LGBTQ youth who had access to an LGBTQ-affirming school reported lower rates of attempting suicide than those who did not. February 9, 2023 — The Trevor Project, the leading suicide prevention organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning (LGBTQ) young people, opposes the consideration of two bills, SB 2231 and SB 2260, by the North Dakota Senate. If passed, these bills would require teachers to “out” transgender and nonbinary students to their potentially unsupportive parents without their consent, and ban or impose barriers on classroom instruction on LGBTQ topics in schools, effectively erasing LGBTQ history and culture from…

The bill would prohibit doctors from providing best-practice medical care to transgender and nonbinary youth February 8, 2023 — The Trevor Project, the leading suicide prevention organization for LGBTQ young people, condemned the passage of SB99 by the Senate, which would ban doctors from providing best-practice medical care to transgender and nonbinary youth. “This bill would strip transgender youth and their families of their ability to access a well established and highly effective course of medical care, and place that decision-making into the hands of politicians. This blanket ban contradicts the professional guidance of every major medical and mental health…

More than half of transgender and nonbinary youth seriously considered attempting suicide in the past year and 86% report that recent debates around anti-transgender state laws have negatively impacted their mental health February 7, 2023 — The Trevor Project, the leading suicide prevention organization for LGBTQ young people, condemned the Virginia House of Delegates’ passage of two anti-trans bills: HB 1387 — a bill that would restrict transgender women and girls from playing on school sports teams that match their gender identity, and HB 2432 — a bill which would require teachers to “out” transgender and nonbinary students to their…

LGBTQ youth who had access to an LGBTQ-affirming school reported lower rates of attempting suicide than those who did not. February 6, 2023 — The Trevor Project, the leading suicide prevention organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning (LGBTQ) young people, condemns the consideration of SB49, a broad, anti-LGBTQ school curriculum censorship bill which would require teachers to “out” transgender and nonbinary students to their potentially unsupportive parents without their consent, and ban K-4 classroom instruction on LGBTQ topics in schools, effectively erasing LGBTQ history and culture from curriculums. The bill is being considered by the North Carolina…

Learn with Love is Part of the LGBTQ Youth Suicide Prevention Organization’s Initiative to Protect Transgender and Nonbinary Young People Amid Increased Political Attacks Across the U.S. New York, NY — January 31, 2023 – The Trevor Project, the leading suicide prevention organization for LGBTQ young people, today released Learn with Love, a documentary short film elevating the stories of three transgender young people and their relationships with the people who love them. The documentary is part of The Trevor Project’s enduring advocacy initiative to cultivate public awareness and acceptance of transgender and nonbinary experiences, bolster messages of support and…

The bill would prohibit doctors from providing best-practice medical care to transgender and nonbinary youth January 31, 2023 — The Trevor Project, the leading suicide prevention organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning (LGBTQ) young people, expressed opposition to a bill introduced in the Tennessee House of Representatives, HB1, which would ban doctors from providing best-practice medical care to transgender and nonbinary youth. “Doctors — not politicians — should be in charge of making medical decisions,” said Kasey Suffredini (he/him), Vice President of Advocacy and Government Affairs at The Trevor Project. “Doctors should be allowed to follow the…

The bill would prohibit doctors from providing best-practice medical care to transgender and nonbinary youth January 23, 2023 — The Trevor Project, the world’s leading suicide prevention organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning (LGBTQ) young people, condemned Utah’s Senate passage of SB16, which would ban doctors from providing best-practice medical care to transgender and nonbinary youth. “Transgender and nonbinary young people should be able to make their own medical decisions with their doctors and families – not have them dictated by politicians,” said Kasey Suffredini (he/him), Vice President of Advocacy and Government Affairs at The Trevor Project.…

86% of transgender and nonbinary youth say recent debates around anti-trans bills have negatively impacted their mental health; as a result of these policies and debates in the last year, 45% of trans youth experienced cyberbullying, and nearly 1 in 3 reported not feeling safe to go to the doctor or hospital when they were sick or injured. 75% of LGBTQ youth say that both anti-LGBTQ hate crimes and threats of violence against LGBTQ spaces often give them stress or anxiety. At least 70% of LGBTQ youth say issues like efforts to restrict abortion access, gun violence, police brutality, and…