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Celebrating Two Years of 988 LGBTQ Youth Specialized Services at The Trevor Project: Lessons Learned and the Path Ahead

By Saurav Jung Thapa, Senior Federal Affairs Manager, The Trevor Project This National Suicide Prevention Month, The Trevor Project is incredibly proud to commemorate two years of being the leading provider of LGBTQ Youth Specialized Services in the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.  The 988 Lifeline has provided crisis services through more than 200 crisis centers to over 10 million people since its launch in 2022. LGBTQ youth specialized services — a component of 988 alongside the Veterans Crisis Line and Spanish-language services — has served a significant portion of these contacts. In 2023 alone, Trevor served over 278,000 contacts…
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Kentucky Governor Signs Executive Order Protecting LGBTQ+ Young People from Conversion Therapy

LGBTQ+ young people who were subjected to conversion therapy were more than twice as likely to report attempting suicide in the past year September 18, 2024 – The Trevor Project, the leading suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning (LGBTQ+) young people, celebrated the Kentucky governor’s signing of an executive order to protect LGBTQ+ young people from the dangerous and discredited practice of conversion therapy across the Commonwealth.  "As a proud queer person who grew up in Kentucky, I am thrilled to see the governor take action to protect LGBTQ+ young people from…
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How to Support LGBTQ+ Young People Ahead of the 2024 Election

Young people are listening. I’ve heard many people underplay the dangers of anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric, citing that “it’s just politics” or “these candidates are just trying to fire up the base.” They say that the Supreme Court will never overturn Obergefell vs. Hodges (the landmark Supreme Court cases which solidified marriage equality in all 50 states), even when at least one Justice has explicitly named Obergefell as a decision that should be revisited.  This year we’ve seen a record number of anti-LGBTQ+ laws that are targeting young people. Even though The Trevor community has been instrumental in stopping the vast majority…
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Commemorating Bi Awareness Week

By: Gabriella Potter (they/them), Crisis Services Digital Supervisor In my work as a Crisis Services Digital Supervisor at The Trevor Project, I hear from young bi people everyday about the challenges and fears they face because of the stigma around bisexuality. That’s why we created, “How To Support Bisexual Youth: Ways to Care for Young People Who Are Attracted to More Than One Gender.” We know how important it is to provide resources for those who want to support the bi young people in their lives, as well as affirm and uplift bisexuality as a valid identity for bi young…
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Love Your Labels: Affirming LGBTQ+ Youth Through Fashion

The Trevor Project caught up with Joshua Croke (they/them), the President and Co-Founder of Love Your Labels. The organization is based in central Massachusetts, and its mission is to support LGBTQ+ youth through art, fashion, and design, while working with families and communities to create inclusive and loving space everywhere. Love Your Labels’s upcoming event, Queer AF, takes place on September 6, 2024, in Massachusetts.  Tell us about Love Your Labels and how you positively impact the mental health of LGBTQ+ young people in MA.  Thanks to the research of The Trevor Project, Love Your Labels knows the impact of…
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The Trevor Project and The Helmsley Charitable Trust Team Up to Support LGBTQ+ Youth Mental Health

The Helmsley Charitable Trust awards first-of-its-kind $5 million grant to The Trevor Project to launch LGBTQ+ youth mental health awareness campaign across rural America September 3, 2024 – Today, The Trevor Project and The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust announced that they’re joining forces to support the mental health of LGBTQ+ young people across rural America. Through a $5 million grant from the Helmsley Charitable Trust, the two organizations will develop a targeted multimedia campaign to raise awareness of the public health crisis of LGBTQ+ youth suicide. It is estimated that every 45 seconds, at least one…
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A Back-to-School Message from Trevor’s CEO

Dear Trevor Community, Heading back to school can be an exciting time. As a parent, I know well the anticipation of new teachers, the joy of buying school supplies, and the prospect of new and old friends. I also know as an LGBTQ+ person that heading back to school can bring more than excitement — it can bring new and old anxieties.  At this time of year at The Trevor Project, our Crisis Counselors hear from LGBTQ+ young people who have challenging experiences at school. As a parent and LGBTQ+ person, I want nothing more than to support young people…
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A Mental Health Victory: Pennsylvania’s Historic Ban on Conversion Therapy

Tanner Mobley (he/him) Advocacy Associate, Conversion Therapy As Advocacy Campaigns Associate at The Trevor Project, I’m thrilled to share a major victory from our Advocacy Team’s efforts. Over the past several years, I’ve been part of an incredible team working tirelessly to get Pennsylvania’s regulatory boards to adopt statements-of-policy against conversion therapy — dangerous and discredited practices that attempt to change a person’s LGBTQ+ identity.  I want to take you behind the scenes and show you how we turned our vision into a powerful reality. The Urgent Need for Change Our drive to end conversion therapy in Pennsylvania was fueled…
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A Conversation With Inside Out 2 Writer Meg LeFauve

On the outside, Meg LeFauve may look like a calm, cool, and oh-so-professional screenwriter, but on the inside, she’s a world class worrier. From an early age, Meg learned to deal with her worries by telling stories, but the idea of becoming a screenwriter in Hollywood was too overwhelming, so she took a detour and became a film producer. Meg was lucky enough to start her career as an executive and producer at Jodie Foster’s Egg Pictures, where she spent 10 years learning from the best, and was nominated for an Emmy, a Golden Globe and won a Peabody Award…
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26 Miles to Save Lives Challenge

Allies need to show up for LGBTQ+ young people not just during Pride, but year-round. Pride means taking action and reminding all of us that we can make tangible actions to end suicide among LGBTQ+ young people – volunteering, building relationships, voting, getting involved in local schools and institutions. Every individual action moves the needle toward a brighter future for LGBTQ+ young people.  We’re asking our community to commit to logging 26 miles — however it feels best to move — all in effort of supporting our mission to end suicide among LGBTQ+ young people. You’ll also engage with the…