As Daily Kos has contextualized while covering anti-queer legislation proposed and implemented by Republicans, LGBTQ+ people report disproportionate rates of mental health issues like anxiety and depression and harassment, abuse, and even homelessness. An important aspect of that context is looking at the situation with an intersectional lens: understanding, for example, that trans women of color experience disproportionate rates of violence in a different way than a white, cisgender gay male might. According to a study released in October by the Williams Institute, LGBTQ+ American Indian and Alaskan Native adults (AIAN) report higher levels of mental health struggles, as well as economic instability and abuse, than their non-queer peers. The report stresses that it is “critical” for interventions and policies to actually address and consider gender identity, sexual orientation, and race and ethnic background, as reported by LGBTQ Nation.  Read more