LGBTQ Archives - Heather Hayes & Associates https://heatherhayes.com/tag/lgbtq/ Interventions & Treatment Consulting Wed, 04 Jun 2025 16:13:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://heatherhayes.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-HH_logo-32x32.png LGBTQ Archives - Heather Hayes & Associates https://heatherhayes.com/tag/lgbtq/ 32 32 The Power of Canes: A Vital Tool for Accessibility and Visibility in the Transgender Community https://heatherhayes.com/the-power-of-canes-a-vital-tool-for-accessibility-and-visibility-in-the-transgender-community/ Wed, 04 Jun 2025 16:13:03 +0000 https://heatherhayes.com/?p=7003 In many communities, mobility aids like canes are often seen as simple tools for physical support. However, in the transgender community, they hold deeper significance, serving not just as instruments of accessibility but also as symbols of identity, resilience, and self-expression. This rarely-discussed intersection of mobility and identity is profoundly impactful. The article “My Walking […]

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]]> Youth at Risk II: LGBTQ+ Mental Health in the Spotlight https://heatherhayes.com/youth-at-risk-ii/ Sun, 26 Mar 2023 06:00:00 +0000 https://heatherhayes.com/?p=5630 LGBTQ+ is an acronym that encompasses different forms of gender identity and sexual expression, including: lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer or questioning, intersex, asexual, and more. LGBTQ+ individuals are more than twice as likely as heterosexual people to have a mental health disorder in their lifetime and 2.5 times as likely to access mental health services.[1] […]

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]]> Six Ways to Support the Mental Health of Your LGBTQ Loved Ones https://heatherhayes.com/lgbtq-mental-health/ Sun, 20 Jun 2021 04:05:00 +0000 https://heatherhayes.com/?p=4254 June is Pride month.  Normally a time of community celebration to show the world the importance of embracing the LGBTQ movement and promoting equality for all, this year, the restrictions placed upon all of us due to the pandemic will mean that many celebrations will be subdued or, in many cases, postponed.  Family members and […]

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