Recap | The Importance of Mental Health Care

The Mental Health Forum, ShanghaiPRIDE’s first forum of the year, was successfully held at Bridge+ on June 13. The forum focused on coming to terms with self-identity and achieving internal and external acceptance.

Three mental health workers were invited to speak at the forum. Dr. Felice Soo from Jiahui Health shared her insights on LGBTQ self-acceptance. Xin Ying, from Beijing LGBT Center, spoke about queer life in contemporary China. Tin Tin, from Shanghai QingAi Health Center spoke on the theme of “taking pride in oneself as a person”.

One highlight of the forum was Tin Tin’s discussion around the topic of “I’m not a gay person, but a person who happens to be gay”. He expressed that he is still exploring his self-identity through observing his life and playing the role of director and screenwriter in his life, rather than merely participating as an actor.