LGBTQ+ youth feel safer online than in-person — and it's not close
Most LGBTQ+ youth report that their friends online and in person provide nearly twice the support of family.
March 12, 2025
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Most LGBTQ+ youth report that their friends online and in person provide nearly twice the support of family.
Longtime ally Radcliffe meets the group in Sharing Spaces, premiering Friday on Transgender Day of Visibility.
A new research brief from the Trevor Project shows what makes these young people happy.
Family support can make a positive difference, according to the Trevor Project.
"Scouting has the opportunity to make its program a true safe haven for these vulnerable youth at a time when many other institutions are threatening their physical safety," writes Mike De Socio.
As school districts in conservative parts of California enact these policies, young people speak out.
Those are the troubling findings of a new report from the Trevor Project.
A new handbook outlines the basics of gender identity and expression.
The research comes from the organization's National Survey on LGBTQ Youth Mental Health.
The new "Safe Havens II" report urges action to support these young people.
A new Trevor Project report details the challenges faced by Black LGBTQ+ young people and how they differ within this population.
These supportive actions can decrease the risk of suicide, notes a new research brief from the crisis intervention group.
"The political targeting of LGBTQ+ youth — and transgender and nonbinary youth in particular — must stop," says Trevor Project CEO Jaymes Black.
Trans and nonbinary youth in Oklahoma are suffering from the news of the death of a bullied high school sophomore.
Though parental consent is required for nonbinary youth, for those over 18 it's as simple as filling out a few forms.Â
Restrictive policies "seem to be a marker for an environment where trans and nonbinary youth are at risk," says the lead author of a new study.Â
Booker says his "'niephew,' which is a combination of niece and nephew," has helped him understand issues facing trans and nonbinary youth.
Trans boys and nonbinary youth were assigned female at birth don't always receive appropriate information to help them prevent pregnancy and STIs, but a new program seeks to change that.
Linden James investigated a treatment for traumatic brain injuries in their entry for the Regeneron Science Talent Search.
The findings come from a new report from Lady Gaga's Born This Way Foundation.
Meanwhile, a police spokesman says murder charges are still a possibility.