Get Involved with our Fight for Equality
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Get Involved in Our Fight for Equality

The world today feels uncertain and scary. When we look at the issues faced by LGBTQ — especially trans and nonbinary — young people, it can feel overwhelming. There is so much discrimination and disinformation out there, sometimes it feels like there are problems too big to be solved. While it’s true these issues are daunting, there are concrete ways to take action. The antidote to despair is getting involved and effecting change in individual lives.  Transgender Awareness Week is a one-week celebration every year — observed November 13 to November 19 — leading up to Trans Day of Remembrance…
40 Meaningful Miles Challenge
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Join The Trevor Project For 40 Meaningful Miles

Over the past year, we’ve seen amazing efforts from our community of supporters toward helping us raise funds to support LGBTQ young people, whether by reading for millions of minutes, walking thousands of miles, or simply contributing directly to our mission. We are so excited to bring another virtual fundraising challenge to our community! You can join the Facebook group now, start fundraising now, and officially log your miles on November 29 (Giving Tuesday!) until December 31. During this time, you'll commit to 40 Meaningful Miles — however it feels best to you to move — and engage your community…
Intersex: Not Invisible with Alicia Roth Weigel
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Intersex: Not Invisible

October 26 — Intersex Awareness Day — is a day meant for celebrating and advocating for the intersex community. “First and foremost,” intersex justice advocate and Texas Human Rights Commissioner Alicia Roth Weigel explained, “the ‘I’ in LGBTQIA doesn’t stand for ‘invisible’ — it stands for intersex.” But even with a prominent place in the identity alphabet, Alicia asserted that intersex individuals are still marginalized within the larger LGBTQ community, “pushed aside at the expense of the other letters.”  “The world needs to learn what intersex means,” she continued. Intersex is an umbrella term used to describe variations in physical…
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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 Justices make veiled threats to do so.  These folks are missing the bigger point, and a point that isn’t talked about enough. This year, nearly 1 in 3 LGBTQ young people said their mental health was poor most of the time or always…
Miriam Johnson
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Black@Trevor Spotlight: Miriam Johnson

At The Trevor Project, we create intentional spaces, called Affinity Groups, that allow members of Team Trevor to connect with each other around their different intersectional identities. Over the next few months, we’ll feature member spotlights from across Trevor’s Affinity Groups. This month, we’re proud to spotlight Clinical Services Digital Supervisor and Black@Trevor member Miriam Johnson (she/her). As one of The Trevor Project’s pioneering Affinity Groups, Black@Trevor leads with a mission to create spaces and resources for employees who identify within the Black Diaspora (and their allies) to connect, grow relationships, and build community. Best piece of advice you’ve ever…
Harvey Guillén On Representation, Latinx History, And More
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Harvey Guillén On Representation, Latinx History, And More

For LGBTQ young people representation can make the world of a difference. The Trevor Project’s research found that 89% of LGBTQ young people reported that seeing LGBTQ folks in popular TV, movies, and music made them feel good about being LGBTQ. And it seems that powerful representation of LGBTQ folks and of historically marginalized people in general is becoming more and more commonplace. Actor Harvey Guillén from FX’s “What We Do in the Shadows” is one of those LGBTQ folks making strides for representation. In his role as Guillermo, a vampire’s familiar, Harvey plays a character that is both openly…