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Because for a long time films with the (implicit) motto “only a dead homosexual is a good homosexual” has been dominating the cinema screens! When figures displaying same-sex love appeared, they inevitably had to die before the end of the film in order to reinstate social order. Impressive examples of this are films such as “Children’s Hour” (USA 1961) or “Les amitiés particulières” (F 1964). But even if the New Queer Cinema since the Eighties and Nineties has created new role models, and homosexuality has experienced great progress in being accepted in the Western world, suicide remains a serious reality for teenagers, as the study shows.
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Panel discussion
Free entry!Why do young gays and lesbians more often experience suicidal feelings than their heterosexual contemporaries? Why is it still so difficult for young homosexuals to disclose their sexuality? What steps must be taken to improve protection and support for gays, lesbians and bisexuals?
A panel including the following professionals from various counselling institutions for bi- and homosexuals will look for answers:
Sandra Kaufmann, psychologist and head of the Lesbian Counselling Centre at HAZ (Homosexuelle Arbeitsgruppen Zürich).
Adrian Möri, social education worker and head of Rainbowline, a helpline for LGBT counselling and reporting homophobic abuse.
Michael Häusermann, commissioner for homophobia at Dialogai (Geneva) and co-author of the recent study “Suicidality and Sexual Orientation Among Men in Switzerland”.
Patrick Weber, project leader for prevention at “Du bist Du” (“You are You”), a counselling platform by Jungs für Jungs.
