LGBTQ+ youth have to contend with so many challenges that heterosexual and cis gender individuals don't even have to consider. As a result, the rates of suicide in this population are among the highest of any population, with young trans individuals facing perhaps the highest rates of suicide of any group. This thread exists to provide a safe space for LGBTQ+ individuals to discuss mental health issues that are unique to this cohort. It's hard enough to find a peer to have an authentic mental health conversation with, but when you add in the additional challenge of needing to find someone to confide in who truly understands and has lived the reality of being an LGBTQ+ youth with mental health struggles, it can feel like you'll never find a peer to confide in. That's why this group exists and we hope that together anyone who chooses to join comes together to build a community wherein young LGBTQ+ individuals can feel welcome, safe, and like they finally have somewhere they can be their full, authentic self and find friends in which they confide in, knowing that this person at minimum has great compassion for their truth or perhaps even can directly identify with that person's every day lived reality.
