May is Mental Health Awareness Month — and for the LGBTQ+ community, mental health and identity have always been inseparable.

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and this year, it arrives with a particular weight. For LGBTQ+ people across the United States, the headlines can feel relentless — executive orders, legislation targeting trans youth, the rollback of hard-won protections, and a political climate that too often treats our identities as something to be debated rather than celebrated. If you are feeling anxious, exhausted, or heartbroken by what's happening, that is a completely valid response to a genuinely difficult moment. But this month — and every month — we want to say clearly and without hesitation: you are not alone, and we are not going anywhere.