LGBTQ youth who learned about LGBTQ issues or people in classes at school had 23% lower odds of reporting a suicide attempt in the past year. March 28, 2022 — The Trevor Project, the world’s largest suicide prevention and mental health organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning (LGBTQ) young people, condemned the signing of HB 1557, also known as the “Don't Say Gay” bill, into law by the governor of Florida. This bill bans classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in schools, effectively erasing LGBTQ identity, history, and culture — as well as LGBTQ students…

Utah now joins 11 other states banning transgender students from participating in sports that align with their gender identity March 25, 2022 — The Trevor Project, the world’s largest suicide prevention and mental health organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning (LGBTQ) young people, condemned the override of a veto for HB11, which would bar transgender girls from participating in school sports matching their gender identities. With this override of the governor's veto, Utah now joins 11 other states banning trans students from participating in sports that align with their gender identity. “Governor Spencer Cox was the second…

85% of transgender and nonbinary youth say that recent debates around anti-trans bills have negatively impacted their mental health. March 24, 2022 — The Trevor Project, the world’s largest suicide prevention and mental health organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning (LGBTQ) young people, condemned the passage of two anti-trans bills by the Arizona House of Representatives today. SB 1138 would criminalize the provision of gender-affirming medical care and SB 1165 would restrict participation in school sports for transgender and nonbinary young people. “Today, the Arizona House brought the number of anti-trans bills advanced across the country in…

85% of transgender and nonbinary youth say that recent debates around anti-trans bills have negatively impacted their mental health. March 24, 2022 — The Trevor Project, the world’s largest suicide prevention and mental health organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning (LGBTQ) young people, condemned the passage of multiple anti-LGBTQ bills by the Oklahoma Senate today, including S B2, which would restrict transgender women and girls from playing on school sports teams that match their gender identity. SB 2 now heads to the governor’s desk where, if signed, it would become the third anti-transgender sports ban enacted into…

Leading suicide prevention organizations strongly oppose state legislation targeting LGBTQ youth NEW YORK (March 23, 2022) – The nation’s largest suicide prevention organization, the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), and the largest suicide prevention and mental health organization for LGBTQ youth, The Trevor Project, released the following statement today:  “We strongly oppose any legislation or policy that threatens the healthcare of the LGBTQ community or bans the discussion of topics regarding sexual orientation or gender identity in classrooms. The Trevor Project has been fighting back against these harmful legislative proposals for years through its state and national advocacy work,…

Adam Rippon, Alison Roman, ALOK, Brooklyn Decker, Busy Philipps, Chris Mosier, Jonathan Van Ness, and Lee Pace voice their support for transgender and nonbinary youth while attending the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival in Austin, Texas. SXSW is taking place amid a legal battle in Texas over unlawful investigations into trans youth and their families, as well as a record wave of anti-trans state legislation across the country. AUSTIN, Texas (March 15, 2022) — The Trevor Project, the world’s largest suicide prevention and mental health organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning (LGBTQ) young people rallied messages of…

The bill contains robust funding for mental health and crisis care, including $7.2 million to implement specialized services for LGBTQ youth in connection with the upcoming activation of 988 in July. March 15, 2022 — The Trevor Project, the world’s largest suicide prevention and mental health organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning (LGBTQ) young people, applauded the passage of the FY22 omnibus appropriations bill, which was signed into law by President Biden today. The $1.5 trillion federal spending package included robust funding for suicide prevention and mental health resources, including language that would allocate $7.2 million to…

New research shows the U.S. spends an estimated $9.23 billion annually on conversion therapy and its associated harms March 14, 2022 — The Trevor Project, the world’s largest suicide prevention and mental health organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning (LGBTQ) young people, condemned the consideration of HB 1077 by the New Hampshire House of Representatives. If passed, this bill would make New Hampshire the first state to repeal a law that protects LGBTQ youth from the dangerous and discredited practice of conversion therapy. Casey Pick (she/her), Senior Fellow, and Troy Stevenson (he/him), Senior Campaign Manager, for The…

Trans youth and families across Texas have been reaching out to the organization’s crisis services expressing fear and anxiety. March 11, 2022 — The Trevor Project, the world’s largest suicide prevention and mental health organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning (LGBTQ) young people, released the following statement on today’s meeting of the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS). During the meeting, members of the public, including Sam Ames (they/them pronouns), Director of Advocacy and Government Affairs at The Trevor Project, testified in opposition to DFPS’ enforcement of the governor’s unlawful directive to investigate parents and…

Earlier today, dozens of trans youth, families, and LGBTQ organizations and activists testified before DFPS in opposition to the ‘child abuse’ investigations. March 11, 2022 — The Trevor Project, the world’s largest suicide prevention and mental health organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning (LGBTQ) young people, released the following statement today in response to the District Court of Travis County’s issuing a statewide injunction banning the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) from investigating families who support their transgender and nonbinary children with gender-affirming medical care. Earlier today, Sam Ames (they/them pronouns), Director of Advocacy…