In the world we live in today, a holistic view of health and wellbeing must include mental and emotional health alongside physical health. To provide client-centered healthcare that is tailored to the unique needs of queer men, clinicians and healthcare providers should know how queerness intersects with various facets of men's health. This factsheet takes an intersectional lens and looks at different factors such as HIV status, trauma, housing, race, age, ability, class, body image, substance use, etc. and makes suggestions for coping as well as improvements to the healthcare system.
Factsheet: Mind-body Practices for Party and Play (PnP) and 2SGBTQ men
This new factsheet is about holistic self-care for two-spirit, gay, bisexual, trans and queer men (2SGBTQ) who engagae in chemsex or party and play (PnP) – using substances like crystal meth, GHB or other drugs to enhance sexual encounters.
It provides practical information on how substances used during party n’ play impact the body and mind and includes self-care strategies and resources.
Feel free to share this with other coworkers or clients who may benefit from this resource!
Topics include:
Self-Care and mental health
Understanding how PnP drugs may affect your body
Effects of PnP on the nervous system
Mindfulness, safety and aftercare practices
Further resources and citations
This document was a graduate students’ project in the 2024 CHL5114H Health Communication course at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto.
It was written by Isabella De Luca, Ben Evans-Durán, and Ingrid C. L. Fan, RD, CDE and was reviewed by Devan Nambiar, MSc. and Jordan Bond-Gorr.
Here’s a preview of what’s in the resource:
