Stories about Parent Loss
![Taylor Ryan, pictured left, with the bisexual pride flag around her shoulders.](https://www.datocms-assets.com/12810/1716933452-taylor-ryan-with-pride-flag.heic?ar64=MTY6OQ&fill=blur&fit=fill&fm=webp&w=768)
As a Queer Person and Suicide Loss Survivor, I've Learned There's Strength in Vulnerability
I lost my mom to suicide when I was 14. Later, when I first got to college, I started to openly embrace my bisexuality. To an outside observer, these two experiences may not seem connected. But for me, the journey of coming to terms with losing my mom to suicide and of navigating my sexuality are closely linked.
![Courtney B. Vance](https://www.datocms-assets.com/12810/1644949659-courtney-b-vance_072017_photobymatthewjordansmith.jpg?ar64=MTY6OQ&fill=blur&fit=fill&fm=webp&w=768)
How to Lose (On Death and Dying)
In the new book The Invisible Ache: Black Men Identifying Their Pain and Reclaiming Their Power by Courtney B. Vance and Dr. Robin L. Smith, famed actor Courtney B. Vance shares his heartfelt, personal journey in the wake of his father’s death by suicide.