The Trevor Project is the leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning youth.
Even though my family knows I am bi, they still don't get that it is painful to hear them describe unwanted things as "gay", or calling people that they don't like as "fags".
sneak, 17, CACA
Hi Sneak,
It is incredibly hurtful when our loved ones don't support us. Their non-support can come in many different forms. It can be outright rejection, refusing to acknowledge who you are as an individual, or using a part of who you are to refer to others in a negative light. It's hard to imagine the pain you must...
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hey my name is winter knight and im 15 years old and im a lesbian.
my story is something like alot of others.
when i got this crush on this girl in my school she was the most beautiful girl ever!!!! where im from it really hard to come out and be who...winter, 15, neillsvilleWI
I feel very depressed and suicidal most of the time. I have been to many hospitals and have seen many doctors about this but none have helped. I dont know what to do.Matt, 23, ChicagoIL
Dear Trevor
First of all, thank you for responding! Your words of encourage are helping me through, I sincerely appreciate your responses. Not everyone gets to hear these words, especially for people like me who lack self-confidence...Ashton, 16, ConcordNH