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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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The Trevor Project Condemns Supreme Court Decision on Anti-Transgender Sports Bans

94% of transgender and nonbinary youth said anti-LGBTQ+ policies, laws, and debates – such as those at the center of these cases – caused them stress or anxiety June 30, 2026 – Today, The Supreme Court of the United States issued their decision in West Virginia v. B.P.J. and Little v. Hecox, two cases that centered on challenges brought by transgender students against state laws that prohibit transgender women and girls from playing on school sports teams that match their gender identity. In a 6-3 decision, the justices ruled to uphold state laws that prohibit transgender girls from participating in…