Airdate: Growing Up Gay

SBS VICELAND tonight screens the documentary Growing Up Gay featuring Years and Years singer Olly Alexander.

Olly Alexander explores why the gay community is more vulnerable to mental health issues, as he opens up about his own long-term battles with depression.

As the outspoken front man of British band Years and Years, Olly is a powerful voice on mental health, and bullying. He has broken taboos with music videos that celebrate queer identities and spoken openly about his own sexuality as well as his ongoing struggles with anxiety.

In the film Olly joins young people on their journeys battling issues that parallel his own – from homophobic bullying, to eating and anxiety disorders – and along the way he asks what can be done to address them.

Thursday, 12 April at 9.00pm on SBS VICELAND

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