A queer-owned Chicago candle company is donating a portion of the sales from their pride label candles to a mental health crisis hotline for LGBTQIA+ youth.
Jasmine MinorQueer-owned Edgewater Candles is donating 20% of the sales from their pride label candles in June to the Trevor Project's crisis hotline.is celebrating their eighth birthday as a company, and kicking off Pride Month by putting mental health for LGBTIA+ youth at the forefront.
"If you live in Rogers Park, there's your pride candle. The same with the flags, like for somebody who's asexual to find their flag on a candle is cool," Towns said.'Our America: Who I'm Meant to Be' explores multicultural, multidimensional LGBTQIA+ community Santoro, a regular at Edgewater Candles, said when she came out nearly 10 years ago she felt isolated from lack of support.
"It's very important to not limit yourself as a therapist and to continue learning," said Logan Spicer, counselor atSpicer said she encourages more therapists to seek out education on different communities and their mental health needs.
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