Why We Still Need Pride

This month, we discuss Pride Month and how it's still vital to celebrate the rich history of the Queer movement in the US. All Souls Counseling Center is proud to support and celebrate the LGBTQ+ community in working toward wellness and overall mental health. See below for local and national resources for the queer community at home and abroad. Music: The Good Life by Sarah McCoy, used with permission Sources: https://www.britannica.com/event/Stonewall-riotsnica https://www.history.com/articles/the-stonewall-riots https://www.apa.org/monitor/2026/03/lgbtq-mental-health Local resources: Blue Ridge Pride - blueridgepride.org Youth OutRight WNC - youthoutright.org AVL Stonewall Fest - avlstonewallfest.org Cornbread and Roses - cbrcounseling.org Seek Healing - seekhealing.org National resources: Trevor Project Trans hotline PFLAG (Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) - pflag.org National LGBTQ Task Force - thetaskforce.org National Center for LGBTQ Rights (NCLR) - nclrights.org Human rights campaign - HRC.org Advocates for Trans Equality (A4TE) - transequality.org SAGE - SAGEusa.org