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...
I love my brother. I feel he may try to kill himself fairly soon. He says he has planed it twice but does not feel he is capable of doing so. He just seems to get more and more hopeless. He is out of work, lives with a very angry father and enabling...John D, 42, RichardsonTX
What can I do for support? Now. before you answer the question, this is what you have to know: I will not do the following : a) talk to a school counselor b) I will not talk to my parents because they will kill me c) I will not tell friends d) I will...eddy, 14, north hollywoodCA
Dear TrevorI am a gay teen and I have a friend who I am in love with. I don't know if he is gay. I think about him all the time and I want to spend the rest of my life with him. Should I tell him how I feel and that I am gay? I can't imagine life without...Orlando, 16, TX
So I know that I am gay but like pretty much everyone here in San Eli is straight that I know about. I am panicking because I have no idea what to do next. Also, I know that I can’t change or anything because I already know it’s in my heart. What should I...Anthony, 12, El PasoTX
hey i live in idaho and im gay. i have been thinking about coming out but all the kids i hang out with are constantly making jokes about kiiling fags and gays shouldent be in our world what should i do?chase, 16, blackfootID
Hey, my name is Shawn. I have been in the closet for a few years, only letting a few of my friends know and the people that ask. But now I have a problem, and I do not know where to go. I do not want to go to my friends, so can you please help me?
A few...Shawn, 18, HardwickMA
My daughter is right now in the hospital because (thank goodness) her friends had enough sense to tell someone that she was going to harm herself. My question would be this: as a parent, where can I go to understand better and be more open to her feelings...Carol, 41, FL
I have a question, one of my friends is struggling to become bi or lesbian and gives me long talks about that. Then she feels real depressed all the time, . . . I just want to know what should I do to help her?Raul, 15, HosutonTX