05/17/2026
International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia! Let's celebrate love and diversity. Embrace every color as we stand together against discrimination. Share your stories! Together, we can create a world where everyone shines!
NAMI Minnesota strongly supports the goals of the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia (IDAHOBIT) in solidarity with the LGBTQI+ community to combat discrimination and address the mental health inequities that LGBTQI+ individuals disproportionately experience due to stigma, discrimination bigotry, and lack of access to care.
NAMI Minnesota strongly opposes policies and legislation that deny or limit access to mental health care, or that target LGBTQI+ individuals with discriminatory practices. We also reject "reparative" or conversion therapies, which they state are harmful and cause significant psychiatric damage and we recognize gender-affirming care as crucial to the health and well-being of transgender people, supporting its access as a part of comprehensive health care.
NAMI Minnesota advocates for increasing awareness of the unique mental health needs of the LGBTQI+ community, noting that they are at higher risk for depression, anxiety, and su***de due to social stigma and discrimination.