LGBTQ+ Mental Health Blog
Resources to help you thrive as a LGBTQ+ person.
How to Make LGBTQ Friends Online and In Person
For LGBTQ people there are benefits to having fellow LGBTQ friends and community. Having LGBT-affirming friendships and community builds your resilience and improves your mental health. So what makes a healthy friendship and how can you make more LGBT friends?
Transgender Partner Support: 5 Ways to Show Up With Care
Many trans people are feeling the stress and fear of what the future holds in regards to trans hostility and access to gender-affirming care. With our current political landscape and the increasing number of anti-trans legislation, it’s now more important than ever to support your trans partner, friends, and loved ones.
LGBTQ Self Care Guide for Surviving Another Trump Administration
The results of the 2024 election left many LGBTQ+ folks feeling fearful and uncertain about the future. Injustice against LGBTQ+ people takes a mental and emotional toll on you. Let’s look at some ways you can take care of yourself as an LGBTQ+ person during another Trump administration.
What is a Gender Therapist? And How to Find One
A gender therapist is someone who specializes in supporting trans+ people with their mental health, helps you explore gender identity in affirming ways, and may even be able to write letters of support for gender-affirming medical and surgical care.
Healing from LGBTQ Religious Trauma
One form of trauma that uniquely impacts LGBTQ+ people is religious trauma. Due to some religious beliefs being anti-LGBTQ+, queer and trans people can experience religious trauma that targets their LGBTQ+ identity. LGBTQ-affirming religious trauma therapy can help queer and trans people heal from religious trauma.
4 Ways Therapy Helps You Cope with Transphobic Parents and Family
You don’t have to be alone in dealing with transphobic parents and family. Gender-affirming therapy or working with a trans-specialized therapist can help you cope with having transphobic parents.
Why bi visibility is important
Bi visibility is the anecdote to bi erasure. Bi visibility means that bi+ people are acknowledged, validated, and not misrepresented as being straight or gay. The more bi+ people and bi+ identities are treated as valid, the greater chance you have as a bi+ person to find affirming community and have better mental health.
Why is trauma therapy so hard?
Trauma therapy can be a very important part of healing from toxic relationships, abuse, and acute traumas. This doesn’t stop trauma therapy from being challenging. So why is trauma therapy so hard?
How Election Season Impacts LGBTQ+ Mental Health
Election seasons can be particularly hard for LGBTQ+ people or anyone whose rights are politicized. I connected with some fellow Minneapolis LGBTQ+ therapists to get their insights on LGBTQ+ mental health during the current election season.
What is Queer Joy? Examples and How to Find It
Instead of solely thinking about queer mental health in terms of pain and struggle, we also need to look at queer joy. What does it mean to thrive as a LGBTQ+ person? What is queer joy and how do you find it?