Many LGBTQ people are feeling vulnerable in light of the mass shooting in Orlando, ongoing battles for equity in laws and culture, and mental health and other supports that are not always sensitive to their life experience and needs; however, many LGTBQ people, including people of color facing multiple intersecting forms of oppression and toxic stress are also creating and living creative resilience, wellness, and self-care practices to keep going. Here is a series of brief interviews on resilience and self-care practices. This quote in particular from Denise Maurice *shines* as an example of resilience:
"I practice self-care by creating spaces that allow not only myself but other gender nonconforming and artistically expressive individuals to flourish without having to twist and bend themselves into the form that society deems acceptable and employable…I am a firm believer that we are all born with specific gifts and if we become passionate enough about those gifts we can create our own means of survival. I practice self-care by refusing to believe the lie that I am not good enough. Spread Love!”
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