LGBTQ+ Mental Health and Resources
- The Trevor Project
- NWA Equality
- NWA Equality Support Groups and Services
- Should You Come Out to Your Parents? Things to Consider First
- The Human Rights Campaign Coming Out Resource Guides
- How to Talk to Parents, Grandparents and Other Adult Family Members
- Living Authentically as LGBTQ+ Black/African Americans
- Living Authentically as LGBTQ+ Latinx Americans
- Living Authentically as LGBTQ+ Asian and Pacific Islander Americans
- Living Authentically as Transgender or Non-Binary
- Coming Home: To Faith, To Spirit, To Self
- The International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association | ILGA
- “Am I Gay?” – A Guide for People Who Question Their Sexual Orientation
- PFLAG Of Northwest Arkansas
- Asexuality: meaning, misconceptions and everything else | British GQ (gq-magazine.co.uk)
- Asexual Outreach
- CAPS YouTube Playlist: Check out all our videos on gender, sexuality, and coming out
- Best Colleges LGBTQ+ Students of Color Resource Guide
- Transgender Equality Network
- Legal Name and Gender Change in Arkansas; Transgender Equality Network
- Trans Lifeline
- MyPronouns.Org
- Trans Student Educational Resources (TSER)
- Gender neutral/inclusive introductions and greetings
- Injustice at Every Turn: A Report of the Transgender Discrimination Survey
- Finally Feeling Comfortable: The Necessity of Trans-Affirming, Trauma-Informed Care
- Gender Spectrum
- Transgender Education Network of Texas
- Trans Health Resources
- Gender and Sexuality Publications and Resources
- Transgender Health Research
- Biological Spectrum
- The Center for Multicultural and Diversity Education offers LGBTQ+ Mentoring: This mentoring program provides a safe space for University of Arkansas LGBTQ+ students to share their experiences and to grow professionally and personally.
Sexuality & Gender is Fluid & So Am I: Navigating College as a LGBTQ+ Student
CAPS Senior Mental Health Clinician and Diversity Coordinator Patricia Morency, LCSW, M.Ed., discusses several of the common issues that people from the LGBTQ+ community face while going to college and how it impacts their mental health and well-being.
Throughout the presentation, Morency outlines basic skills, tips, and strategies for people to use to help them cope and better navigate college life.
LGBTQ+ Students
Although lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and/or questioning (LGBTQ) students experience many of the same global challenges as other students, because of society’s stigma against those who aren’t heterosexual or cisgender, many LGBTQ students may worry about the impact of their sexual/gender minority status on career path, religious beliefs, health, family, and friends.
Examples of related stressors include:
- Finding or building a supportive community
- The coming out process
- Understanding your identity
- Worrying about others’ reactions to coming out or changes in your relationship status
- Tension in family relationships
- Finding and engaging with romantic and sexual partners
- Discrimination and internalized oppression
- Loneliness or isolation
- Unhealthy coping strategies
If you identify with these or any other concerns, we encourage you to contact us to make an appointment.
