If you could write a letter to your gayness, what would you say? What is your story when it comes to being queer in the young breast cancer space?
Breast cancer is traditionally thought of as a female’s world, but that thinking is outdated and harmful. It’s also a men’s world, and a non-binary world. There are queer folks with cancer who are wildly underrepresented which can lead to health disparities and isolation within communities, such as the young breast cancer community.
“There are no biological or physiological differences between LGBT people and our heterosexual counterparts. Rather, the [health and cancer] disparities are caused by a combination of social/economic factors and behaviors, many of which can be traced to the stress of living as a sexual/gender minority.” - The LGBT Community’s Disproportionate Cancer Burden, cancer-network.org
Tell your “queer in cancerland” story in this new Wildfire issue.