91% of transgender and nonbinary youth said that they have worried about transgender people being denied access to the bathroom due to state or local laws May 19, 2022 — The Trevor Project, the world’s largest suicide prevention and mental health organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning (LGBTQ) young people, condemned the passage of SB615, which would restrict transgender students from using bathrooms and locker rooms that align with their gender identity. The bill is now headed to the governor’s desk. A 2020 peer-reviewed study by The Trevor Project’s researchers, published in the Journal of Adolescent Health,…

83% of transgender and nonbinary youth said that they have worried about transgender people being denied the ability to play sports due to state or local laws May 17, 2022 — The Trevor Project, the world’s largest suicide prevention and mental health organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning (LGBTQ) young people, condemned the signage of HB 4608 by the governor of South Carolina, which would restrict transgender women and girls from playing on school sports teams that match their gender identity. South Carolina marks the 17th state to restrict trans youth from playing sports in the U.S.…

45% of LGBTQ youth seriously considered attempting suicide in the past year, nearly 1 in 5 transgender and nonbinary youth attempted suicide, and LGBTQ youth of color reported higher rates than their white peers. 60% of youth who wanted mental health care in the past year were not able to get it. More than 60% of LGBTQ youth reported their home was not affirming and nearly 2 in 5 reported living in a community that is unaccepting of LGBTQ people. However, those who do have support in these places report much lower suicide risk. May 4, 2022 — The Trevor…

Trans and nonbinary youth who had changed their official documents reported significantly lower rates of attempting suicide in the past year compared to those who had not April 27, 2022 – Researchers at The Trevor Project, the world’s largest suicide prevention and mental health organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning (LGBTQ) young people, published a peer-reviewed study in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health that found transgender and nonbinary youth’s ability to update identity documents to match their gender identity is significantly associated with lower suicide risk. The findings demonstrated that youth who reported…

Gender-affirming medical care has consistently been linked to improved mental health outcomes and reduced risk for suicide among transgender and nonbinary youth. April 20, 2022 — The Trevor Project, the world’s largest suicide prevention and mental health organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning (LGBTQ) young people, condemned guidance issued today by the Florida Department of Health that opposes the provision of best practice gender-affirming care for transgender and nonbinary youth in the state. “Decades of evidence demonstrates that affirming transgender and nonbinary youth in their identities contributes to positive mental health outcomes and can reduce the risk…

More than half of AAPI LGBTQ youth experienced discrimination based on their race/ethnicity in the past year — and those who did reported higher rates of attempting suicide in the past year April 19, 2022 — A new report released today by The Trevor Project, the world’s largest suicide prevention and mental health organization for LGBTQ young people, explores the mental health and well-being of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) LGBTQ youth. This report is one of the first to analyze the mental health outcomes among youth who are both AAPI and LGBTQ — and provides findings specific to…

Nearly 7 in 10 people have not seen, read, or heard much of anything at all about 988 — the new three-digit number for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline — going active in July. 1 in 10 adults personally know an LGBTQ person who has died by suicide. April 20, 2022 — The Trevor Project, the world’s largest suicide prevention and mental health organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning (LGBTQ) youth, released a new poll today that shares insight into U.S. adults’ understanding of suicide prevention, impressions around mental health emergency responses, and awareness of 988, the…

Data show that these policies are unpopular among U.S. adults and harmful to trans youth’s mental health. April 8, 2022 — The Trevor Project, the world’s largest suicide prevention and mental health organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning (LGBTQ) young people, condemned the signage of multiple anti-transgender bills in law by the governor of Alabama, including: SB 184 – a bill that would criminalize doctors for providing best-practice, gender-affirming care to transgender and nonbinary youth, and HB 322 – which would restrict transgender students from using bathrooms and locker rooms that align with their gender identity, and…

Adults are generally more knowledgeable and comfortable with gay, lesbian, and bisexual identities compared to transgender and nonbinary identities. Two-thirds of adults report personally knowing someone who identifies as gay or lesbian, while fewer than 1 in 3 know someone who is transgender, and fewer than 1 in 5 know someone who is nonbinary.  March 31, 2022 — The Trevor Project, the world’s largest suicide prevention and mental health organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning (LGBTQ) youth, released new polling data today that highlights U.S. adults’ personal knowledge of LGBTQ people, understanding of LGBTQ identity terms and…

Data show that these policies are unpopular among U.S. adults and harmful to trans youth’s mental health. April 7, 2022 — The Trevor Project, the world’s largest suicide prevention and mental health organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning (LGBTQ) young people, condemned the passage of multiple anti-transgender bills by the Alabama Legislature, including: SB 184 – a bill that would criminalize doctors for providing best-practice, gender-affirming care to transgender and nonbinary youth, HB 322 – which would restrict transgender students from using bathrooms and locker rooms that align with their gender identity, and an amendment that would…