out to the other side.
They need to know they aren&#;t alone and there is a communi
Growing up Gay
Directed by Aoife Kelleher
Produced by Anna Rodgers
A two-part documentary series exploring the experiences of female homosexual, gay, bisexual and transgender
- Synopsis
As recently as , homosexuality was illegal in Ireland. As the first generation born after decriminalisation comes of age, this series seeks to establish how much has changed in Irish society in the intervening years. For young people, whose lives revolve around school and the family, is it any easier to be female homosexual, gay, bisexual or transgender today than it was seventeen years ago?
Filmed over eighteen months, ‘Growing Up Gay’ follows the lives of six young people and, in the process, captures the challenging and even hostile experiences which lesbian, gay, pansexual and transgender adolescent people face in their everyday lives. The series also explores the more universal experiences of growing up – from the ups and downs of life at abode and at academy, to friendships and falling in love.
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- Aoife Kelleher Director
- Anna Rodgers Producer
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Olly Alexander: Growing up Gay
Recent figures show that more than 40 per cent of LGBT+ people will experience a significant mental health problem, compared to around 25 per cent of the whole population, and are more than twice as likely to have attempted suicide.
In this eye-opening film, young pop culture legend Olly Alexander explores why the gay community is more vulnerable to mental health issues, as he opens up about his own long-term battles with depression. As the outspoken frontman of British band Years and Years, Olly is a powerful voice on mental health, bullying and LGBT+ rights. He has broken taboos with music videos that celebrate queer identities and spoken openly about his own sexuality as well as his continuing struggles with anxiety.
In the production, Olly joins young people on their journeys battling issues that parallel his own - from homophobic bullying to eating and anxiety disorders - and along the way he asks what can be done to mention them.