Ariana Grande & Pedro Pascal among 100 celebrities asking Congress to save LGBTQ+ youth 988 hotline
Over 100 celebrities are calling on Congress to secure funding for a hotline that supports LGBTQ+ youth considering suicide.
June 2, 2025
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LGBTQ+ festival fights back after Trump's cuts National Endowment for the Arts funding
Here’s how you can support the Criminal Queerness Festival at NYC Pride 2025, showcasing LGBTQ+ playwrights from oppressed countries.
May 12, 2025
Trump administration to defund suicide hotline for LGBTQ+ youth starting in October
A leaked budget draft shows the federal government's plans to eliminate all funding for the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline’s LGBTQ+ Youth Specialized Services.
April 21, 2025
Three-Digit Suicide Hotline Number on Its Way
The number would provide ease of access for all, including particularly at-risk populations such as LGBTQ youth.
December 12, 2019
No, Canada hasn’t launched a suicide prevention hotline for LGBTQ+ Americans
The internet rumor is false, but there are still resources available for people in crisis.
April 29, 2025
California Adds Suicide Prevention Hotline to All Student IDs
The move aims to help save the lives of at-risk young people.
August 14, 2019
After Trump's Memo, Calls to Transgender Suicide Hotline Quadrupled
The memo to erase trans people may have a body count.
October 30, 2018
Democratic senators denounce plan to cut LGBTQ+ suicide and crisis hotline
“While we strongly disagree with the many actions taken by the Trump Administration targeting LGBTQ+ individuals, we believe that suicide prevention should be a nonpartisan issue," the Democratic senators wrote.
May 7, 2025
Texas Removes Access to Youth LGBTQ+ Suicide Hotline, Resource Page
The governor's office removed the page from the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services website after the governor was criticized for promoting "transgender ideology."
October 13, 2021
New Suicide Hotline Dedicated to Trans People Now Open for Calls
San Francisco-based Trans Lifeline has collected an all-trans staff of volunteers who aim to make the crisis hotline experience more comfortable and accessible for trans callers.
November 25, 2014
Bill Creating LGBTQ-Inclusive 988 Suicide Hotline Now on Trump's Desk
The bill is the first one with LGBTQ+ provisions to be unanimously approved by both houses of Congress.
September 21, 2020
FCC Advances Plan for 9-8-8, a National Suicide Prevention Hotline
The three-digit number will provide easier access than the existing, longer one.
June 23, 2020
FCC Recognizes LGBTQ Youth Suicide Crisis, Advises Three-Digit Hotline
A new report from the agency recommends specialized services for LGBTQ youth and a three-digit hotline for all.
August 15, 2019
Advocates and health experts worry Trump's suicide prevention hotline cuts will increase LGBTQ+ youth deaths
Karine Jean-Pierre and others have called out Trump’s proposed cuts to LGBTQ+ suicide prevention services, which health experts and advocates alike say could devastate the 988 lifeline for queer youth.
April 28, 2025
Donald Trump just spent a week showing us how much he despises children
Opinion: He's ruining Christmas, deporting American kids (one with cancer), endorsing conversion therapy and more discipline in schools, threatening Sesame Street, and eliminating a youth suicide hotline, writes John Casey.
May 3, 2025
Keeping LGBT youth alive
The Trevor Project runs the only national 365-days-a-year hotline for LGBT youth--or any adolescent--who's considering suicide. Logging 1,000 calls a month at 866-4-U-TREVOR, the help line is a vital resource at the holidays and all year long.
December 22, 2005
The Trevor Project Extends 988 Crisis Line Partnership to Support Vulnerable LGBTQ+ Youth
It will be the second year that the suicide prevention organization will provide services to young people in distress.
November 16, 2023
LGBTQ+ Intimate Partner Violence on the Rise Post-Pandemic: Study
The study’s authors called for more research on the problem of LGBTQ+ intimate partner abuse.
April 10, 2023
LGBTQ+ Support Included in New 988 Crisis Lifeline
In case of a mental health crisis, people can call 988 as of July 16 to access help.
July 7, 2022
House Democrats demand RFK Jr. stop Trump’s deadly plan to end LGBTQ+ suicide prevention services
Lawmakers say the move to eliminate 988’s LGBTQ+ youth line is “shortsighted and dangerous” and “will have lethal consequences.”
May 13, 2025
Trump's Win Sparks Surge in Calls to LGBT Crisis Hotlines
Transgender folks in particular expressed fears for their future under a Donald Trump presidency.
November 11, 2016