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With suicidal thoughts trending upward among LGBTQ young people over the last three years, our 2022 National Survey on LGBTQ Youth Mental Health makes it clear that The Trevor Project’s life-saving work is more vital than it’s ever been.

Here are two important insights from the survey:

• 45% of respondents seriously considered attempting suicide in the past year, including more than half of transgender and nonbinary youth (53%) and 1 in 3 cisgender youth (33%).
• LGBTQ youth with high support from their family reported attempting suicide at less than half the rate of those with lower support.

We still don't have a full picture of the LGBTQ youth population, which means comprehensive, intersectional data on their mental health outcomes remain limited. Our annual national survey works to fill in these gaps and amplify the experiences of young LGBTQ people.

Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month

New Trevor Research Report Illuminates Mental Health Challenges, Solutions for AAPI LGBTQ Youth

Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) LGBTQ young people face unique mental health challenges and outcomes due to their intersectional identities, according to findings in a newly released report by The Trevor Project, which explores the mental health and well-being of AAPI LGBTQ youth.

This report — which is one of the first to analyze the mental health outcomes among youth who are both AAPI and LGBTQ — found that 40% of AAPI LGBTQ youth have considered suicide in the last year, and those youth who experienced racism reported significantly higher rates of attempting suicide.

While these data are stark, the report also points to solutions and promising findings: AAPI LGBTQ youth who have strong ties to their cultural and ethnic identities, who have high levels of social support, whether from family or friends, and who had access to LGBTQ-affirming spaces all reported lower rates of attempting suicide in the past year.

This research underscores the importance of providing culturally salient and responsive resources and ensuring AAPI LGBTQ youth have access to affirming spaces, schools, and communities. You can read more about these findings for AAPI LGBTQ youth as well as finding specific to six major AAPI origin groups — Pacific Islander/Native Hawaiian, Chinese, Filipino, Indian, Korean, and Vietnamese LGBTQ youth — in the full report.

🌈 Announcing The Trevor Project x Abercrombie & Fitch

Over the last year, we’ve worked hand-in-hand with our partners at Abercrombie & Fitch to identify the prints, colors, fabrics, fits, and technical details to bring this co-designed, gender-inclusive collection to life. This celebratory collection for both adults and kids features t-shirts, shorts, hoodies, and more. Available in-store and online, the collection will be available all year long because Abercrombie and The Trevor Project believe Pride should be celebrated all year round.

Procter & Gamble to host 3rd Annual “Can’t Cancel Pride” in Celebration and Support of the LGBTQ community

On June 14, our partners at P&G and iHeartMedia will host "Can't Cancel Pride 2022 -- Proud AND Together." This year’s event will be hosted by JoJo Siwa, with featured performances by Katy Perry, Sam Smith, Lizzo, Dove Cameron, Betty Who, Kim Petras and more. “Can’t Cancel Pride'' was born in 2020 from the understanding that a global pandemic would usher greater isolation and increased mental health issues for the LGBTQ community, especially LGBTQ young people and those with intersecting marginalized identities. “Can’t Cancel Pride” seeks to celebrate virtually-together and to raise funds for organizations like Trevor that work to advance acceptance and support those young people.

Learn more by following the hashtag #CantCancelPride on social media, by visiting cantcancelpride.com, or by texting “RAINBOW” to 513-654-2622.

Calvin Klein features The Trevor Project in This Is Love campaign

Calvin Klein’s latest campaign celebrates chosen families within the LGBTQIA+ community. Their cast of friends, partners, lovers, allies and more, including 3 members of The Trevor Project team, share what family means to them, highlighting the spectrum of intentional connections that exist within the community. Nontraditional, unconditional and real, it captures family through the lens of Calvin Klein.

Calvin Klein is committed to year-round support for LGBTQIA+ advocacy, equity and safety and is a proud supporter and financial sponsor of our life-saving work.

Nautica Proudly Supports The Trevor Project

Nautica’s Pride Collection is a colorful twist on their iconic pieces, featuring Pride-inspired swim, rainbow-accented polos, vibrant graphic tees, accessories, and more.

Through June 30, Nautica will donate $1 to The Trevor Project for every item sold from their Pride Collection on Nautica.com and in Nautica stores. In addition, Nautica and sister brands Aeropostale, Forever 21, and Lucky Brand have collectively committed to donating a minimum of $250,000 to The Trevor Project this summer.