DOOM & GLOOM

Astream of stressful news is causing millions of Americans to check the latest developments via their social media feed, giving rise to the term “doomscrolling,” i.e. the act of continuing to scroll through bad news even though it’s disheartening or depressing. As protests against white supremacy and police brutality continue to loom over our news feeds, the impact of doomscrolling is becoming increasingly personal.

For queer men of color specifically, the effects of mental health issues can be invisible and are often magnified by the impacts of status, competition, and racism within the LGBTQ+ community itself. According to a study published earlier this year in the and led by John Pachankis, an