Pennsylvania fines gay grandpa with stage 4 cancer $16k for protesting trans youth suicide
James Lantz glued his hand to a railing inside the Vermont Senate after lawmakers refused to meet with him about trans youth suicides.
July 9, 2025
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James Lantz glued his hand to a railing inside the Vermont Senate after lawmakers refused to meet with him about trans youth suicides.
Over 100 celebrities are calling on Congress to secure funding for a hotline that supports LGBTQ+ youth considering suicide.
Opinion: While May recognizes mental health, these issues need to be recognized every day, writes John Casey.
“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.
The new law also redefines sex, threatens doctors with the loss of their medical licenses, and allows minors to sue in court.
Opinion: Trump voters’ enabling will not be forgotten. And history, not to mention the families of the kids they helped harm, will judge them accordingly, writes John Casey.
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.
“Check in on even your ‘strong’ friends. A caring, listening conversation that normalizes help-seeking can make all the difference,” says Dr. Christine Moutier.
These supportive actions can decrease the risk of suicide, notes a new research brief from the crisis intervention group.
LGBTQ+ youth are afraid, confused, and anxious about the outcome of the election, The Trevor Project said. Here are some resources.
The CDC has released the "first nationally representative data on transgender and questioning students," and its findings are revealing.
Beshear signed the executive order after similar legislation repeatedly failed in the Republican-dominated state legislature earlier this year.
As mass shootings weigh on LGBTQ+ young people, those who have a firearm in their home reported higher rates of considering and attempting suicide.
Two-thirds of LGBTQ+ young people (67 percent) report having at least one older LGBTQ+ adult role model in their day-to-day lives. Here's why that's important.
Ninety percent of LGBTQ+ youth said their well-being has been negatively impacted by recent politics, according to a new survey from The Trevor Project.
Following the announcement that the teenager’s death was suicide through the combined toxicity of two common medications, The Advocate spoke with experts about the risks of these drugs.
The Pride in Mental Health Act, introduced Thursday by U.S. Sens. Laphonza Butler and Tina Smith, comes at a time of crisis for LGBTQ+ young people..
President Joe Biden issued called attention to the teenager’s death and called for an end to bullying.
In the wake of the medical examiner's report, queer Oklahomans have called out the bullying Nex Benedict endured. “Even if it is a suicide, it’s still by bullying,” one person said.
The coroner’s report indicates that Benedict died from a toxic mix of diphenhydramine and fluoxetine.
GOP lawmakers in West Virginia are pushing to overturn an exception that allows transgender youth at risk of self-harm or suicide to receive gender-affirming care.