LGBTQ+ Mental Health and Resources

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.

Navigating College Life as a LGBTQ+ Student

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. 

  • Join this GroupMe to connect with the queer community on campus and learn about events, resources, and more.
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