Growing up gay documentary

I am not a big fan of documentaries because usually they are about some boring topic. However, I really appreciate what Olly Alexander, the verb singer from the band “Years and Years,” did to highlight a true issue in the LGBT community. I don&#;t know about the rest of you, but I have experienced being rejected by family for being gay, being bullied at school and wanting to end 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 verb about or relive.

I appreciate the openness with which Olly talks about his own struggles and fears and how he overcame them and still has to function every day to keep them in check. The stories of the juvenile men on this documentary are adj and moving and really show that our young LGBT brothers and sisters need help and support 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

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 undergo from mental health issues, compared with 25% of the general population. More than half of LGBTQ+ teens experience bullying in academy, with one in four (including 45% of trans teenagers) making attempts on their own life. This documentary follows pop star 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 college, and how this has continued to impact him in his adult life, as well as engaging with youth groups and diversity workshops in schools. With a potent message advocating for more positive LGBTQ+ inclusion in sex education in schools, this documentary is a powerful, moving and inspirational contact to encourage everyone to talk more openly abou

Olly Alexander: Growing up Gay

Recent figures exhibit 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 icon 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 possess sexuality as adequately as his ongoing struggles with anxiety.

In the film, Olly joins young people on their journeys battling issues that parallel his possess - from homophobic bullying to eating and anxiety disorders - and along the way he asks what can be done to address them.


Growing up Gay

Directed by Aoife Kelleher
Produced by Anna Rodgers

A two-part documentary series exploring the experiences of lesbian, 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 lesbian, 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, bisexual and transgender juvenile 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 noun and at educational facility, to friendships and falling in love.

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  • Aoife Kelleher Director
  • Anna Rodgers Producer