3% of high school students are transgender — and their schools aren't supportive enough: CDC
The CDC has released the "first nationally representative data on transgender and questioning students," and its findings are revealing.
October 9, 2024
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Kentucky bans conversion therapy for youth as Gov. Andy Beshear signs 'monumental' order
Beshear signed the executive order after similar legislation repeatedly failed in the Republican-dominated state legislature earlier this year.
September 18, 2024
LGBTQ+ youth with firearms in their homes are more likely to consider suicide: report
As mass shootings weigh on LGBTQ+ young people, those who have a firearm in their home reported higher rates of considering and attempting suicide.
June 6, 2024
Adult LGBTQ+ role models are instrumental to queer youth's mental health. Here's how
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.
May 16, 2024
Anti-LGBTQ+ laws lead to 'public health crisis' with higher suicide rates among queer youth
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.
May 1, 2024
Toxicology experts say death from medications in Nex Benedict case ‘very, very uncommon’
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.
March 15, 2024
A new bill would enhance LGBTQ+ youth mental health services
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..
March 15, 2024
President Biden addresses LGBTQ+ youth ‘suicide crisis’ in statement on Nex Benedict
President Joe Biden issued called attention to the teenager’s death and called for an end to bullying.
March 14, 2024
'Death by bullying' — teen’s suicide finding elicits anger and sadness among Oklahoma’s LGBTQ+ community
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.
March 14, 2024
Nex Benedict died by suicide, says Oklahoma medical examiner
The coroner’s report indicates that Benedict died from a toxic mix of diphenhydramine and fluoxetine.
March 13, 2024
West Virginia Republicans want to prevent suicidal transgender youth from receiving care
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.
February 26, 2024
Black trans, nonbinary youth have higher suicide risk than cisgender queer peers (exclusive)
A new Trevor Project report details the challenges faced by Black LGBTQ+ young people and how they differ within this population.
February 13, 2024
On Mental Health and Acknowledging Us, Rosalynn Carter Was Ahead of Her Time
The former first lady's advocacy a lifetime ago has proven her to be consequential in helping the marginalized.
November 29, 2023
Conservative Media Outlet 1819 News Under Fire for Outing Alabama Mayor Who Died
The Alabama media outlet that outed Mayor F.L. “Bubba” Copeland, a Baptist preacher who died by suicide afterward, has come under harsh criticism.
November 26, 2023
Suicide and the Question of Whether It’s Ever OK to Out Someone
The suicide of an Alabama mayor and pastor shows the cruelty of being outed and raises the question if outing someone is ever appropriate even as retribution for hypocrites.
November 7, 2023
As We Observe Our 25th Anniversary, the Trevor Project Reflects on a Tough Year
Amid an increasingly vitriolic anti-LGBTQ movement and internal challenges, we have been tested like never before. But nothing will stop our mission of ending suicide among LGBTQ youth, writes Gina Muñoz.
October 31, 2023
Hong Kong Appeals Court Rules Housing Authority Can’t Discriminate Against Some Same-Sex Couples
The ruling came too late for one of the plaintiffs, whose husband continued the battle when he died by suicide before the courts could rule in their favor.
October 18, 2023
Latinx LGBTQ+ Youth Have High Suicide Risk, Other Challenges: Trevor Project
But support in families and schools reduces this risk as does pride in one's identity, the Trevor Project's new report says.
October 13, 2023
World Suicide Prevention Day: LGBTQ+ Groups Raise Awareness
The groups point to the issues that escalate mental health concerns for LGBTQ+ people, especially queer youth.
September 10, 2023
California Mom Blames Bullying for Gay Son’s Death
She said kids relentlessly teased her son because of his sexual orientation.
September 5, 2023
Pregnant Florida Trans Man Killed by Partner in Apparent Murder-Suicide
Camdyn Rider, 21, of Winter Haven, died after being shot several times.
July 25, 2023