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🌈 National Coming Out Day: You Are Not Alone! 🌈 Today, we celebrate National Coming Out Day, a day to honor the bravery and authenticity of LGBTQ+ individuals everywhere. Whether you're thinking about coming out, are on your journey, or are a proud ally, remember that support is always available. You don’t have to walk this path alone. Organizations like PFLAG are here to provide support, resources, and community for anyone who needs it. PFLAG offers guidance to individuals, families, and allies through their journey of understanding and acceptance. They have local chapters across the country that offer safe spaces for discussion and support. Other helpful resources include: The Trevor Project: 24/7 crisis intervention and suicide prevention for LGBTQ+ youth. GLAAD: Advocacy for LGBTQ+ representation in media and culture. The It Gets Better Project: Stories and support to show LGBTQ+ youth they are not alone. Coming out is a deeply personal journey, and there's no "right" way to do it. Whether you're ready now, later, or need time to process, there is a community ready to support and stand with you. Remember, you are valid, you are loved, and you matter. 💖 #NationalComingOutDay #LGBTQSupport #PFLAG #PositiveMasculinityNow #YouAreNotAlone

🌈 National Coming Out Day: You Are Not Alone! 🌈 Today, we celebrate National Coming Out Day, a day to honor the bravery and authenticity of LGBTQ+ individuals everywhere. Whether you're thinking about coming out, are on your journey, or are a proud ally, remember that support is always available. You don’t have to walk this path alone. Organizations like PFLAG are here to provide support, resources, and community for anyone who needs it. PFLAG offers guidance to individuals, families, and allies through their journey of understanding and acceptance. They have local chapters across the country that offer safe spaces for discussion and support. Other helpful resources include: The Trevor Project: 24/7 crisis intervention and suicide prevention for LGBTQ+ youth. GLAAD: Advocacy for LGBTQ+ representation in media and culture. The It Gets Better Project: Stories and support to show LGBTQ+ youth they are not alone. Coming out is a deeply personal journey, and there's no "right" way to do it. Whether you're ready now, later, or need time to process, there is a community ready to support and stand with you. Remember, you are valid, you are loved, and you matter. 💖 #NationalComingOutDay #LGBTQSupport #PFLAG #PositiveMasculinityNow #YouAreNotAlone

✨ LGBTQ+ History Month ✨ In case you didn't know, February is LGBTQ+ History month. This month, we’ve been sharing tips on how you can be a better ally to the LGBTQ+ community, including how checking your own privilege helps you to be more supportive, calling out discrimination, and remembering that everyone is unique with individual lived experiences. 👉 Allyship Tip 4: Be receptive to feedback 👈 Being open, receptive and listening to feedback from other people is so important. They may want to highlight something you could have done differently, give some advice so you can be more supportive, or educate you on their lived experiences or those of the LGBTQ+ community.   Listening, not being defensive when being corrected, and allowing the other person to share openly with you will all go towards enabling you to be a better ally and better support to your LGBTQ+ peers! #lgbtqhistorymonth #inclusion #allyship #podtalent

“By maybe helping other advisors feel comfortable with the topic, we can actually save people's lives.” - Tim Volk In our special Pride Month episode, our client Tim shares how he helps families and advisors address sensitive topics, including LGBTQ+ issues 🌈 Tim is a financial consultant who helps ultra-HNW families navigate the human side of wealth, including intergenerational wealth transfer and family dynamics. Are you wondering *how* to talk about sensitive topics with your clients? Tim offers tried-and-true advice in this conversation. (Links are in the comments) To discover the WHY behind Tim’s passion for coaching advisors on issues impacting the LGBTQ+ community, click play ⬇️ #BeYourOwnLoud #Pride2024 #AdvisorMarketing

🌈 This Pride Month, we are thrilled to share our latest blog: "For Pride: Preserving Your Dignity and Rights to Make Sure Your Voice Is Heard." The LGBTQ+ community has faced unique, immense challenges in healthcare, and it's crucial that every individual's voice is not just heard, but respected and honored. Our new blog delves into the importance of advance care planning (ACP) for LGBTQ+ individuals, to help ensure that:  💖 Their voices are heard 🏳️🌈 Their partners are recognized 📝 Their wishes are carried out with dignity and respect  ACP empowers you to make decisions about your own health and future. It’s about preserving your rights and ensuring that your identity, relationships, and choices are respected, even when you may not be able to advocate for yourself. Join us in celebrating Pride Month by taking a stand for your future and the future of those you love. Learn more about the significance of ACP for the LGBTQ+ community and how you can ensure your dignity and rights are preserved. Read the full blog here: https://lnkd.in/gUq6hUFq #PrideMonth #LGBTQ #AdvanceCarePlanning #YourVoiceMatters #PreserveYourDignity #HealthcareRights

✨ LGBTQ+ History Month ✨ In case you didn't know, February is LGBTQ+ History month. Last week, we shared the first in our series of tips on how you can be a better ally to the LGBTQ+ community, and how checking your privilege helps you to be more supportive to all marginalised groups, not just LGBTQ+ people. 👉 Allyship Tip 2: Call it out! 👈 Don’t underestimate the power of calling out micro-aggressions, people using incorrect pronouns, deadnaming, inappropriate jokes, or general discriminatory comments. It shouldn’t be the responsibility of members of the LGBTQ+ community to have to always stand up for themselves and point out when people are wrong – it’s everyone’s responsibility! Whether there are LGBTQ+ people present or not, calling out this behaviour every time it happens will hopefully lead to a safer and more comfortable environment for your LGBTQ+ colleagues. #lgbtqhistorymonth #inclusion #allyship #podtalent

"The Biggest April Fool's Joke? That Inequality Still Exists in 2024" As we step into April 1st, 2024, it's tempting to play pranks and share laughs. However, at Mist LGBTQ Foundation, we're spotlighting a 'joke' that's far from funny—the persistent inequality and exclusion faced by many in the LGBTQ+ community. While we engage in the day's fun, let's also remember the importance of action, awareness, and advocacy in creating a world where love, identity, and expression are no laughing matter. Today, let's pledge to be allies not just in word but in action. Let's work together to make the idea of inequality the biggest April Fool's joke of all—a relic of the past that no longer holds any truth. Join us in making inclusivity and equality a reality for all, today and every day. #AprilFoolsDay2024 #InclusivityIsNoJoke #EqualityForAll #MistLGBTQFoundation

Getting older is challenging enough. Aging as a member of the LGBTQ+ community can be even more so. More than 3 million LGBTQ+ Americans are over age 50. Many of us don’t have grown children to help us as we age. However, with a long history of fighting discrimination, we have built strength, resilience, and humor that will serve us well in later years. Click the link below to read more to find out how to help protect your rights, assets, dignity, and well-being as you get older. https://bit.ly/3RjJKu5 #lgbtqaging #lgbtqresources #lgbtqsenior #lgbtqowned #portlandlgbtq

This #PrideMonth our Social Media feeds and workplaces have shown an encouraging amount of visibility and support for our Pride community. However, GLAAD has reminded us that fair and accurate representation in media and journalism have a powerful and measurable effect on the lives of #LGBTQ people. What we watch on TV tends to mirror our current views, ideas, aspirations, fears, and concerns; so, while support for LGBTQ has reached an all-time high, we’re concerned to hear about LGBTQ-inclusive series being cancelled or abruptly ending after one or two seasons. Of the 468 LGBTQ TV characters counted in a recent GLADD study, at least 170 will not return next year, with 24% percent of those due to series cancellations or endings.   We support the call to action and for unity, to boldly stand up and speak out for the rights, freedoms and dignities of LGBTQ people, families and allies everywhere. #LGBTQInclusion #PrideMonth2024 #DiversityAndInclusion

In celebration of Pride Month, we are spotlighting some critical issues faced by the LGBTQ+ community, including healthcare disparities. Unfortunately, not all healthcare is created equal, and the LGBTQ+ community often faces significant barriers to accessing quality care. However, there are actionable steps that healthcare providers can take to address these challenges and close the gap. Learn more in C+R Research's CultureBeat blog by Meagan Carruth, Quantitative Research Analyst, “The Barriers to Healthcare for the LGBTQ+ Community.” 🌟 Read the full blog here: https://lnkd.in/gKx43ApZ #MRX #insightsMRX #marketresearch #LGBTQResearch #LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #pronouns #genderidentity #LGBTQhealthcare #crresearch