The leaders of these groups can be professional facilitators or mental health professionals. Some gay men’s groups are professional guided outreach groups. This gives the gay community a chance to actively support one another through different life challenges and stages. This means that gay men’s groups are facilitated by other gay people or people with insight on gay men’s issues. Gay men’s groups usually use peer support in service delivery.
However, this is only possible if gay people are comfortable enough to ask for help and support. Gay men’s groups can be great for the gay community and families to gay people. This is a place that offers the right knowledge education and consideration in reference to issues faced by gay people and how it affects their day-to-day life. The fear associated with coming out as gay coupled with the fear of discrimination and bias often cause depression, PTSD, and even suicidal thoughts in the gay community.Ī Gay men’s group is a type of peer-to-peer meetup helpful to people in the LGBTQ community. On average, gay, bisexual men, transgender, and any other person questioning their gender identity or sexual orientation are almost 3 times more likely to suffer from mental health issues than the general population. An experienced facilitator, community builder and Peer Support Specialist, Sean has been running men's groups for 10+ years. Read Sean's Full Author Bio.