We often hear from people who want to be supportive of a friend, family member, partner, or child that they worry about saying the wrong thing. Others come to us after sharing something deeply personal about their identity and feeling uncertain about how others will respond. Whether someone is disclosing their gender identity, sexual orientation, or preferred pronouns, those conversations can feel vulnerable. And the response they receive can have a lasting impact on their se

Pride Month is often a celebration of identity, visibility, and belonging. But for many LGBTQIA+ people of color, identity is rarely experienced through a single lens. A person may navigate the world as Black and queer, Latino and transgender, Asian and bisexual, Indigenous and nonbinary, or any number of intersecting identities. These experiences cannot be separated from one another. They shape how people move through their communities, access support, and experience both di

Mural celebrating LGBTQIA+ BIPOC pride People who identify as both LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC face very unique challenges and opportunities that are shaped out of their own hands, but by the overlap of race, ethnicity, gender identity, and sexual orientation. Intersectionality is a term coined by Kimberlé Crenshaw to describe how different social identities overlap and create unique modes of discrimination and privilege. For LGBTQIA+ BIPOC individuals, this means navigating both raci