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Fashion is about so much more than what we wear. It has the power to change the narrative, to push society forward, to help us recognize ourselves.  In celebration of Pride, The Trevor Project set out to tell a story requested by many of the LGBTQ+ young people building community on TrevorSpace, our safe space social networking site: the fashion history of the LGBTQ+ community. We were thrilled to have our long-time partners at Macy’s join us as a sponsor of Styles of Pride: Fashion Forward.  In 2022, Macy’s and The Trevor Project were thrilled to launch a four-year partnership…

Being part of the team is a game-changer for LGBTQ athletes. Self-esteem, health benefits, community; these are just some of the benefits young people get from sports. Yet, many LGBTQ young people are being sidelined — intentionally excluded from those rewarding experiences.  68% of LGBTQ young people have never participated in sports, with many citing fear of bullying and discrimination. These young people are missing out on more than just exercise; they also miss out on accomplishment, friendship, and acceptance, things that all young people deserve to experience. Schools and state and local governments across the United States have made…

Pride Pride is a celebration of community, resilience, and LGBTQ+ history and culture. It is a time for action, joy, liberation, and change. At Trevor, we’re celebrating the power of us — the strength we have as a community and the difference we can make together for LGBTQ+ young people. This year’s Pride celebration is underway at the same time that a record number of anti-LGBTQ+ policies are being introduced and implemented across the country. Vitriolic and hateful rhetoric against LGBTQ+ people (and trans people, specifically) is amplified every day, and young people are watching. Pride can be a party,…

Content Warning: Anti-LGBTQ Violence Today, June 12, marks the seventh year since the tragic shooting at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida. 49 people lost their lives that night, 68 were injured, and countless first responders and healthcare professionals were there and attending to them. The impact of this tragedy was felt by many, but for the Latinx community, LGBTQ people, and the Florida and Orlando community, the loss and shock was incalculable. I was 18 at the time, all the way in Illinois, and hearing the news, I cried reading the names of people whose names were just like…

We are partnering with lululemon to advance the wellbeing and improve the health equity of LGBTQ+ youth. The Trevor Project was announced as a national partner of the lululemon Centre for Social Impact when it was launched in October 2021. Support from lululemon in the amount of $3 million is helping The Trevor Project to scale our work and provide more LGBTQ+ youth with targeted suicide prevention and crisis intervention services, in addition to advancing our crucial advocacy work. As a transformative partner in Expansion & Advocacy, lululemon is continuing to support The Trevor Project in two of its most…

Executive Director of Zebra Youth Heather Wilkie has lived in Orlando, Florida for 17 years and calls it sort of a “beacon city in the state of Florida… central Florida and Orlando is kind of like a blue dot in the middle of the state. Honestly, central Florida is pretty welcoming. But go outside of the tri-county area, or even in some of the rural areas outside of Orlando, it’s not as supportive — and the youth know that.” For Heather, who works to make sure LGBTQ young people in central Florida feel supported, community means everything. Zebra Youth, an…