Event date: 10/28/2025 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Export event Kyle Northam / Thursday, September 25, 2025 / Categories: Uncategorized Beyond the Binary LGBTQ+ Mental Health Conference Garden State Equality and Mental Health Concepts Beyond the Binary LGBTQ+ Mental Health Conference Date and Time: Tuesday, October 28, 2025, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Location: Kean University STEM Building, 1075 Morris Ave, Union, NJ 07083 REGISTER Join us for a transformative and affirming gathering that marks a milestone in mental health advocacy—New Jersey's first LGBTQ+ Mental Health Conference centered on intersectionality. Beyond the Binary is more than a conference. It's a space for healing, a catalyst for change, and a collective call to action for mental health professionals, advocates, and allies. At a time when the LGBTQ+ community—especially trans and nonbinary individuals—faces growing systemic challenges, this convening offers urgently needed dialogue, tools, and solidarity. What to Expect: Challenge monolithic approaches to mental health care by exploring the layered identities within LGBTQ+ communities. Highlight urgent disparities—from trans suicide rates to the compounded trauma of hate crimes affecting Black and Brown trans women. Confront internalized oppression and narratives like “queer enough” that restrict identity, authenticity, and access to support. Empower clinicians and allies with tools to provide affirming, trauma-informed, intersectional care. Too often, LGBTQ+ individuals are seen through a single lens. This conference honors our multiplicity. Through education, community care, and shared experiences, we will deepen our understanding and strengthen our collective resilience. Whether you're a clinician, advocate, or ally, this space is for you—to listen, to learn, to heal, and to grow. Together, we'll build beyond binaries and redefine what truly affirming mental health care looks like. Previous Article Compassionate Innovation: Social Work and Technology Next Article Artificial Intelligence in Social Work: Ethics, Perspectives, and Practice Print 423 More links Beyond the Binary LGBTQ+ Mental Health ConferenceRegistration Link