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A staggering 81% of trans adults have considered suicide
Anti-trans rhetoric, politics, and discrimination are having a clear negative impact on trans and nonbinary people’s mental health.
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Anti-LGBTQ+ legislation is making 66% of queer youth more anxious & suicidal
A recent survey suggested several ways to help LGBTQ+ youth too.
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Kentucky senator blames transphobic politics for the suicide of her trans son
“In one of our last conversations, he wondered if he was safe walking down the street,” she said of her son Henry.
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Cara Delevingne says she thought about ending her life before embracing her queer identity
“I am a ‘she’ right now. But I also like dressing up as a man and being a ‘he.’ You don’t have to put so much pressure on yourself.”
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Affirming LGBTQ youth will save their lives
It is critically important for LGBTQ youth to have access to resources, services and support that enables them to feel accepted and included.
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The Trevor Project is expanding internationally with 24/7 services in Mexico for LGBTQ youth
The suicide and crisis prevention organization hopes to continue expanding around the world to help as many LGBTQ youths as possible.
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Nation mourns out mayor after he dies by suicide
“I’m just as human as everybody else in the city,” the late Kevin Ward once said in an interview.
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GOP lawmakers want to force teachers to out their students
Democrats said that a teacher might be the only adult a student can turn to, but the bill would take that away from LGBTQ youth.
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How a music video about a gay teen may have saved hundreds of lives
Logic’s “1-800-273-8255” may have gotten more people in crisis to call for help and saved lives.
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Here’s the new number to text for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
There is a lot of help out there for people in crisis, and now people can text if they don’t want to call.