PODCAST: The mental health crisis harming AAPI LGBTQ+ youth

NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- Asian American and Pacific Islander LGBTQ+ youth are struggling right now.

A new report from The Trevor Project found that 40 percent of AAPI LGBT+ have considered suicide in the past year. Sixteen percent have attempted it.

NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 17: Supporters of Asian Pacific Islander LGBT Communities march with a rainbow-colored snake through New York's Chinatown during the 14th Annual Chinatown Lunar New Year Parade on February 17, 2013 in New York City. This year celebrates the Year of the Snake. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 17: Supporters of Asian Pacific Islander LGBT Communities march with a rainbow-colored snake through New York's Chinatown during the 14th Annual Chinatown Lunar New Year Parade on February 17, 2013 in New York City. This year celebrates the Year of the Snake. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Getty Images) Photo credit (Photo by Michael Nagle/Getty Images)

Many factors are at play here. Anti-Asian hate crimes and anti-queer rhetoric remain at-large. Young people with these intersectional identities are especially vulnerable to mental health issues.

In the latest episode of “It’s Okay To Say Gay”, producer Jill Webb talks to Myeshia Price, a researcher from the Trevor Project, to understand what’s going on in the community.

She’s also joined by Crystal Widado, a teenage mental health advocate, to hear firsthand how her ethnicity and identity influence her mental health.

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