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8 Ways to Support LGBTQ+ Youth Mental Health

8 Ways to Support LGBTQ+ Youth Mental Health

1. Learn about early signs of mental illnessWhile all diagnoses have different symptoms it would be helpful for you to be aware of these common adolescent/adult warning signs: Excessive worrying or fear, Feeling excessively sad or low Confused thinking or problems...

GSTA Activity: Superheros!

GSTA Activity: Superheros!

Is your GSTA looking for an engaging activity? Consider using this Superheros activity. Could a student-created superhero become the mascot for your GSTA?  As an extension or activation to this activity, discuss queer representation in superhero characters like the...

Queer and Neurodiverse Youth

Queer and Neurodiverse Youth

A 2018 study of 310 adults diagnosed with Autism showed that 70% of them were not heterosexual.  Another study reviews data from multiple countries and shows a pattern of increased Gender Dysphoria in patients at autism-focused health clinics.  The overlap between...

Trans Day of Visibility

Trans Day of Visibility

Transgender Day of Visibility is on March 31st. “I wanted a day that we can celebrate the living, and I wanted a day that all over the world we could all be together.” Rachel Crandall-Crocker, TDOV founderThere is so much to mourn. Every year, we lose more transgender...

Improving Health Care for LGBTQ+ youth

Improving Health Care for LGBTQ+ youth

Thanks to generous funding from the Maine Cancer Foundation and Maine Health Access Foundation, OUT Maine is developing online training modules to make Maine health care services accessible, equitable, and inclusive for LGBTQ+* youth. “We are developing accessible...

GLAAD Visibility Project

Have you heard of GLAAD’s Visibility Project? Check out the website here for more information! “Across the media landscape, LGBTQ inclusion is expanding every day, but not in advertising. A recent study found that only 1.8% of characters in ads at the Cannes Lions...

New Beginnings for 2024

New Beginnings for 2024

Let’s start the new year off with some radical self-love and not have resolutions based off of all the ways you need to change. Let’s try something different this year and focus on how you can be an even better YOU and make it the gayest year ever! Below are some ways...

Talking to Relatives about LGBTQ+ Issues 

Talking to Relatives about LGBTQ+ Issues 

As families gather for the holiday season, LGBTQ+ individuals and allies may be preparing to interact with relatives who have different opinions or questions about LGBTQ+ issues.  This can lead to some challenging and potentially tense conversations, and we hope the...