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Creating LGBTQ+-Affirming Schools: Practical Ways Educators Can Support LGBTQ+ Youth

For LGBTQ+ young people, feeling supported at school can make a meaningful difference in their mental health and well-being. According to The Trevor Project’s 2025 U.S. National Survey on the Mental Health of LGBTQ+ Young People, school is the second-most-affirming space identified by LGBTQ+ young people, with 57% describing it as a place where they experience affirmation. And that support matters: LGBTQ+ young people who reported having access to LGBTQ+ supportive spaces at school reported lower rates of suicide attempts than those without access to those spaces. Creating an LGBTQ+ affirming school environment doesn’t require educators to have all the…
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The Trump administration shut down the federal suicide prevention lifeline for LGBTQ+ youth one year ago today.

Here’s what’s happened since. One year ago, the federal government shuttered a suicide prevention lifeline that supported more than 1.5 million LGBTQ+ youth in crisis. On July 17, 2025, the Trump administration abruptly terminated the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline’s LGBTQ+ Youth Specialized Services program. Up until that point, LGBTQ+ young people under the age of 25 had the option of contacting the 988 Lifeline – our country’s federal suicide prevention hotline – and “pressing three,” “texting PRIDE,” or connecting via online chat to a counselor who was specially trained in supporting LGBTQ+ youth through crisis. Since 2022, the 988…
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Welcoming Spaces Spotlight: Sam Leicht 

The Trevor Project interviewed Sam Leicht, the visionary founder behind Pridefit. Launched in 2020, Pridefit has rapidly grown into the world’s largest LGBTQ+ fitness community, offering the on-demand Pridefit App and the live, interactive Pridefit LIVE Zoom classes. Pridefit intentionally shifts the focus toward a supportive, sustainable journey and prioritizes safety, expert coaching, and a welcoming community.  Leicht is redefining what it means to move our bodies with joy and confidence. He opens up about his own challenging experiences in athletics, passes on a powerful anecdote from his mother, and shares an inspiring message for LGBTQ+ young people who might…
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How has the 2026 state legislative session impacted LGBTQ+ youth?

As Pride Month comes to a close, the majority of state legislatures are adjourning for their summer recess. With the closing of legislative sessions comes a wave of newly enacted laws impacting the way LGBTQ+ young people navigate their daily life. Some of these laws positively impact LGBTQ+ young people, making their communities safer and more welcoming, while others have been enacted to undermine the needs of LGBTQ+ young people and create barriers for transgender and nonbinary young people to access essential services and gendered spaces.  Many states’ discriminatory efforts mirror the federal government’s continued attacks on LGBTQ+ youth, as…