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Abercrombie & Fitch Proudly Supports The Trevor Project

For years, Abercrombie & Fitch has stood alongside The Trevor Project in support of LGBTQ+ young people, consistently uplifting and celebrating the community. The retailer’s 2026 gender-inclusive Pride Collection is a vibrant tribute to the joy, strength, and resilience of the LGBTQ+ community. The collection showcases Abercrombie’s ongoing dedication to uplifting and celebrating LGBTQ+ identities every day. With this year’s contribution, Abercrombie & Fitch Co. and their incredible customers have helped raise more than $6.6 million in support of The Trevor Project throughout the history of our partnership. These funds directly support The Trevor Project’s life-saving work in crisis intervention…
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Remembering Summer: A Journey of Love, Advocacy, and Hope

“Summer lived more of a life in 17 years than most live in 100.” -Summer’s Classmate Summer Devi Mehta was a person of immense "light," a young woman whose presence was felt most vibrantly in the spaces where she could truly be herself. Whether she was acting in a theater production or serving as a Dungeon Master for a marathon family D&D session, Summer had a unique gift for delighting those around her. Summer’s father, Nick Mehta, remembers her as the child who would always find a way to make others laugh when they were sad, weaving a sense of…
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The Trevor Project Honored by the Elton John Impact Awards Ahead of Pride Month

We are proud to announce that The Trevor Project has been selected as a beneficiary of the Elton John Impact Awards — a unique digital program created in collaboration with P&G, iHeartMedia, and The Looking Out Foundation. The Elton John Impact Awards (EJIA) celebrate and honor the icons, legends and trailblazers who have made a meaningful cultural impact on the LGBTQ+ community through their bodies of work, while providing critical support to a series of nonprofit organizations that support the LGBTQ+ community day in and day out. The Elton John Impact Awards were established to inspire a new generation of…
TIME100 Philanthropy Honors Jaymes Black as Trailblazer
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Shaping the Future of Giving: Jaymes Black Joins the 2026 TIME100 Philanthropy List

There is a difference between giving money and shaping a future. While the TIME100 Philanthropy list often highlights personal wealth, this year’s inclusion of The Trevor Project’s CEO, Jaymes Black, celebrates a different, more modern role: the architect of impact. Jaymes has built a powerful engine for philanthropic movement, positioning themselves as the critical conduit between resources and the survival of LGBTQ+ youth. Today, we celebrate this milestone for Jaymes as a leader, and for The Trevor Project as a powerful force building a better world for LGBTQ+ young people.  Under Jaymes’ leadership, The Trevor Project has moved beyond the…
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Colorado Passes New Law to Protect LGBTQ+ People Against Harms of Conversion Therapy in Wake of Supreme Court Decision

New law amends Colorado's existing prohibition to address First Amendment concerns raised in Chiles v. Salazar – and goes further to extend the statute of limitations for survivors to bring medical malpractice claims  May 8, 2026 — Yesterday, the Colorado General Assembly passed HB26-1322, legislation that updates Colorado's longstanding prohibition on conversion therapy to be viewpoint-neutral, directly responding to the concerns raised by the U.S. Supreme Court in Chiles v. Salazar. The new law preserves Colorado's ban on this discredited and harmful practice while bringing the statute into alignment with the Supreme Court's First Amendment guidance.  The Supreme Court’s March…
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Study Shows LGBTQ+ Youth in the U.S. Face High Rates of Suicidality and Victimization, Worsened by Anti-LGBTQ+ Politics

LGBTQ+ young people who reported living in very accepting communities attempted suicide at less than a third of the rate of those who did not May 6, 2026 — The Trevor Project, the leading suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization for LGBTQ+ young people, released The 2025 U.S. National Survey on the Mental Health of LGBTQ+ Young People, analyzing the experiences of more than 16,000 LGBTQ+ young people ages 13 to 24 across the United States. In its seventh iteration, the national survey again found that LGBTQ+ young people are often placed at heightened risk for suicidality because of how…
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How Queer Young People Are Finding Community Both In Person and Online

Community has the power to save and change lives. In fact, LGBTQ+ young people who reported living in very accepting communities attempted suicide at less than half the rate of those who did not. But finding your people can be easier said than done. If you’re wondering where to find a supportive group of young LGBTQ+ people like you, the answer is that they might be closer than you think. From online communities dedicated to connecting young queer people — like TrevorSpace — to social media platforms like TikTok and Instagram, more and more LGBTQ+ young people are finding each…
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Across Borders, One Mission: Honoring Our Volunteers Showing Up for LGBTQ+ Youth

National Volunteer Weeks falls on the third week of April every year, it's a moment to highlight the strength, commitment, passion and care of Trevor volunteers across the US and Mexico. Our volunteers demonstrate what it means to show up in a real tangible way for LGBTQ+ young people, every single day. Some of our volunteers have been with us for over 10 years, and others have just started their journey,but what they all have in common, no matter their age, geography or the multitude of  identities they hold, is a common goal of showing up  for queer and trans…