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** 🤩 Words from a donor
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“Your helpline has been a light for my sweet daughter in some tough times. It’s the least that I could do to give back to you all ❤️”
—Liz
** 🖤 Black and LGBTQ: approaching intersectional conversations
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We released a new educational resource to help readers navigate tough conversations around the intersection of Black and LGBTQ identities. Illustrated by Brooklyn-based artist Shanée Benjamin, the resource helps readers explore what those conversations can look like in their unique situations.
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** 👟 LGBTQ youth sports participation
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Our Research team examined sports participation among LGBTQ youth ages 13–18, and found that participation was more common among LGBTQ youth who were less “out” about their LGBTQ identity. Regardless of outness, transgender and nonbinary youth reported significantly lower rates of sports participation than their cisgender LGBQ peers.
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“No LGBTQ young person should have to choose between being ‘out’ and being an athlete.”
—Dr. Amy Green, Director of Research
** 🧡 Forbes: LGBTQ acceptance can save lives
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Forbes published an op-ed by our CEO & Executive Director, Amit Paley, on the importance of accepting LGBTQ young people as the pandemic takes a dangerous toll on their mental health.
“Social connections are vital for suicide prevention — and you do not need to be a mental health expert or know everything about LGBTQ identities in order to make a difference.”
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** 📊 The state of LGBTQ youth mental health
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Released this month, our second annual National Survey on LGBTQ Youth Mental Health highlights the urgent need for LGBTQ-inclusive policies, programs, and practices. The largest-ever of its kind, the survey represents the experiences of over 40,000 LGBTQ youth and provides crucial data around mental health disparities, discrimination, housing instability, barriers to accessing mental health care, conversion therapy, and suicide.
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** 🌴 Win a trip to Palm Springs + support The Trevor Project
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We’ve teamed up with our friends at Omaze to give you the chance to win a trip for 4 to Palm Springs! They’ll hook you up with a beautiful private bungalow (complete with a pool) and $2,000 to spend how you want. Just donate through Omaze to support The Trevor Project and you’ll be in the running!
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