Navigating Mental Health When You’re Queer and BIPOC

Living at the intersection of multiple marginalized identities can be emotionally exhausting—and is not always acknowledged.

As a queer or trans person of color, you may carry the weight of:

• Racial microaggressions in predominantly white LGBTQIA+ spaces

• Anti-LGBTQIA+ messages within your cultural or religious community

• Pressure to "choose" which parts of your identity to reveal

• Navigating healthcare systems that don’t reflect or affirm your lived experience

This double (and sometimes triple) marginalization often leads to what’s called minority stress—the unique, chronic stress of existing in a world that frequently questions or rejects your full humanity.

Therapy That Holds Your Intersectionality

Affirming, anti-oppressive therapy should:

• Acknowledge how larger systems shape your everyday experiences and choices

• Explore the ways racism and queerphobia impact your relationships, goals, and self-worth

• Offer healing practices rooted in both cultural wisdom and evidence-based care

• Help you name your experiences

At ReAlign Wellness Group, we deeply understand that healing looks different for everyone. We’re committed to holding space for you to be your full, intersectional self—and to thrive in it. You don’t need to choose between your identities to access care. You deserve therapy that holds all the complexity, beauty, and strength of who you are.