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July is Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) Mental Health Awareness Month. It’s when we raise awareness about the unique mental health needs and concerns of people of color.

BIPOC is an acronym that encompasses a wide range of experiences, identities, and struggles — so we asked our community to weigh in on intersectionality, mental health, and what BIPOC LGBTQ young people need from allies. Read what Margaret Cho, Rhoyle Ivy King, Charlie A. Scott, and Kalen Allen had to say about BIPOC Mental Health Awareness Month.

🗣 Difficult Conversations Need a Plan to Protect Your Well-Being

Black & LGBTQ: Guide to Approaching Intersectional Conversations

It’s not an uncommon experience for BIPOC LGBTQ young people to face difficult conversations with people who are uninformed about race, queer identities, or the intersection of both. It’s important to remember that the process of having difficult conversations does not begin or end with the discussion itself. It is essential to consider your well-being and safety at each step in the journey.

📊 Higher Resilience Associated with Better Mental Health Outcomes

Resilience is the ability to adapt well to adversity or stress. Defining and measuring resilience is tricky — researchers debate the best way to do this — but still there’s a growing amount of scholarship about the topic. Findings consistently demonstrate an association between higher resilience and better mental health outcomes, including lower risk for anxiety, depression, and suicide attempts in the past year among LGBTQ youth.

We examined the differences in resiliency among LGBTQ young people using The Trevor Project's own data. Good News: higher resilience was significantly associated with lower risk for depression and anxiety among LGBTQ youth.

🔦 Partner Spotlights

Harry’s x Flamingo - Wherever You Shave, Shave With Pride

Harry’s and Flamingo strive to give everyone a great shave, regardless of where and how you shave. They wanted to honor that through their Face and Body Shave set, which includes a limited edition razor that can fit both a blade for the face and a blade for the body so that you can shave how you want and where you want because hair is hair, and no matter your gender expression, your hair removal experience should be comfortable and supportive to who you are.

The packaging of their Face and Body Shave Set was designed by Brooklyn-based artist, Ohni Lisle. Through the inspiration of different faces and bodies, she captured the essence of the Pride set and designed the pack with her iconic use of lines and colors. As always, 100% of the profits from the Pride set will be donated to our life-saving mission to help reach more LGBTQ young people.

UGG Brand’s FEEL HEARD campaign highlights the importance of mental health & wellness

Striving to contribute to a world where everyone feels safe to openly discuss the importance of mental health, Southern California-based global lifestyle brand UGG® unveiled its ‘FEEL HEARD’ campaign for Pride 2022. As an extension of this mission, and in celebration of the many expressions of Pride, UGG® extended support to The Trevor Project as it seeks to create a welcoming, loving world for LGBTQIA+ young people through a 24/7 phone lifeline, chat, and text so everyone not only feels heard, but actually is. The brand celebrated the campaign launch with a $125,000 donation to The Trevor Project and the introduction of new Pride-inspired product styles, the ‘FEEL HEARD’ campaign stars advocate, writer, performer and public speaker ALOK (they/them), model Chloé Véro (she/her), yoga teacher and artist Isa’ah (he/him), science teacher and model Sarina Moralez (they/them), and vintage collectors and couple Robert Parker and Orren Jordan (both he/him). The campaign explores so many more themes and ideas, so make sure to take a look at the full campaign link below.