Celebrating and Supporting Artists Within the Queer Community

Our support of the community members within the LGBTQ+ community persists beyond Pride Month(Opens in a new window), as the work of bringing about a more socially just society continues. In reflecting on the past and future justice work of the LGBTQ+ community, Sam Brinton, vice president of advocacy and government Affairs at the Trevor Project, said, “I remind folks that while we may be facing this current political wave, trans women of color were at Stonewall. We have been doing this for decades. What gives me a little bit of hope is that my trans ancestors have fought these fights before. We have won in the past. There will always be discrimination coming toward us, and our job is just to hold the barricade, to make sure we don’t give ground and keep protecting our own.”

Diversity and Inclusion has compiled a list of resources, below, in support of “holding the barricade” and for ongoing learning, dialogue, and engagement. 

Resources on intersectionality, trans injustice, and social activism: 

• The Prism of Intersectionality(Opens in a new window)
• 10 Black Queer Artists Get Real About the Intersectionality of Resistance During Pride 2020(Opens in a new window)
• Pride Is Intersectional: Queer Black Icons of Protest Movements(Opens in a new window)
• Supporting Black LGBTQ Youth Mental Health (Opens in a new window)
• ‘We All Have a Role to Play’: The Fight Against Anti-Transgender Legislation(Opens in a new window)

Ways to actively support members of the LGBTQ+ community: 

• Human Rights Campaign(Opens in a new window)
• Lambda Legal LGBTQIA+ Support Toolkits(Opens in a new window)
• Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning or Queer (LGBTQ) Health Toolkit(Opens in a new window)
• LGBTQ Resources List(Opens in a new window)
• LGBTQIA+ Behavioral Health Resources(Opens in a new window) (toolkit)
• National Center for Transgender Equality(Opens in a new window)

Mental health support for members of the LGBTQ+ community:

• LGBTQ Mental Health Resources (compiled organizational listing)(Opens in a new window)
• LGBT Behavioral Health Equity resources(Opens in a new window)
• Mental Health America toolkit(Opens in a new window)
• The Trevor Project(Opens in a new window)
• Trans Lifeline(Opens in a new window)
• Berklee Counseling Services(Opens in a new window)

Interact with the below resources to learn how some artists are using their platforms in support of LGBTQ+ community members:

• 12 Uplifting Albums by Queer Asian Musicians(Opens in a new window)
• 15 Queer and Trans Latinx Musicians You Should Know(Opens in a new window)
• Black and Queer Artists Make Us a Very Black and Queer Playlist(Opens in a new window)
• Pride Month Playlist: 15 LGBTQIA+ Artists Who Should Be on Rotation(Opens in a new window)