. >> a lot of this stems from embracing mike weir and is -- my queerness. >> i have not found a therapistcomfortable with. >> a lot of people have learned about mental health professionals and older people not believing what we tell them. >> it is very hard for me to get a proper diagnosis, especially with my socioeconomic background. >> people will leave mean comments or threats of violence on social media. those kinds of things, i tried not to let them get to me. >> knowing that my identity is something so special that it is under attack makes me fight more. >> a world where lgbtq+ people are accepted looks like love. >> we would not have to worry walking down the street holding the hands of our partner. wearing what we want or proudly presenting as who we are. >> if everyone was accepted for who they are, they would be nothing wrong that could happen. i feel like that can only produce good. >> it is a world that is realistic. we need to make it that way. >> lgbtq use describing the challenges they are facing. he is an assistant professor of child and adolescent psychiatry at the univer