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The Trevor Project
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** 85% of transgender and nonbinary youth report recent debates around anti-trans bills have negatively impacted their mental health
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Our team released a new poll underscoring the impacts of politics and current events on the mental health and well-being of LGBTQ young people. For LGBTQ youth, racism emerged as a top issue impacting the world — more than 65% also say issues like anti-LGBTQ hate crimes, police brutality, gun violence, climate change, and efforts to restrict abortion access often give them stress and anxiety.
“It’s clear that lawmakers should be taking an intersectional approach to public policy, not working overtime to target the most marginalized young people...for partisan political points" said Amit Paley, CEO & Executive Director of The Trevor Project. "We all must play a role in promoting LGBTQ acceptance and creating a more supportive world for all young people.”
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** It’s clear— Gender-Affirming Care Has Huge Potential to Reduce Rates of Depression and Suicide Attempts
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The first large-scale study to examine hormone therapy among transgender and nonbinary youth found a significant relationship between gender-affirming hormone therapy (GAHT) and lower rates of depression, suicidal thoughts, and suicide attempts among transgender and nonbinary youth.
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** Mistreatment and Stigmatization Create Higher Risks for LGBTQ Youth
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LGBTQ youth are not inherently prone to suicide risk because of their sexual orientation or gender identity but rather placed at higher risk because of how they are mistreated and stigmatized in society. Suicide is the second leading cause of death among young people aged 10 to 24 — and LGBTQ youth are four times as likely to report a suicide attempt than their straight or cisgender peers.
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** A Little Uplift from the Holiday Season
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The holidays can be very stressful and anxiety inducing for LGBTQ youth coping with non-affirming families, friends, and spaces. We asked our amazing community, people like you, to share some words of encouragement this holiday season. Here’s just a small taste of what our community had to say:
“I wish I could hug you. You are amazing. You are unique. You deserve the best out of life and I sincerely hope that you get it. I may not know you but I love you and I want you to thrive.”
“I know you don't know me, but I love you. You are an amazing, wondrous person, and the world is a better place with you in it. You will reach a place, if you haven't already, where you find your people, and find yourself, and can share your gifts and light with everyone around you. Until then, there are people who can help, and who can listen, and who will love you for who you are, whoever that is.”
“Never ever wonder if you are loved, believe me when I say you are. My heart goes out to you, especially during this holiday season when I know things can be tough. I love who you are even if you are a stranger to me. And you really aren't a stranger, for you are me and I am you. And we are loved. We got this my friend. Be safe and take care. We're going to be alright.”
We even got our friends Tegan & Sara, Lil Nas X, and Billy Porter to write words of encouragement — but this time to their younger selves.
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** Partner Spotlight: A look at a special partnership — Bliss
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Our research shows that 88% of LGBTQ youth said social media negatively impacted their well-being. That's why we teamed up with Bliss back in May for Mental Health Awareness Month.
We launched PepTok together, aiming to start open dialogues about mental health and create more positive and affirming spaces on TikTok with a campaign right where it all goes down – the comments section. Hyram, a popular TikTok creator, kicked off the campaign with a LIVE conversation with Trevor's very own Chris Bright (she/her).
Though this campaign has concluded, the effects of positivity online have more impact than you may realize. You can join us and Bliss to continue creating affirming spaces online — follow us and Bliss on TikTok to keep the conversation going.
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