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Health and Wellness
Suicide is preventable. Learn how you can help yourself or others on World Suicide Prevention Day
“We have the opportunity to prevent suicides and save lives.”
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Life
Carl Nassib is now the first out NFL player signed to a regular season roster
Carl Nassib will break ground later this month as the first gay person to play in a regular season NFL game.
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News (USA)
NFL declares “Football is gay”
“The NFL stands by the LGBTQ+ community today and every day” they said in a simple yet unprecedented message.
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Health and Wellness
Half of trans youth have contemplated suicide after a year of nonstop Republican attacks
As if that’s not alarming enough, 75 percent of respondents confirmed they had “experienced discrimination based on their sexual orientation or gender identity at least once in their lifetime.”
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News (USA)
Gay teen’s family sues the school where he was relentlessly bullied before he died
The Black gay teen was only 15 years old when he took his own life.
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News (USA)
Tennessee’s governor signs bill that bans trans youth in sports into law
This makes the Volunteer State the third this year to pass a ban on trans people in sports.
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Health and Wellness
LGBTQ youth face more stress from police brutality & COVID-19
1 in 5 LGBTQ youth have faced police harassment or mistreatment by police, compared to just 1 in 7 for non-LGBTQ youth.
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Health and Wellness
Nearly half of LGBTQ youth considered suicide in the last year. That was before the pandemic.
The Trevor Project’s second annual mental health survey reveals the scary reality that LGBTQ youth regularly face.
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News (USA)
The NCAA might move college sports out of Idaho because of its law banning trans athletes
The law allows schools to conduct DNA analysis, hormone level monitoring and even an inspection of a young person’s “internal and external reproductive anatomy” to figure out their gender identity.
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Life
The old & new “Queer Eye” casts will face off on Celebrity Family Feud. Can Steve Harvey handle it?
“Oh honey, that’s really cute that you think you’re going to win, but we surveyed 100 people and they all think we’re gonna win.”
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Health and Wellness
LGB youth are still attempting suicides at a high rate – here’s how you can help them
Despite lowering numbers in straight youth, two studies show that teens and young adults that aren’t straight are still more likely to attempt suicide.
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News (USA)
The FCC started a new 3-digit suicide hotline: 988
Every year over 1.8 million LGBTQ people consider suicide. Here’s how a new number can save their lives.
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Life
The Trevor Project is getting $6 million in a historic grant to help LGBTQ youth
The Trevor Project works to end LGBTQ teen suicide. This grant will help them reach more young people.
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Health and Wellness
Study finds an epidemic of suicide among LGBTQ youth. Most blame “recent politics.”
54% of young trans people had considered suicide in the last year. 76% said “recent politics” impacted their mental health.
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Life
Disney star Joshua Rush just came out as bisexual
“I suffered with some level of my own internalized homophobia even while playing the first openly gay character on Disney Channel.”
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Health and Wellness
Just one supportive adult cuts the chance an LGBTQ youth will attempt suicide by 40%
0ver 1.8 million young LGBTQ people considered suicide each year. Any supportive adult can make a difference – not just a parent.
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LGBTQ Pride
Matthew Ossenfort on designing a Pride style collection to benefit youth
If you round up your in-store purchases at Macy’s through June 17, the extra change will go to Trevor Project.
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News (USA)
The Trevor Project launches 24/7 text & chat support for the first time
They have been fighting LGBTQ youth suicide for two decades with a phone line. Now they’re reaching out to Generation Z.
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Health and Wellness
Bisexual youth are the most likely to be bullied & consider suicide
Almost half of bisexual youth considered suicide as an option within the past 12 months.
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Health and Wellness
Eating disorders affect a disturbingly high number of LGBTQ youth
Researchers also uncovered an alarming link between eating disorders and suicide.