Even in a non-garbagefire year, the holidays can be difficult, especially if you’re LGBTQ and your family doesn’t know or doesn’t get it. And after a garbagefire year like 2016, it can feel even worse.
That’s why Everyone is Gay worked with some of the coolest LGBTQ creators around to create Where The Love Light Gleams, an online LGBTQ self-care package that includes a comic, a crossword puzzle, a playlist, journaling and coloring pages, and a list of resources to help get you through. And even if you’re not anticipating any particular struggles this holiday season, everyone can benefit from some intentional self-care and reflective alone time!
“While we work hard every holiday season to provide resources to our community, I also knew that after this election season many LGBTQ people would need our help more than ever before,” Russo tells Mashable. “Those difficult holiday scenarios have become much more fraught in a political landscape where we are being told that our equality does not hold any importance.”
That devaluing of identity, Russo says, extends to multiple parts of a queer person’s identity, including their race, religious beliefs and disability status. Standing together to support all members and identities in the queer community, she adds, is especially crucial right now.
“[The political climate] is strengthening our fight and our resolve — but it can also become very hard to hold our heads high,” Russo says. “In my experience, when facing these issues, there are no tools more powerful than self-care and community.”
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If the holidays are rough for you, get this free LGBTQ self-care kit from Everyone is Gay
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