i want to make a post for all us mentally ill lgbtq folks!!

it’s so incredibly hard to manage your thoughts every single day, let alone coming to terms with your identity, coming out, dealing with the various reactions to your identity from your loved ones and the rest of the world and most importantly loving and accepting yourself.

what a lot of people outside the community don’t realise is that so many lgbt people experience mental illness as a result of the attitudes toward our community or our symptoms are worsened by our individual struggles.

there are services that understand this and provide resources to help you. i recommend trevorspace as a resource for mentally ill lgbt people!

please remember that you are the bravest people i know. you are not alone and there are many of us in the community just like you, with similar thoughts and disorders and illnesses. this doesn’t mean you shouldn’t seek help and treatment, only to say that you are not alone in this. please stay strong and know you have a family here. i love you and i could not be more proud of you.

it will get better

you know who don’t get enough love? amab trans people so this one’s for you!

if you’re amab and trans, questioning your gender, not sure about your identity, whatever, you got this and i believe in you!! keep on rockin!

“I dont care what your gender is”

I care about your gender and I respect it.

“I dont care if you’re black yellow green pink”

I recognize your race, and your ethnicity, and I respect them to my fullest capability

It’s okay if the most significant thing you did this year was get through it

The fact of the matter is that sometimes staying closeted for your own safety isn’t just about fear of physical violence. Sometimes it’s because you don’t think that you could handle the rejection, judgement, and/or emotional abuse that could come with coming out. Sometimes it’s because you don’t know what coming out would entail and you’re scared to find out. Staying closeted (with everyone or with some people) is your choice. Put your wellbeing above all else. I love you, stay safe.

You don’t need to rush to figure out you gender, sexuality, etc. Figure it out as time goes by, don’t feel like you need to know this exact moment.

You know you’re own orientation best. No one is allowed to tell you you’re mistaken about the labels you’ve chosen for yourself.

Reminders buds: drink water eat some food take your meds you are loved you are valid you are not alone you are so strong

to any nonbinary or genderqueer people out there: 

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shoutout to all high school dropouts, students who didn’t get accepted into college, students who used to be on honor roll but became overwhelmed, students who study for hours but still fail tests, or student who don’t study at all due to depression/anxiety, you are all stars and I’m wishing y'all the best luck possible to get back on your feet