The primary need for individuals in this community is support, this can be provided through many different ways such as financial, emotional, social, and mental support. When individuals come out identifying as LGBTQ+, this can create rifts between them and their family, friends, partners, and others with whom they associate throughout their lives.

The first of June marks a time when we begin to see an influx of rainbows on our Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter as companies switch from their usual minimalist logos to one that shows their expressed allyship for the LGBTQ+ community. That is what they would like us to believe, however, despite what these companies may think or do, simply showing a rainbow is not equivalent to being an ally especially when it is for only one month of the year.