Hi Friend of Trevor,

LGBTQ History Month celebrates the LGBTQ community and our victories and accomplishments, which have safeguarded and advanced our fundamental rights and freedoms.

It’s also an opportunity to thank you for being part of The Trevor Project’s community. Caring people like you fuel our best work to create a welcoming and loving world for LGBTQ young people — and end LGBTQ youth suicide.

Together in the months ahead, we will move our mission forward by advocating for the resources and protections, like the examples below, that LGBTQ young people deserve.

THE EQUALITY ACT

To thwart the stigma, discrimination, and criminalization that LGBTQ people face, Trevor is part of a national movement to make The Equality Act — which would expand federal civil rights to LGBTQ people — the law of the land.

This watershed legislation would ensure that existing federal protections prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in employment, housing, public spaces, education, federally funded programs, credit, and jury service.

988

Trevor was a key player in securing a three-digit code for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline — 988 — which went live in July. People across the country experiencing a mental or behavioral health emergency can dial 9-8-8 to get help.

We also worked with Congress to dedicate funds that ensure 988 will meet the unique needs of LGBTQ youth. Our work, which people like you support, continues to ensure that tools like 988 help address the LGBTQ youth suicide crisis.

STATE-LEVEL ADVOCACY

In 2022, legislators introduced 250+ anti-LGBTQ bills. Twenty-four became law. Most target transgender and nonbinary young people. To counter this onslaught, Trevor’s advocacy team collaborates with local partners, speaks in legislatures and other state bodies, and cites our research in amicus (friend of the court) briefs to support lawsuits.

Sam Ames (they/he), Director of Advocacy and Government Affairs, testified against the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services for enforcing Governor Greg Abbott ’s directive to investigate parents and healthcare professionals who help transgender and nonbinary young people receive gender-affirming medical care.

Thank you again for working with Trevor to create the world that we all want — a place where every LGBTQ young person knows they’re loved, valued, and never alone.

In partnership,

Preston Mitchum
he/him/his
Director of Advocacy and Government Affairs