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 can't talk to guys over the phone or my parents will hear. I'm not allowed to be gay, someone resently hurt me, I went back to self harm and I just don't know what to do anymore.Crissy, 18, TulareCA
Hey Trevor, I've been feeling very alone the past few months. I've come to a place where I truly hate being gay and hate myself for liking girls. I feel very angry and alone. Usually the recommened action is to talk to an adult you trust. But right now I...T, 17, PhoenixAZ
Hey Trevor, I've been feeling very alone the past few months. I've come to a place where I truly hate being gay and hate myself for liking girls. I feel very angry and alone. Usually the recommened action is to talk to an adult you trust. But right now I...T, 17, PhoenixAZ
I want to give up so bad. There is no point anymore. Every single thing seems worthless, I'm always doing something wrong, all my friends are dying or comitting suicide and leaving me... Why is this happening??? I lost like 6 people I was close to in the...Bri, 16, OrlandoFL
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I understand when you say that the phrase "that's so gay" is a form of slang or a simply misued sentence. To be honest,...Ashton, 16, ConcordNH
Hi,
I think I am bisexual. I have had crushes on guys and girls and I'm sure its not just a phase, can you please give me some advice?Ben, 14, EdinburghELN
I’m lesbian and am afraid to tell my family. All my friends know and they are really supportive of it. But I’m to afraid to tell them because they aren’t so accepting of it. Also, I have lots of other things on my mind lately, that...alice, 15, New YorkNY
Dear Trevor,
For the past two weeks I've felt extreme dysphoria and depression. I've felt suicidal every night, sometimes during the day also. It is becoming extremely hard to handle but because it has to do with being trans (I'm not out) I'm afraid to...Morgan, 15, WashingtonDC